Yes you could definitely call this fly tipping because the telly did fly from the bridge parapet down into the water. I learnt something as well. Sonys float. Next time I take the kids to the baths I'll take a few old Sonys as buoyancy aids.
Bill
You can ring as many charity shops as you like, no one will take TV's, unless of course they're practically brand new, HD, flat screen and 48 inch or thereabouts - everything else is landfill
I'm surprised that it floated; after all, the air had been taken out and replaced with that heavy vacuummy stuff.
What, about VM's corporate sphincter, or my lack of technical know-how?!
After we had struggled downstairs with our old Panasonic I discovered that my wife had been carrying the end with the transformer:-)
OK, we'll believe you ;-)
No, I agree with Mike about BHF taking and selling them. Quite an extensive display in our local (ex Woolworth) shop.
I doubt if they would devote that much shelf room if they didn't sell.
The former.
Bill
No point in keeping a dog and barking yourself.
Bill
They might if they have a misguided shop manager. I've seen second-hand electrical appliances on sale at quite ludicrous prices in some charity shops, stuff that's offered free on Freecycle etc. every day.
Tim
Oh it gets better than that... For a while VM have been plugging "Multi-room streaming" - see
For this you need to pay an extra fee (£12/month I think) for a second Tivo box (that being the only way to do streaming). All good, if that's what you want. However, the big gotcha is the small print: at the very bottom of the above link, there's a tiny line which says "Multi-room streaming only available on selected channels." The provided link takes you to the list, at:
You then find the appallingly small list of channels that you can stream prerecorded content. There's not a single mainstream channel on there, no film channels, none of the main cable/satellite entertainment channels, nada. If you're into The God Channel, Home and Health, and MTV Rocks, then you'll be quids in; but for most people it's nothing more than a con. Apparently it's down to licensing issues, but whatever the reason, they shouldn't be plugging it like this.
Particularly disingenuous is the following page:
tbf, much of the mainstream stuff is available on a second box via the ondemand service. I'm always watching bbc and ch4 stuff upstairs on a second V box (so not even a second Tivo, saving the 2 quid a month).
Works well. I was all ready to get another Tivo until I read the small print. Similar (identical?) limitations on the ipad streaming :-(
A sling box connected handles local streaming well :-)
Darren
Bill Wright put finger to keyboard:
I bet your Dad's car was a Ford Orsalune.
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