now be honest - did your VCR flash 12:00 the entire time you had it?
@DocAndersen (54399)
United States
January 23, 2020 2:39pm CST
Many people (my father was one) never got the hang of programming a VCR. Some did, some didn't there were two distinct camps.
Which one were you in?
flashing 12:00?
or when visiting someone's house, pointing out the flashing 12:00
Not that we were mean but, well yes or no?
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@LadyDuck (502886)
• Italy
24 Jan 20
@DocAndersen Oh YES! He is someone who reads and re-reads the manuals, I try until I succeed, I never real the manuals.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
24 Jan 20
I just remember visiting a lot of houses, and they were all flashing 12.
Sounds like your husband read the manual!!!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
24 Jan 20
@LadyDuck i read some manuals, skip others.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
23 Jan 20
I couldn't remember. Perhaps flashing.
It was the good old home viewing VCR days that meant family intact and watching Disney and action dramas like Air Force One over home cooked hotdogs and spaghetti, huh.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
24 Jan 20
@DocAndersen I haven't gotten rid of my movie collection - VHS, VCD, DVD.
Yes, those viewing days were the fun-filled memories.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
25 Jan 20
@eileenleyv we kept the laser disc (4 VHS tapes) and the DVDs but most of the VHS tapes are gone.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
24 Jan 20
@DianneN give the poor guy some credit!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
24 Jan 20
that means he has done a good job!
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@JESSY3236 (22287)
• United States
28 Jan 20
I knew how to program mine and most of the time it showed the correct time. But every time the power flickered the time would disappear. I got tired of changing it back so it flashed 12.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
29 Jan 20
i had to record Barney so mine had to have the right itme@!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jan 20
I never pointed it out for someone else. I knew how to operate and program a VCR. I miss VCR.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
24 Jan 20
i aint fond 'f flashy thingies, so i'd jest offer to fix such.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
24 Jan 20
always a good way to solve the 12 issue
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@LindaOHio (222898)
• United States
23 Jan 20
I always read the manual and set the time.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
24 Jan 20
i tried to teach my dad, epic fail
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