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Hey, ovcatto, this time machine you sold me is a gyp. I want my money back.
Your ad said "batteries not included", but of course I wasn't thinking that it would turn out that the instructions called for purchasing and wiring together, 75 Sears Diehards to power the motor.
Okay, so I got the power plant built and connected, I set the dials so that I could go back to December 17th of 1903 and watch the Wright Brothers first flight, punched in the coordinates for Kitty Hawk, pushed the starter button, there was a lot of shaking and smoke...and when the air cleared, I looked at the chonometer and it was only three hours earlier. It took three hours to recharge the motor with the Diehards and I gave it another try...same thing, I go back three hours and the machine quits on me.
I called the 1-800 Time Machine Helpline that was listed, but I was on hold for three hours and then someone who spoke no English came on the line.
What are you going to do about this?
Sorry to hear about your problems Gandstander, but the machine is working fine for me. Did you try messing with emergency power button? You are aware of the alternate power source, right? It's the small green button just below the voltmeter and it activates a uranium "chip" that will allow the machine to operate temporarily until the main power source gets repaired. The only downside to using this feature is that there is a distinct possibility it will fail to restart and you will get stuck in the past. I don't want to say too much more about it because I don't work for the company and I don't want to overstep their authority. Hope I was of some help, though.
Anyway, Coltrane at Birdland was a sublime experience. My next stop is China, 1525 B.C. during the Shang Dynasty. The Shang kings called themselves "The Sons of Heaven." They ruled over a people who performed human and animal sacrifices to their ancestors who were "nature gods." They discovered new ways to produce bronze and jade products and were the most advanced in the world at that time in bronze casting. They supplemented the Chinese writing system by introducing many new phonetic characters that are still used today.
GS, did you push the red button underneath? I would have thought the first thing you would have done would be to push the red button, wondering "What happens if I push this button?"
Here is yur troubleshooters guide to the red button:
1. I didn't push the red button. Tsk tsk tsk.
2, I pushed the red button. Uh oh.
Note: In the Southern States, this operation is called "Mash the red button".
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The 1950's (Eisenhower days...Ah, the "Beaver Cleaver" good ol' times!)
The 1960's (I always wanted to go back in time to see Woodstock and other such concerts. And when people were REAL hippies).
The 1970's (I was born in 1976, but can't remember none of it. I'd have loved to experience the disco scene and great live stadium concerts back then).
OK, I'm outta' here. This thread has lost it's way completely. It was fun to start with but got derailed with dubious humor. Too bad.
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Originally Posted by sayulita
Good questions all, Grandstander. But for the purposes of this exercise I'm going to assume the following:
1) I am invisible, with no need for food, comfort or sleep. I am there only to observe.
2.) I have no physical needs or limitations as regards traveling about within the era chosen. That is, I do not tire from walking and can get from one side of the city/country by taking a side trip in the time machine.
3.) I can understand and read the language.
4.) I cannot change anything, nor can anything change me.
That said here's where I would go. Egypt at the time of the pharoahs and pyramid building. Rome and all of Italy at the height of the Roman Empire Paris in the 50's (with the no need for food rule suspended!)
I'll probably think of others, but for now these are my top three.
The Old West, around 1880. Maybe at Virginia City, Nevada or Dodge City, Kansas. But any authentic Old West town will do. Maybe in the week I am there, I will be involved in a "fast gun showdown." At high noon, of course.
Definitely the 1950s. Real music, cars, people. A much more normal society.
Sometime around 1966-1969, in Michigan. I would go to the auto factories and ask if I could see the '60s Mopars and Cadillacs being built. And buy a few, if possible.
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