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myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television3 years ago

We have lost the remote control to our primary television. The last time I saw it was last night, but now it's gone. We have looked everywhere without any luck. It's maddening!!

A few years ago I bought one of those things from the Sharper Image that keeps you from losing your keys, remote, etc. as long as you install the things on the things you don't want to lose. But of course, I've never used it!

Do you ever lose your remote control? How do you deal with it? Where do you usually find it? Do you have any suggestions as to where my remote control is? How can something so simple be so frustrating?!?

Did I mention that this is maddening? I am going mad, I tell you!

 
 
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Angelwhispers (4595) response was accepted on 5/25/2007.
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1. myLot reputation of 95/100. lecanis (7212)   ranked 18 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

*giggles* Well, that's what you get for not using your keyfinder thingy! I want one of those things, I've wanted one ever since I saw this movie called "Along Came Polly".=p

I lose my remote control every day. Which usually means Dusty has somehow gotten ahold of it, and it's usually somewhere among all his toys and stuff. It drives me nuts when I can't find it. You know, when I was a kid I used televisions all the time without a remote, and now it just seems impossible for me to do so! It's funny the silly little things that become really important to us!


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

Yes, you're exactly right, lecanis. I should have used the keyfinder thingy. My children can't believe that we actually had televisions without remote controls!


myLot reputation of 89/100. Angelwhispers (4595)   ranked 113 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

The problem is with TV's these days is that the buttons to turn the tv channels or the volumes are so small and you are always hitting the wrong ones for what you are wanting to do. Not to mention the agony of having to stand there and push the button 100 times to get to channel 117, for instance. We only had 13 channels when I was a kid, that was with cable. If you didn't have cable you were lucky to get 3 or 4 channels. Not a big deal.

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2. myLot reputation of 93/100. cikedo (3254)   ranked 1,070 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

I loose my remote all the time. It either ends up being stuck in the couch or under the table.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

Thanks for the ideas, cikedo. We've checked both places, including nearly taking apart the sofa.

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3. myLot reputation of 95/100. LittleMel (6484)   ranked 763 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

Sometimes we lose it too but it always ends up either in the couch or bathroom for some reason. But if we don't have it then we will do it manually. It gets annoying when we're trying to record something and the remote is found.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

Thanks, LittleMel. We checked the sofa, but still no luck. That was the last place we saw it. We also checked the bathroom, again with no luck.


myLot reputation of 95/100. LittleMel (6484)   ranked 763 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

sorry mistypo:
It gets annoying when we're trying to record something and the remote is not found.

good luck on your mission finding the remote:)


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

thanks for the clarification.

It looks like we're going to have to get a new remote.

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4. myLot reputation of 97/100. filmbuff (1338)   ranked 991 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

I lose my often as well it's just plain maddening. I usually either take it into another room with me, like the kitchen or something when I'm getting a drink or a snack. For the most part I usually find it stuck underneath the coushins in the couch or chair I'm sitting in, or underneath it on the floor.

Take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and then begin to retrace your steps...:)


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

Yeah, we've done the couch thing. It's a sleeper sofa, and we've taken it all the way out, plus gone through all the cushions.

Like you, I often take it into another room without thinking about it, and we've combed all areas. I even wondered if I had mistakenly put it in my truck this morning, but it wasn't there either.

The big problem is that my children had it last. Who knows where it is!

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5. myLot reputation of 89/100. Angelwhispers (4595)   ranked 113 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

It's to late to say your going mad... I think my friend you crossed that border already:))
When mine goes missing what I do is yell for Jake to come in and find it, and it has to be found before he can continue on with what he was doing. It usually gets found pretty quick.

I am like Lecanis though one of the babies has most of the time lost it among the toys.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

I wondered who would be the first to pick up on this little detail, Angelwhispers. I tend to live south of the border, I believe.

I had already suspected that one of my dogs, Harriett had it, and we checked her bed, but no luck. The boys have all been assigned to find it, or no television. They've beens searching for hours.

I really don't get it.


myLot reputation of 89/100. Angelwhispers (4595)   ranked 113 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

*wink* The laundry basket is the first place I look for my lost remote...Did I forget to tell ya that? LMAO thanks Trans:))

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6. myLot reputation of 99/100. sick4muzick (479)   ranked 1,743 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

Hello Transdisc. I always misplace and lose things. I not only go crazy but it gives me such a headache and I just have to stop thinking. Then I will retrace my steps and if it doesn't give me answers. I think of the most unlikely place it could be in. And you know what? I often find them in the most unlikely places. What could be the most unlikely place that control could have gone to? A bathrobe pocket? The ref? A pizza box? In someone's bag? In the trash? Dont want you to go any crazier than you already are. I hope you find it Transdisc. Have a great day!


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

These are all great ideas, sick4muzick. I've retraced my steps, but I have a feeling some of the places my children were supposed to look haven't been looked at thoroughly.

Thanks!

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7. myLot reputation of 99/100. MarkyB21 (708)   ranked 265 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

Do you have a garden that your dog could have burried it in? lol

I have heard of (big) dogs swallowing things like this so keep an eye on yours that it's ok.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

We have checked where the dogs hang out, MarkyB21. We'll be keeping a sharp eye on them.

Thanks for the warning.:)

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8. myLot reputation of 95/100. lordwarwizard (10401)   ranked 43 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

Yes it happened to me before too. But ultimately, I will find it. A remote control cannot stay hidden for long. Try the tucked in gap at the sofa (if you know what I mean) or behind cushions. These are the remote control's favorite location.

If you really cannot find it, see if you can buy one - those multi-purpose one.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

Yes, the sofa seems to be the most likely culprit in these things, lordwarwizard. We've already taken the sofa apart three times. Of course, that said, we'll probably find it there eventually.

Thanks!


myLot reputation of 95/100. lordwarwizard (10401)   ranked 43 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

Goodness. You still can't find it? I hope it didn't get eaten by some hungry cats...

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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. sweetdesign (2194)   ranked 108 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

We lose things around the house all the time. Usually my daughter is to blame....she will pick something up and either get distracted and put it down and forget she had it or she will put it where it doesn't belong and forget she put it there and yes it is maddening expecially since we can't find anything and our house is not cluttered she is just really good at losig things. The remotes usually end up under the cusions of the couch or under the couch or in the other room with the other remote that looks just like it (they are labeled #1 and #2 but who can remember which tv is #1? lol). But most things disappear because of DD.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

I take it that DD is your daughter?

My children swear they didn't lose it, and since they're not able to watch television without it, I believe them. They're searching furiously.

Thanks!

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10. myLot reputation of 85/100. Nadinest (1564)   ranked 476 out of 4,975 in watching television   3 years ago

Chances are its under the couch or chair or between the cushions of the couch or chair. Yes, i agree, it can be sooo maddening. We have sattellite TV here, and we cannot do anything without the remote. We need it just to see what on the tv right now. You sound like my sister, who called me yesterday. She has lost her cordless phone. The battery is so dead that the pager won't even work...so, she just assumes that she will find it sooner or later..prob got kicked uner the couch or somewhere. Godd luck. Just remeber that you are not alone in this quest. My parent have 2 remotes...one for her ond one for him.All hell breaks out when 1 is lost, even tough they have thew other to use. lol


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 4 out of 4,975 in watching television  3 years ago

We also have satellite television, thus the importance of the remote.

Your parents sound like us. In our bedroom, my wife and I each have our own remote.

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