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re: My 84 year old dad plays the TV at 140 decibels.

Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:05 pm to
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159795 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:05 pm to
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What kind of meter do you have, has it been calibrated recently?
when I was a kid my mother caught me calibrating
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10910 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:09 pm to
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Father in law's place is like an incinerator and he watches westerns all day at 140 decibels


Address? Asking for a friend.
Posted by WestSideTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
5597 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:13 pm to
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She plays it so loud, one of the speakers on the TV is blown

That’s some funny shite. You pretty much have to turn them up high. I’ll never understand why built-in tv speakers are almost universally shitty.

Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159795 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:14 pm to
quote:

Father in law's place is like an incinerator and he watches westerns all day at 140 decibels
aside from the heat this sounds like a happy retirement

Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
22098 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:14 pm to
Well, well, well….my FIL, a good man, has his tv volume up to 80 while I have the same tv and I view programs on 18-20. He has hearing aids but hates them. So, I can watch tv with him for bout 30 mins before I start feeling nauseous ??. Luckily he falls asleep for 30-40 minute intervals and I can get some relief sometimes. He also has a headset he can use but won’t most of the time. Love him anyway….
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
9724 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:16 pm to
Does he like Gunsmoke all day? If so, he should come watch with my dad. You can hear it all the way out in the yard.
Posted by DarkDrifter
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2011
6058 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:18 pm to
I noticed my grandparents were doing that and they said they could never hear the dialogue. So one Christmas I bought them a sound bar w/sub .. That was a fricking mistake. You could hear that shite from across the street and it sounded like someone was being attacked.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
26635 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:23 pm to
quote:

I hurt his feelings

Tell that soyboy to man up and get over it
Posted by Free888
Member since Oct 2019
3520 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:24 pm to
When my in laws lived with us, my mother in law had Fox News cranked up. I bought her these Sony TV headphones.


One of the best purchases I ever made. Plug right into the RCA jack.
Posted by Hickok
Htown
Member since Jan 2013
3024 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:27 pm to
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when I was a kid my mother caught me calibrating

Still working with the old micrometer?
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159795 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:28 pm to
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Does he like Gunsmoke all day? If so, he should come watch with my dad. You can hear it all the way out in the yard.
that sounds awful

he's getting in a rut and needs to watch different things






a little Gunsmoke, then a little Wagon Train, some Cheyenne, some Rawhide, some Have Gun Will Travel, and of course Maverick
Posted by grizzlylongcut
Member since Sep 2021
16398 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:32 pm to
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I'm just impressed he found a tv louder than Hiroshima.


Well if it was made in Japan they have a good reference point for it.
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
41169 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:47 pm to
My dad did the same, he's no longer with us. Wish everday I could hear it again.
Posted by Barrister
Member since Jul 2012
5374 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:50 pm to
What?
Posted by jasonbr1975
Lafayette, LA
Member since Sep 2024
2804 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:57 pm to
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Or you can have him spend your inheritance on the 4000 dollar model at Sams/Costco

My FIL just got a pair from Costco for $1700. Verdict is out for how long they’ll last.
Posted by Disco Ball
Denham Springs
Member since May 2025
1853 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:57 pm to
Your dad in the early 80's



FYI- If you remember this commercial you're officially old
Posted by Papoo63
Lake Charles, LA
Member since Jan 2022
300 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:04 pm to
This is so funny...It's 100 outside and that's cooler than inside my parents house! And my Dad has run out of Westerns to watch! So he cuts his grass twice a week!!!
Posted by Dirk Dawgler
Georgia
Member since Nov 2011
4593 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:05 pm to
Sounds like you just want him to die already. Such an inconvenience!
Posted by Sams Crow
Idaho
Member since Apr 2026
872 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:13 pm to
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And my Dad has run out of Westerns to watch! So he cuts his grass twice a week!!!

He hasn't discovered the rewards of shaking his fist at speeders? That'll fill some quality time. I think I hear one now...
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
64254 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:22 pm to


Did he tell you to get off his grass?
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