Obsolete

As the colder months draw in I decided to sign up to one of those online DVD rental sites. Yes folks it's true, my trusty old Betamax player has had it's day and has now been relegated to the electrical scrap heap in the sky. I took all my old Betamax films to the car boot sale in the hope of selling a few to local traders but I was laughed off the market, apparently Betamax was phased out some time in the late 80's. News to me. Anyway my daughter's boyfriend brought round a brand new DVD player and wide screen TV. He has very kindly installed it in our lounge and gave me some recommendations of films to watch. I spent most of the evening ordering them online, retiring to bed at a very late hour. I slept fitfully and dreamt of films being delivered. I say dream it was more like a nightmare, I was locked in the flat unable to escape whilst the postman delivered Rom-Com after Rom-Com - incidentally my Ex's favourite film genre. The nightmare ended when I was forced to watch Four Weddings and a Funeral for the 49th time - not too far from the truth I have been subjected to it at least 25 times with my Ex. I woke up in a cold sweat with a bad taste in my mouth. Hurridly I rushed to the lounge and switched on my PC to check for any signs of Hugh Grant on my order list and thankfully there were none. What a relief!