Yesterday, I learned how to put a “plug” on the end of a cable TV coax. The good news was that the wall did have coax coming to it…..the bad news was that the coax was sitting there with an ugly chopped-off end.

But surely, it couldn’t be too hard to put a “plug” on it!

So, I hopped in the car and went to Radio Shack. I walked in and explained my problem and showed the man some of the coax. (See, I remembered that handyman lesson……always bring what you’re fixing or a picture of what you’re fixing to the store.) He immediately picked up the three things that I needed and demonstrated how to use them.

So back I go. I put the plug on, but is it safe to attach a brand new TV? How do I know for sure that the TV won’t be blown apart? We really think that it’s OK, but still……! So, Dad and I decide to borrow a small, inexpensive TV from a neighbor. We figured that if we blew his TV, we could replace it and actually end up making the neighbor really happy. So, we send Mom next door to the neighbor.

The next thing we know, Mom and neighbor Joe are walking in. And guess what? Joe’s line-of-work is installing coax cable for televisions!!!!!!

He checks the work, gives his OK, we plug in the coax, and we have television!

What a great day. And that is how Dad gave Mom a television for their anniversary!

Ya’ll take care,
Suzanne

Aren't the anniversary flowers pretty?