TV coincidence.
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Today (24.02.2015) I took and old TV set to my local recycling plant just outside a town called Gravesend. The set itself was an Hitachi all transistor colour set from around 1984. A typical 80's model with push buttons and having a cathode ray tube was quite heavy.
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<p>When I got to the area for old TVs unusually there was only one other TV there meaning that there must have been a very recent cleanout.
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<p>I was amazed to find that the other TV was exactly the same make and model which means the owner must have decided to throw it out on exactly the same day around the same time.
Date submitted:Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:49:40 +0000Coincidence ID:8022
