Grainy VHS video playback

[holmesuser01]

I have often brought a seemingly dead VHS machine, and Beta, too, with clogged heads back to life by simply playing a new VHS or Beta tape at the slowest speed from beginning to end. Sometimes, it doesent work, but I have had good luck more often than not.

Since tape is obsolete now, I imagine it will be really hard to find new tapes in the future.

I've only thrown something one time. I was working on my car, when I stripped out a bolt that essentially stopped the car in its tracks. I was furious, and slung the wrench and socket... It went through a window and landed outside in leaves...burying itself. I NEEDED that wrench and socket, so I spent hours looking for it, after I replaced the window. My dad watched all this, and never said a word, until I found the wrench and replaced the bolt. Then, he says to me: I bet you dont throw another wrench, will you?