The Federal Budget has made an appearance and there is one promise that is a pig in a poke: namely set top boxes for the pioneers of our nation. Anyone who is foolish enough to allow these complicated and worthless gadgets to be installed, read of my experience as a warning. Once upon a time television departed my set. An advertised mechanic was called to please explain. He fitted this weird looking monster which I foolishly thought was a testing device until he told me how much I owed him! This stupid machine was impossible to figure, and before I knew it, it had started talking German. I called the installer who charged like a wounded buffalo to castigate me for my foolishness. The next time it had a brain fade I called a different mechanic, who fitted my antenna for digital, and removed the set top box to donate it to a worthy cause. Mark my word, unless one is prepared to attend a TV mechanics course or is still in prep school, forego the generous offer by the Prime Minister. In my opinion these set top boxes must be in plague proportions and our kind hearted government is intent on finding them a home. Bolt the doors if you see one coming!
Melba Morris,
Allora
