Also I guess we have to define what it means to still be working. Did the UK make the conversion to all digital yet like the US, or are there still analog broadcasts?

If they haven't gone all digital, then it's possible that this set can still receive programming, whereas a set bought in the U.S. only a few years ago doesn't work without the addition of a converter box.

I wish I had moderator points today. Thanks for the chuckle.

and the 2nd being Sunday, I am actually surprised how many people have crappy jobs that hey had to get up for on the weekends.

Otherwise we might end up with a situation like in the movie "Looker" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looker

I agree we should look into this stuff, but I am less suspect of safety standards and more suspect of something external causing this. After all, a lot of people claimed the war in Iraq was "about the oil", who's to say there isn't some whack job out there sabotaging these platforms. 2 in a year makes me more suspicious of terrorism than safety standards.

I finally understand why my dad was always telling my mom to sit down.

as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.