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1:04 pm
January 7, 2009
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Sabrina
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Comcast brought out a box for our TV in preparation of the change to digital next month. Until the box is "programmed" we have access to all channels.
I was watching a movie on On Demand yesterday. As is usual with me I was also on the computer. The movie ended and I just left it where it was and continued reading a document on my computer. After about 30 minutes (or thereabout) the TV changed to the History channel.
Interestingly enough I was reading the Red Book (the one that included the son's writings) of the Bell Witch because earlier in the day I had watched An American Haunting and wanted to learn more about this.
I have never had On Demand, but I presume it automatically goes back to the last channel watched after the movie has been over a while. Yes?
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If you ain't laughing … you ain't living! May your life be like toilet paper … long and useful.
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1:31 pm
January 7, 2009
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Queen of the Nerds
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My On-Demand channels don't do that, but we have a different provider. Ours just goes back to the On Demand menu. It makes more sense to go back to the last channel you were watching though.
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3:43 pm
January 7, 2009
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CrowTRobot
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We have Comcast and ours goes back automatically to the previous channel. I'm trying to figure out a way for it to automatically go to one of the Adult channels so I can tell my wife, "But Honey, Snuckums. Sugar Bugger, it's not my fault."
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6:45 pm
January 7, 2009
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Dedicated_Dad
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This is no doubt to prevent the TV from "burning in"
This reminds me though of a recent GH rerun where Steve was flipping out that – while messing with an IR illuminator – the TV turned on.
Later, tweedle-dum… er… Tango (sorry) was messing with the remote and you could SEE the IR LED flashing on the IR camera…
Ever stop to wonder – just for a moment – if the 2 might be related??!!
Anyhow, they finally – somehow – came to the conclusion that their walkies were the cause.
Walkies??
Arg…
DD
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7:44 am
January 8, 2009
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Sovolis
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My cable company is Charter Communications. When I get finished watching a movie On Demand it will go back to the On Demand menu. However, I have the tendancy to sit on the computer while watching television and if it sits on the menu long enough it will finally change back to the last channel I was watching. I think it depends on the programming at your local cable company office as well as the model of digital cable box/DRV you have.
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Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. ~Thomas Jefferson
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1:26 pm
January 8, 2009
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Sabrina
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Thank you all … I presumed that was the case but we've had weird stuff going on again so I wanted to make sure!
CrowTRobot – watching the Adult channel would be no big deal for hubby, but if he called be "Snuckums" or "Sugar Bugger" we'd have a definite issue!
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If you ain't laughing … you ain't living! May your life be like toilet paper … long and useful.
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3:30 pm
January 8, 2009
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blinddog
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Sabrina,
You must realize that's the way robots speak on the Satellite Of Love.
But 'Sugar Bugger' is a bit odd.
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Double tap to the head. Don't become Undead.
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12:41 pm
January 9, 2009
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CrowTRobot
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"Sugar Bugger" is actually from the Nick cartoon Jimmy Neutron. It's what his dad called him mom (Hey. I had kids.) ….
"Snuckums" or maybe it's spelled 'Schnookems'……ANYway, I don't remember where I heard that first.
Incidently, Gypsy used to like being called 'Sugar Drawers' because………well, never you mind.
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2:42 pm
January 9, 2009
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Sabrina
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My preference is "honey" (I know … not original) or that "B" word that ryhmes with witch. It's a badge I wear proudly. But I'm more like Glenda, the good witch. 
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If you ain't laughing … you ain't living! May your life be like toilet paper … long and useful.
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2:05 pm
January 14, 2009
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Nosfer
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Dedicated_Dad said:
This is no doubt to prevent the TV from "burning in"
This reminds me though of a recent GH rerun where Steve was flipping out that – while messing with an IR illuminator – the TV turned on.
Later, tweedle-dum… er… Tango (sorry) was messing with the remote and you could SEE the IR LED flashing on the IR camera…
Ever stop to wonder – just for a moment – if the 2 might be related??!!
Anyhow, they finally – somehow – came to the conclusion that their walkies were the cause.
Walkies??
Arg…
DD
Yup, and they work great for K-2 meters, too. The Walkie Talkie, what a versatile piece of equipment!
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4:20 pm
March 12, 2009
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accidentaltraveler
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Hi-I'm new to the site. I watched the preview for 'A haunting in CT' on youtube and I was thinking, "There should be a site where people can share there paranormal experiences that turned out to be normal.'. I googled a few variations on that, and here I am :-) Cool site.
I have had quite a few odd experiences since moving into my new house last year, but every one has had a reasonable explanation. One is related to the tv changing channels…
There is nothing particularly spooky about our house, other than it is old. We bought it from a minister in his 80's. We met him several times prior to purchasing the home. He was always sitting in a big recliner and watching baseball on an old tv with an antennae. He lived alone at that point. I know his wife died in the house while under hospice care with-in the last decade. In the 1950's, they also lost a baby daughter. That's sad, but not scary. And if anyone would move onto heaven or a higher plane of being or wherever, it would be a minister's wife.
One afternoon, my husband and I had been cleaning the house in preparation for guests to arrive. I went into the bathroom (which is a few steps down the hall from the living room) to curl my hair. At some point, I noticed that I was no longer listening to music, but rather to a baseball game. I thought this was strange, because my husband doesn't watch baseball. Then I heard the lawnmover turn on. My husband wasn't in the house! I stepped into into the living room and the tv was tuned into a local station (one that you don't need cable in order to watch) and a ball game was on. I didn't know what to think. I searched for the remote and found it stuffed between the couch cushions, though, which means that it was pointed in the general direction of the television.
My hypothesis? The pressure of the cushions compressed a couple of buttons on the remote (maybe the 'back' button) and switched the stations. But I must admit that my heart skipped a beat. And it got me wondering just enough to ask the neighbors how our homes former owner was doing. Turns out that he's doing fine. So I guess it wasn't his 'ghost' changing the channels.
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3:29 am
December 13, 2009
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Azathoth
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Sabrina, I also have Comcast, and I when I'm watching a DVR'd show or OnDemand and one of those Emergency Broadcast things come on, it may dump me back to my original channel, or not. A few times I've ended up with HSN or some spanish language channel. It seems to happen more often when I'm not really watching the TV, more as just background. Odd, but I don't take notes so I can't say with any assurance. Another possibility is your cable box just likes to flip out occasionally (you wouldn't be the first to have strange problems with a Comcast box).
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