Who's in charge of the remote?

Post by **Sharm4me** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:56 pm

My husband comes in from work and immediately changes the channel I have on to watch Egyptian channels that I can't understand, then leaves the room to do something else, I change it back and he comes back and changes it again....

Anyone else got the same problem and how do you deal with it?

Post by **Karenh** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:01 pm

Hide the remote

Post by **Goddess** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:06 pm

Karenh wrote:Hide the remote

It's time to take back control, girl! I most definitely hold the remote - and even when I allow a certain other person to hold it for a short while - I signal my displeasure with a flick of my hand until he turns over. This goes on until we get to the channel I want to watch. It would probably be faster if I held onto it all the time - but we get there in the end!

Post by **Sharm4me** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:06 pm

Tried that!

Post by **EgyPrince** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:45 pm

Time to learn Arabic

Post by **Crazycat** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:18 pm

evict him!

Post by **Kiya** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:16 pm

My son does the same when he comes home from work.......ha ha... I got fly to him 1 day & took the batteries out beforehand...... he shouts " the remote is flat" not even checking to see if batteries are still in there

he then disappears into his own room with tv & I'm left in peace with perfectly working remote.

Of course now & again I still have to take the batteries out but he still thinks its gone flat

Post by **Bigken** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:24 pm

I don't get a say in it ,she has full control of the remotes

Post by **Kiya** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:41 pm

Post by **Sharm4me** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:58 pm

Kiya wrote:My son does the same when he comes home from work.......ha ha... I got fly to him 1 day & took the batteries out beforehand......

What an excellent idea I'm going to try that later

Post by **FABlux** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:48 pm

Bigken wrote:I don't get a say in it ,she has full control of the remotes

Quite right too

I was just going to suggest taking the batteries out Kiya

Post by **Kiya** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:04 pm

Great minds

Post by **Miriamkhalifa** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:22 pm

HE has full control of the remote - because I'm not too interrested in TV

I prefer reading and writing so he can watch all the egyptian movies he like

Post by **Kronkite** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:01 pm

I think it's so rude to turn the tv over when someone namely me is watching it, he only tried it once and got a right earbashing !:lol:
Needless to say he now knows his place regarding the remote control

Post by **Hurghada Lady** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:26 am

That's the way to do it Kronkite LOL

Post by **Nabil40** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:16 am

thank god i do not have that problem. mainly in Hurghada i am alone , so i am in control. when in Cairo do not stay at home at all. lol

xxxx

Post by **Mairsy** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:38 pm

I think this is the case with all relationships.

My husband has a terrible habit of channel hoping during adverts and we end up missing the start after the adverts. Bloody annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

x

Post by **Davesalasa** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:22 pm

Used to deal with that tin my family with my siblings, really hated that a lot!

Post by **Undutchable** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:25 pm

Good thing we have 2 tv's so one upstairs and one down.....

Post by **New Gal** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:30 pm

Stay single and you can watch whatever you want, whenever you want

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