This is the voice of the Mysterons, we know you can hear us... Do you remember Captain Scarlet? Another character from Gerry Anderson's "Supermarionation" - the Mysterons were from Mars and had ' a war of nerves' with the earthmen. It was a follow up to Thunderbirds, but not as good, imho.
This week I came across Ergotrons. Well, almost. I was looking round a hospital with a colleague, and we kept find weird triangular patterns of screw holes in the consulting rooms. "What are these?" she asked, and was told "Oh, that's where the Ergotrons were". The staff member was unable to give any further information. It transpires that they are wall mounted bits of kit involving monitors and keyboards etc. They had been removed, but nobody had got round to filling the holes or making good the walls [we were doing an inspection of the premises] We giggled as we walked back to our meeting room, about The Invasion Of The Ergotrons...
Then I had a a bit of a scary experience. I switched on the microwave [bought just 5 weeks ago] and it started smoking and making odd noises [smoke, crackle! pop!] I switched it off, promptly. Bob said "switch it on again, and take photos this time". So I did, somewhat nervously. Bob said "I think the Magnetron has gone"
Bob contacted John Lewis customer services, who communicate via WhatsApp. They put him through to the technical department. The guy did not seem to know much about microwaves.
Bob sent a picture of the microwave full of smoke. Then said "Would it help if I told you I have an MA in physics, and trained as an electrical engineer, and I believe the magnetron has gone?" The person on the other end accepted this diagnosis - and said if we packed it up, we could take it into JL Norwich and exchange it for a new one. We did that, hoping the mysteron,ergotron,magnetron lasts longer than 5 weeks this time. Or I shan't know what to do-ron -ron-ron
PS IF YOU ARE IN THE UK, DON'T FORGET TO PUT THE CLOCKS BACK TONIGHT!
I think you were so brave to switch it back on after all the smoke and fizzle! Glad you've got a replacement so quickly. That's the good thing about JL. I always feel like a mysteron on zoom calls because of the weird reflections on my glasses.
A day of "trons"! My sons when small loved Captain Scarlet and had a toy figure of him like Action Man but dressed as CS. They were always losing his hat so he invariably wore an Action Man helmet and looked most odd. Scary about your microwave, fingers crossed the new one lasts. Regards Sue H
Well done you to take the photo, and to Bob for using his knowledge to speed up the replacement. Fingers crossed there are no gremlins in the new one! Catriona
Was Marina the Mermaid in Captain Scarlet? I always thought she looked suspiciously like Lady Penelope! Good for you and Bob getting a result so quickly.
Marina was Troy Tempest's girl in Stingray. All those blonde puppets were based in Sylvia Anderson, Gerry's wife, which is why they all looked the same !
Preacher, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, craftswoman. Married to wonderful Pastor Bob since 1979, now happily retired to Norfolk, but still busy. I am blessed with two brilliant grown-up daughters and four wonderful grand children
This is the voice of the Mysterons, we know you can hear us...
I'm not familiar with Captain Scarlet and Mysterons, but that microwave mishaps sounded very scary! I hope the new one works better!
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DeleteI think you were so brave to switch it back on after all the smoke and fizzle! Glad you've got a replacement so quickly. That's the good thing about JL.
ReplyDeleteI always feel like a mysteron on zoom calls because of the weird reflections on my glasses.
I think you'd be brave Melidy Angel rather than a scary alien!
DeleteA day of "trons"! My sons when small loved Captain Scarlet and had a toy figure of him like Action Man but dressed as CS. They were always losing his hat so he invariably wore an Action Man helmet and looked most odd. Scary about your microwave, fingers crossed the new one lasts. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteMy brother had a Thunderbird hat. And I had a Lady Penelope hairband. But I don't think we had any CS merch
DeleteVery scary. Good job you have your own Captain Scarlet to rally the forces against the magnetron.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm his assisting Angel Cacophony
DeleteWell done you to take the photo, and to Bob for using his knowledge to speed up the replacement. Fingers crossed there are no gremlins in the new one! Catriona
ReplyDeleteI was not confident, as you can tell by the jerky video!
DeleteVery scary stuff. I have no technical knowledge at all, much to my shame. Glad that John Lewis replaced it quickly. Carole R.
ReplyDeleteThey were quick and efficient
DeleteWas Marina the Mermaid in Captain Scarlet? I always thought she looked suspiciously like Lady Penelope! Good for you and Bob getting a result so quickly.
ReplyDeleteMarina was Troy Tempest's girl in Stingray. All those blonde puppets were based in Sylvia Anderson, Gerry's wife, which is why they all looked the same !
DeleteA clever piece of writing Ang 😂😍
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
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DeleteScary! At least it didn't burst into flames and ruin your new kitchen. Hopefully the new replacement will last longer than 5 weeks. Xx
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought about that! We have kept a small fire extinguisher in the kitchen for years, in case of such things.🔥🔥🔥
DeleteI think you were very brave to turn the microwave back on again too! Luckily, you can trust Bob!
ReplyDeleteWhoops, thanks for the reminder about the clocks, Ang, it never crossed my mind :0/
He knows his stuff! At least I have found the quick way to adjust my car clock. In previous years it has taken me a month to get that right!
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