Hi there. After I started these letters, it dawned on me that they should be numbered to reflect the date, but that never seemed to happen, until today. Yup, today is December 28. I’m glad it finally came together but it won’t last. After we leave December, they’ll get all out of sequence again. So, there are those people, including myself, who wonder what’s the big deal about the numbers. It’s not really a big deal, as I’m sure you are aware. It’s just one of those little things that gnaw on me after the fact.

Now I must move on.

Carolyn called last night to let us know she had returned from Arizona, and her TV doesn’t work. Well, it works for sound, but there’s no picture. We’re meeting this morning to see what I can do about it. Worse case, she gets a new TV. It’s a small one so it won’t be very spendy. I’ll let you know how it goes.

This morning the temperature was just above 30 degrees. Simply looking at the thermometer made my feet cold. I’m really thankful that you had the wisdom to add an Elmer Fudd hat to my collection. It’s really stunning, don’t you think?

Makes me want to go out and get a flintlock rifle, or something.

That’s not true, of course.

I went to Carolyn’s at 1000 to check measurements for a new TV and to see if there was any hope of making the old TV work. She said they’ve had the old TV for 15 years or so which means they got their money out of it. It was well used.

The first place we went was Walmart and quickly found a 32″ TV for $98 that we thought would be a good replacement. Took it home, unpacked it and set it in the opening of the TV cabinet and it looked really small. I tried to raise it to a level she deemed acceptable but it just didn’t work. I would have used pieces of 2×4’s but she vetoes that. There will be no 2×4’s under her TV. So, I took some new measurements and determined that we might be able to cram a 40″ TV into the existing spot.

Went back to Walmart and got a 40″ Visio, went back to the house, removed the first new TV, and installed the second new TV. It fit perfectly. Carolyn was actually excited, as was I.

We packed up the first new TV and plan to return it tomorrow. Then we went to work training her about how she can get to her programs just like she did on the old setup.

Before we started, I warned her that it’s not going to be an exact replacement because after connecting it there will be differences. The first challenge was connecting the TV to the internet. It’s an automated setup, mostly, but we got the password wrong. Once that was fixed I went through the process of connecting her Dish receiver. It all worked together just fine. Here’s how it works …

• Use the new TV remote to turn the TV on (top right button).
• Use the new TV remote to select the TV input (top left button).
  • Select the HDMI-1 choice for the dish.
  • Set the TV remote down.
• Use the Dish remote to select the channel you wish to watch.
  • If the TV screen displays a pop-up window telling you to press the SAT buttons on the remote it means the SAT button on the left side of the remote.
    • That means the left side literally. Not the left side of the surface that has all the other buttons, but the left side when you rotate the remote CCW 90 degrees then tip it so you can see the left side.
      • CCW means counterclockwise.
  • Once the SAT button is successfully pushed you can ignore all the other buttons on the left side.
  • Rotate the remote 90 degrees CW and push any other button that looks familiar.
    • Watch whatever comes up on the TV and be happy it works.
      • If you know the channel you want, press that number key and press enter.
• When you’re done watching TV turn the TV off using either of the remotes.
• The next time you want to watch TV, start this process over.

It’s a process that must be practiced many times to get it right. One day I may figure out how to make the Dish remote work for the TV, or the TV remote work for the Dish but that just couldn’t happen today. I plan to do some research about that. Tomorrow.

Now I must quit and take Max for a walk. It’s dark already and I need to be at the Walters’ house for supper. I ate lunch there today, too. It’s getting to be a thing, I think.

I’m sorry I didn’t have any interesting topics to share. I’ll work harder at this tomorrow.

All my Love,

Jerrie