Women: Pointless?

While I was at work and my wife R was (freezing cold) at home worrying about the boiler being fitted on time, I got a text off her:

"The tv is dead"

I hopefully replied (in my dinner hour): "Eh? U mean no power"

R said "Mad stripey lines shifting across the screen"

"Oh shit" was my unhopeful reply.

"Turned it off at the wall and everything" R said

I just responded with "Ouch. C u ltr x x x" hoping that it would be a simple problem.

The last thing we wanted was more expenses on top of the boiler. Anyway, once I got home my immediate "job" was to "fix" the telly. And so.....

There were lines "shifting" across the sceen = bad
The DVD player comes up on the screen = good
The DVD recorder comes up on the screen = good
The freeview box comes up on the screen = good
Back to the shifting lines I gave the Virgin box scart plug a little "wiggle" and hey presto Pointless!!!!!!

You will be pleased to hear that that I did not even attempt to text all this to R whilst at work.

So a simple problem it was!

Ps:- Boiler taking shape though it'll be a couple more days before we rediscover heat again. Old house, lots of bends and corners....you get the story.