Sort of hard to give away TV's when you have people like this out there

[radiotvnut]

The following is the text from a wanted ad on CL:

"my sister is in great need of a television her tv went on the blink, several months back she needs a 27 inch or 32 inch either one. she is severly disable, she weighs around 70 lbs soaking wet. she is alert but she is on oxygen 24/7 she still lives alone, and cannot afford to buy a television she needs one that is high difinition ready if anyone out there has one they do not use it would be greatly appreciated. as it can get very lonely with nothing to watch. you can call me at (phone numbers deleted)"

I don't mind telling you, this makes my blood boil. If I was in her shoes, I'd be happy with whatever I could get - even a small B&W! Some people think the world OWES them the best of everything!

This reminds me of when my Sister was working for a church mission organization. One day, she called to say they had a client who was a burnout victim in need of a TV and for me to do whatever God led me to do. I didn't have a problem with that and her client could have gotten any TV that I had for free. Then, their client called me and was real quick to let me know that she needed a 27" color cable ready remote controlled TV. I said to myself, "If this lady is in a position to demand what kind of TV she wants, she can pay for it". That was back when a 27" TV was a hot item and I told her I could fix her up for $100. Needless to say, she never showed up. She could have gotten that same TV for nothing had she not developed an attitude. With people like this, no wonder I can't give away that '80's RCA console that I have. OK, rant over!