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Jetworks · 09-26-2012, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 32green

I dodged that with incessant complaining about the difficulty of obtaining a boat captains license.

Its not like she was going to clean and winterize the farging thing.

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Captain or pilot? I think pilot is up to 25 feet or something. right?

And RORGFY

jetswin · 09-26-2012, 07:42 PM

should have gone to crazy eddie

32green · 09-26-2012, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jetworks

Captain or pilot? I think pilot is up to 25 feet or something. right?

I dunno, I just made it up to deflect...she was like "oooooh I didnt know".

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Originally Posted by jetswin

should have gone to crazy eddie

He's insane.

SHould have went to "Hey Jerry, whats the story, JGE!!!".

Or his awful Disco!

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crossfire · 09-26-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 32green

This whole thing has now taken a sinister turn;

I just told my wife, away on business the bad news...she is now trying to parlay this into a project wherein I remove the TV and create a half wall between the den and the kitchen to "open it up".

Its coming fast a furious...wtf.

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Originally Posted by Peebag

YOu sound stressed, maybe you ought to try a hobby...maybe buy a boat?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 32green

I dodged that with incessant complaining about the difficulty of obtaining a boat captains license.

Its not like she was going to clean and winterize the farging thing.

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Get the boat...

fake your own death...

avoid the chore of opening the room.

It's genius in its simplicity.

Dimitri_0515 · 09-26-2012, 09:23 PM

When I renovated my kitchen this past summer I bought all my appliances at PC. I first went to Reno's in Paterson, got prices. I then asked for prices at PC and they matched the prices for everything I got $200 below each item. I mixed an match all my appliances but so far so good. PC is great in dealing with all the guys I work with too.

Big L · 09-26-2012, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 32green

Nah...actually this was all proceeded by a TV and cable box in another room rebooting on its own while my daughter was watching...could a power surge or something have fried my board?

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Squirrel short out your transformer?

Bonhomme Richard · 09-26-2012, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 32green

I dodged that with incessant complaining about the difficulty of obtaining a boat captains license.

Its not like she was going to clean and winterize the farging thing.

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I got a boating license during one Saturday afternoon.

32green · 09-27-2012, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by crossfire

Get the boat...

fake your own death...

avoid the chore of opening the room.

It's genius in its simplicity.

Ha ha...deek.

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Originally Posted by Dimitri_0515

When I renovated my kitchen this past summer I bought all my appliances at PC. I first went to Reno's in Paterson, got prices. I then asked for prices at PC and they matched the prices for everything I got $200 below each item. I mixed an match all my appliances but so far so good. PC is great in dealing with all the guys I work with too.

The problem is...there is the store, which I had a good experience with service and price wise...then there is the customer service post purchase., especially in dealing with the extended warranty.

I did my kitchen too, a few years ago and have had to have service calls for the Fridge, dishwasher (a Bosch!) and Microwave. This doesnt include the dryer, washer and now TV...which were all bought in roughly the same time frame.

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Originally Posted by Big L

Squirrel short out your transformer?

I dont own an squirell.

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Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard

I got a boating license during one Saturday afternoon.

You're hired.

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brady's a catcher · 09-27-2012, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 32green

Watching the Yankee post-game show and lost the picture on my SOny Bravia...rebooted the cable box...now nothing... no picture or sound and the power light is on. The box is fine, I switched it out and it works on the other TV's.

This is the sixth thing I bought from PC Richards in the last 4 years that has crapped out....( washer, dryer, Refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher).....and their customer service/repair companies blow...

I'm still waiting for a part on a friggin washer machine 5 weeks after the thing broke for the third time (Whirlpool Cabrio).

I highly recommend no one buy anything from them....and dont waste your time on their service contracts...mouthbreathing dolts.

ANyone know anything about TV's?

As Dubya might say, "Fool me once".....

DDNYjets · 09-27-2012, 08:11 AM

Probably has nothing to do with PC Richards but . . .

Best place to buy electronics is Best Buy.

Best place to buy appliances is Sears.

Best place to buy everything else is Amazon.

Just something I have learned over the years.

32green · 09-27-2012, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by brady's a catcher

As Dubya might say, "Fool me once".....

Wtf...I bought them all in roughly the same time frame.. before anything started to fail.

WHy do you hate America?

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frostlich · 09-27-2012, 08:22 AM

Whole house surge surpression. Or you just have really ****ty luck.

You could bypass commercial power and install your own generator to avoid the spikes.

Are you a "do-er?"

quantum · 09-27-2012, 08:52 AM

Hopefully, your $4500 TV was plugged into a surge protector/line conditioner. Mine's an APC, about $175. It protects about $5k worth of equipment.

Here's what you do: unplug everything, electrical and inputs. Plug them all back in. If you have any other TVs in the house, test that the set top box is working properly. Maybe the box got fried. Swap boxes and see if the Sony works. Process of elimination.

Brooklyn Jet · 09-27-2012, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite

Hey, at least I gave advice...

Hey! Ask SAR, thats a vital pre-advice question!

Brooklyn Jet · 09-27-2012, 08:57 AM

Two things come to mind....

