Best 'Techno Fear' Story

**Fatt Max** · 14th May 2009, 19:36

Anyone have a good one of these to share.....

I called round to a mates place a couple of days ago and he was effin and blinding at the telly. He was on the phone to SKY bitching and moaning that his remote would not change channel and he wanted to watch some fecking nudey programme on Playboy TV.

Anyway, it was late and he was seriously drunk.... so much so that I had to gently tell him that he was trying to change channel with his fecking mobile phone, the SKY remote was on the couch.....prat....

So, you guys got any good ones?

**Blackshear** · 14th May 2009, 19:47

My Dad came in with a gem today, ol' fellah.
"HEY MAN! I used that google today, it's FANTASTIC! You can see your mums old car in the driveway!"
'Yeah, the devil company is pretty good! *trying to play a goddamn game*'
"Hey whoa, is that HD?"

Yes Dad, 1920x1200 is HD.
Every day he comes in asking that!
Mostly when he's been drinking, but EVERY DAY!

**jaymzw** · 14th May 2009, 23:18

My old mans place got ripped off while he was in China.

He got a new LCD screen with built in Freeview. I dont live with him and popped in there one day to see him pouring over the manuals wondering why "it wont go".

Long story short he didnt know what freeview was and didnt realise he needed a sattelite

**CookMySock** · 15th May 2009, 08:05

Originally Posted by jaymzw

he didnt know what freeview was and didnt realise he needed a sattelite

satellite is already there, he just needs the antenna for it..

Steve

**Beemer** · 15th May 2009, 10:13

My father was getting wild because the tv wouldn't change channels one night. Next thing the neighbour rang to ask why his garage door was going up and down - he'd been using the door remote...

**shafty** · 15th May 2009, 10:25

MANY years ago, an old soak (but good Guy) ln his 70's was sitting, pissed, at the local RSA bar when he looks up at the Xpelaire on the wall and says "Fuck is THAT the time, - I'm off" - and staggers outside to his Skoda!

(True story)

**Pixie** · 15th May 2009, 10:26

Originally Posted by jaymzw

My old mans place got ripped off while he was in China.

He got a new LCD screen with built in Freeview. I dont live with him and popped in there one day to see him pouring over the manuals wondering why "it wont go".

Long story short he didnt know what freeview was and didnt realise he needed a sattelite

TV's with Digital tuners (Freeview) use terrestrial UHF not satellite

**Lias** · 15th May 2009, 11:21

Having worked on an IT helpdesk, I drink daily to try and forget all these kind of stories!

**xwhatsit** · 15th May 2009, 11:36

Originally Posted by Pixie

TV's with Digital tuners (Freeview) use terrestrial UHF not satellite

They simulcast, don't they? I remember we were looking into getting Freeview and it was going to be slightly cheaper to use the existing (but unused) satellite dish on the roof because the satellite Freeview receivers were half the price of the terrestrial receivers.

**pzkpfw** · 15th May 2009, 12:33

Originally Posted by xwhatsit

They simulcast, don't they? I remember we were looking into getting Freeview and it was going to be slightly cheaper to use the existing (but unused) satellite dish on the roof because the satellite Freeview receivers were half the price of the terrestrial receivers.

Turns out the Freeview UHF isn't as widely available as you'd want, either.

**Swoop** · 15th May 2009, 12:38

Originally Posted by xwhatsit

They simulcast, don't they?

Isn't that when 89FM used to broadcast the sound of 12 O'Clock Rock on their frequency???

**allycatz** · 15th May 2009, 12:53

Dont know if this is techno phobe or just plain stoopid but I called out washing repair man to fix leaky machine to find hose had fallen out the tub so was emptying onto the floor....