Connection Grief

It was one of these simple jobs, but it took me all afternoon.
In the end I think the problem was down to a poor connection.

The video signal coming in was pretty good.
But by the time it had gone through the Cable box and the Video Recorder it was dirty and noisy. The TV didn't like it one bit.

By the time I had tried all the connectors, and cables, and optional inputs and outputs, the afternoon was practically gone.

Since the fancy alternatives hadn't worked, I just connected it all up the simple way I had planned to in the first place. And lo and behold, it was working!

It's a bit like that party game of Chinese Whispers.
One person starts a message and each person in the circle passes the message on to their neighbour. By the time it reaches the end the message is usually corrupted.

Or like that wartime request, "Send reinforcements. We're going to advance.", which turns into, "Send three and fourpence, we're going to a dance." (For young folk, three and fourpence, is 3 shillings and 4 pennies in pre-decimal money, equal to 17p nowadays!).

It's no wonder that a messge from 2000 years ago is a bit difficult to decode in today's modern era. But the core message remains uncorrupted and just as relevant today. If we work hard at it we can pass that fantastic message on to another generation. Let's eliminate the dodgy connections and pass it on as accurately as we can.