1) Dont buy crap from PC Richards.

2) Invest in a generator.

brady's a catcher · 09-27-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 32green

Wtf...I bought them all in roughly the same time frame.. before anything started to fail.

WHy do you hate America?

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Hmmm, maybe this is God's way of suggesting that modern, urban, tech heavy life isn't for you, and that you should unburden yourself and start over with a cabin in, say, Vermont.

Just a thought.

Carlton · 09-27-2012, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 32green

This whole thing has now taken a sinister turn;

I just told my wife, away on business the bad news...she is now trying to parlay this into a project wherein I remove the TV and create a half wall between the den and the kitchen to "open it up".

Its coming fast a furious...wtf.

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Oh my god. Fake your own death.

EM31 · 09-27-2012, 11:01 AM

There is an outside chance you are OK.

(1) I have had situations before where I thought for sure the TV was dead and powering off and on did not fix it. Sometimes it is really dead and sometimes it can magically come back to life if you disconnect the power cable (yes pull the plug) leave it for 30-45 seconds and then plug it back in again. I assume in these cases that the firmware got into a bad state and a hard reset of the power fixed it.

(2) Your other chance is that the problem only exists with the particular input you are using. I would try a differen HDMI input into the back of the TV or failing that I would see any of the other connection types (component, s-video, etc) supported by your cable box are working. If the TV comes on and shows a picture it may not be optimal but you are not dead in the water while you play footsie with the warranty folks.

Beyond that I got nothing except that it seems to me that Sony Bravia was endorsed unreservedly by a certain poster on here and I would seek recourse from him for bad advice. Even if you don't end up getting cash you can vent your frustrations to some degree.

Dirtstar · 09-27-2012, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crossfire

Get the boat...

fake your own death...

avoid the chore of opening the room.

It's genius in its simplicity.

Quote:

Originally Posted by frostlich

Whole house surge surpression. Or you just have really ****ty luck.

You could bypass commercial power and install your own generator to avoid the spikes.

Are you a "do-er?"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brooklyn Jet

Two things come to mind....

1) Dont buy crap from PC Richards.

2) Invest in a generator.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlton

Oh my god. Fake your own death.

LMAO

this thread has a severe case of the Dickens.

crossfire · 09-27-2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirtstar

LMAO

this thread has a severe case of the Dickens.

Bunch of Dickens on this board.

09-26-2012, 07:42 PM	#22
jetswin stumblin mumblin butt fumblin Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Westchester Co. Posts: 35,465	should have gone to crazy eddie

09-26-2012, 09:23 PM	#25
Dimitri_0515 Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,182	When I renovated my kitchen this past summer I bought all my appliances at PC. I first went to Reno's in Paterson, got prices. I then asked for prices at PC and they matched the prices for everything I got $200 below each item. I mixed an match all my appliances but so far so good. PC is great in dealing with all the guys I work with too.

09-27-2012, 08:11 AM	#30
DDNYjets Bye week buh bye Rex Hall Of Fame Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: New York Posts: 12,297	Probably has nothing to do with PC Richards but . . . Best place to buy electronics is Best Buy. Best place to buy appliances is Sears. Best place to buy everything else is Amazon. Just something I have learned over the years.

09-27-2012, 08:22 AM	#32
frostlich Get it done Shidzik! All League Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,966	Whole house surge surpression. Or you just have really ****ty luck. You could bypass commercial power and install your own generator to avoid the spikes. Are you a "do-er?"

09-27-2012, 08:52 AM	#33
quantum GFY Snatchez! Hall Of Fame Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LI Posts: 17,905	Hopefully, your $4500 TV was plugged into a surge protector/line conditioner. Mine's an APC, about $175. It protects about $5k worth of equipment. Here's what you do: unplug everything, electrical and inputs. Plug them all back in. If you have any other TVs in the house, test that the set top box is working properly. Maybe the box got fried. Swap boxes and see if the Sony works. Process of elimination.

09-27-2012, 08:57 AM	#35
Brooklyn Jet Ever been arrested? All Pro Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5,271	Two things come to mind.... 1) Dont buy crap from PC Richards. 2) Invest in a generator.

09-27-2012, 11:01 AM	#38
EM31 All Pro Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oceanside, Long Island Posts: 9,166	There is an outside chance you are OK. (1) I have had situations before where I thought for sure the TV was dead and powering off and on did not fix it. Sometimes it is really dead and sometimes it can magically come back to life if you disconnect the power cable (yes pull the plug) leave it for 30-45 seconds and then plug it back in again. I assume in these cases that the firmware got into a bad state and a hard reset of the power fixed it. (2) Your other chance is that the problem only exists with the particular input you are using. I would try a differen HDMI input into the back of the TV or failing that I would see any of the other connection types (component, s-video, etc) supported by your cable box are working. If the TV comes on and shows a picture it may not be optimal but you are not dead in the water while you play footsie with the warranty folks. Beyond that I got nothing except that it seems to me that Sony Bravia was endorsed unreservedly by a certain poster on here and I would seek recourse from him for bad advice. Even if you don't end up getting cash you can vent your frustrations to some degree.