Bad Bad VCR

I finally got around to trying to record some shows off of the DVR on to DVD. Turns out I had forgotten that I needed more cords to attach the input. I borrowed the ones to the VCR.

So, when I went knitting yesterday, I stopped and got some really nice gold plated cords for the VCR. This way it could be hooked and still play tapes for me. Little did I know its plans for the day.

I got back, hooked it up, grab a handy tape, and tried it. There was no sound so I stopped the tape, hit rewind, and was going to adjust the cords. The tape didn't rewind. Instead of rewinding, the VCR ate the tape. Playing with the power button, I got it to release the tape. The tape had two nice crunches and was dangling out the front.

This is the same VCR that stopped recording years ago but has been playing and rewinding just fine.

It has been declared dead which is really annoying since I just spent money on cables. Also, it ate our StarShip Troopers tape. I like the movie but not as much as Rudy. Now, I need a another VCR and a StarShip Troopers DVD. Sigh. More money will be spent soon to get things back to normal.