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TJL · 08-13-2003, 10:00 PM

Dammit!

My

VCR ate one of my tapes tonight!

Oh cruel fate why does thou mock me?

That's the first time that has ever happened with this VCR.

I don't think I'll ever get to see the Denis Leary Roast!!

Somebody hold me....

Anyone else ever lose a good tape?

Brian · 08-13-2003, 10:01 PM

I just hate it when that happens. One of my VCR's almost wrecked a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode that I had spent almost 20 dollars on (and this was before I had a job and could afford loads and loads of tapes)

fr00ti · 08-13-2003, 10:04 PM

Yep a long time ago my VCR ate up my Rudolph The rednosed reindeer tape. I use to watch it everyday when I was little and it just ate it up, I was so sad.

Unwanted Angel · 08-13-2003, 10:09 PM

Damn VCR ate my Grease tape last week, i was so mad! I hate it when that happens.

Chad22 · 08-13-2003, 10:12 PM

My Current VCR Eats stuff when you push rewind. I Try not to but sometimes i mess up and accidently do it. Lost 3 or 4 tapes in the past few weeks.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 08-13-2003, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TJL
I don't think I'll ever get to see the Denis Leary Roast!!

Damn.. are you ever gonna get to see it?

OMG I have a VCR story. Well, last December I was making the effort to tape Happy Days in ORDER and finally do some good labeling. Yah, I go to do the tape.. and it EATS IT UP. It

me off so much, I chucked the tape in the trash and stopped taping. Every time I try to tape the damn show correctly.. SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

Hollow · 08-13-2003, 10:58 PM

i had an audio tape that got eated by the tapeplayer. i had it for about a year... i took it apart and tried to fix it but i ripped the tape

Rockapella722 · 08-14-2003, 01:34 AM

Yeah, one of my VCRs eats tapes too. It only happens when I push 'rewind,' just like Chad's. It flashes "1" then the VCR shuts off. I just carefully remove the top and carefully get the tape out from around all the levers and knobs. I've only wrecked one - that wasn't mine - but getting freaked out and RIPPING the tape out. Oops.

Sterling Holobyte · 08-14-2003, 01:35 AM

Hmmm...
I think my VCR is anorexic. It never eats any of my tapes.

Crimson and Clover · 08-14-2003, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sterling Holobyte
Hmmm...
I think my VCR is anorexic. It never eats any of my tapes.

mine too

dawsongirl · 08-14-2003, 01:57 AM

My folks VCR...ugh. The eject button works when it feels like it. I've slapped it, hit it, kicked it, threatened it...pile of crap.

And one of my old VCRs did eat a tape once. But lightning hit it and it fried.

PZelda · 08-14-2003, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sterling Holobyte
Hmmm...
I think my VCR is anorexic. It never eats any of my tapes.

Same here...I've had mine since 1998, it hasn't ate any of my tapes or movies yet, even tho I use my VCR a LOT.

My neighbor has a VCR she has had since 1986, and it STILL works!

Georgia's on my Mind · 08-14-2003, 02:33 AM

my vcrs doesnt eat tapes..they just die...and randomly shut off...this is my third one that has done this..ugh

*PinkLady* · 08-14-2003, 03:38 PM

Mine's never eaten a tape. But with the way stuff malfunctions in my house, it can't be long in coming.

onefortheroad · 08-14-2003, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chad Doody
My Current VCR Eats stuff when you push rewind. I Try not to but sometimes i mess up and accidently do it. Lost 3 or 4 tapes in the past few weeks.

that used to happen to me on my old one, so i took a soda bottle cap and i scotch taped it over the button so i wouldnt accidently press it

08-13-2003, 10:00 PM	#1
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08-13-2003, 10:04 PM	#3
fr00ti Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 16, 2002 Posts: 12,846	Yep a long time ago my VCR ate up my Rudolph The rednosed reindeer tape. I use to watch it everyday when I was little and it just ate it up, I was so sad.
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08-14-2003, 01:34 AM	#8
Rockapella722 .B.A.D.G.E.R. .G.I.R.L. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2001 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,489	Yeah, one of my VCRs eats tapes too. It only happens when I push 'rewind,' just like Chad's. It flashes "1" then the VCR shuts off. I just carefully remove the top and carefully get the tape out from around all the levers and knobs. I've only wrecked one - that wasn't mine - but getting freaked out and RIPPING the tape out. Oops.
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08-13-2003, 10:01 PM	#2
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I just hate it when that happens. One of my VCR's almost wrecked a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode that I had spent almost 20 dollars on (and this was before I had a job and could afford loads and loads of tapes)

08-13-2003, 10:09 PM	#4
Unwanted Angel Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Posts: 12,658	Damn VCR ate my Grease tape last week, i was so mad! I hate it when that happens.

08-13-2003, 10:12 PM	#5
Chad22 Captain Juke N Jive Moderator Forum Addict Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Caribou, Maine Posts: 71,662	My Current VCR Eats stuff when you push rewind. I Try not to but sometimes i mess up and accidently do it. Lost 3 or 4 tapes in the past few weeks.

08-13-2003, 10:58 PM	#7
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	i had an audio tape that got eated by the tapeplayer. i had it for about a year... i took it apart and tried to fix it but i ripped the tape

08-14-2003, 01:35 AM	#9
Sterling Holobyte Harper House Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,896	Hmmm... I think my VCR is anorexic. It never eats any of my tapes.

08-14-2003, 01:57 AM	#11
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	My folks VCR...ugh. The eject button works when it feels like it. I've slapped it, hit it, kicked it, threatened it...pile of crap. And one of my old VCRs did eat a tape once. But lightning hit it and it fried.

08-14-2003, 02:33 AM	#13
Georgia's on my Mind Senior Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Aug 19, 2001 Posts: 25,054	my vcrs doesnt eat tapes..they just die...and randomly shut off...this is my third one that has done this..ugh

08-14-2003, 03:38 PM	#14
PinkLady Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 7,457	Mine's never eaten a tape. But with the way stuff malfunctions in my house, it can't be long in coming.