Blue in a Red State
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Wed Apr-06-05 12:36 AM
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Poll question: How many remote control units are in your household? |
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Or do you own? I just counted 16 of the damn things in my house (most not used because we use a universal or two), between all of the audio and video devices and we are hardly state of the art, technology-wise. How many do you have?
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Wed Apr-06-05 12:43 AM
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One for each TV (2). One for each satellite receiver (2). One for the DVD player. One for the stereo. One for the surround sound system, and one for the VCR. :o
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Wed Apr-06-05 01:25 AM
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2. You forgot the zero option! |
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Remote controls use batteries which are terrible for the environment, so even if you're one of the people that own a TV with a remote or a VCR with a remote, it's still best that you don't use it. When you don't have cable, and can receive only two channels, it's much easier to live without a remote. Of course, that's just me.
Over 2 billion (yes, 2,000,000,000!!!!) batteries are thrown away each year in the US. They contain mercury, silver, cadmium, lead, lithium and other heavy metals. They do horrible things when the metals leech-out into the ground water, and they're even worse when, like for example the landfill near my house, they incinerated trash.
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Blue in a Red State
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Wed Apr-06-05 02:31 PM
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Meant to put a zero option, but it's really more of "how many do you own", not a usage question, since they seem to come with everything these days. I counted 16 in my house, but we really only use one universal and a DVD remote.
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Wed Apr-06-05 01:30 AM
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Wed Apr-06-05 04:00 AM
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4. Darned it they're everywhere |
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Wed Apr-06-05 04:01 AM
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5. So many I can't give you an accurate answer. |
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Unless I were to collect them all and count them. At least 20.
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Wed Apr-06-05 04:02 AM
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6. 6 different rooms. Over 25. |
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Wed Apr-06-05 04:34 AM
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5 televisions, 3 videos, 2 D.V.D. players, 2 stereos, 1 Sky box.
There may be one or two more which have slipped my memory.
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Zing Zing Zingbah
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Wed Apr-06-05 09:35 AM
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9. One universal remote for the tv, vcr, and dvd player. n/t |
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Wed Apr-06-05 09:46 AM
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10. Can't possibly count them all, |
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remotes for tv's, cable boxes, vcrs, dvds, cd players, receivers, air conditioners, toys. It's the invasion of the remote controls!
We use universal ones too. :hi:
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Wed Apr-06-05 09:48 AM
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Some are not used at all - in fact I pulled the batteries from them. 4 are used.
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Wed Apr-06-05 02:35 PM
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13. 3 sounded like a lot until I saw the responses! |
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One for the television One for the Xbox dvd One for the stereo
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Wed Apr-06-05 02:48 PM
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14. I need to count......8 |
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1 for TV #1 1 Cable Remote 1 Receiver 1 CD player 1 DVD player 1 Universal 1 bedroom system 1 TV #2
8 is actually less than I expected.
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