This would suck....

[MazeRat7]

Imagine sitting around minding your own business when a search and rescue party shows up at the door of your apartment.

<snip>
An Oregon man discovered earlier this month that his year-old Toshiba Corp. flat-screen TV was emitting an international distress signal picked up by a satellite, leading a search and rescue operation to his apartment in Corvallis, Oregon, 70 miles south of Portland.
</snip>

And to think, I get annoyed when solicitors come calling....

Here is the link for the full story:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=11&u=/nm/odd_television_dc


MZr7

[BigMcLargehuge]

1. would suck even more if you were watching porn

when they battered down the door

[Q3JR4]

3. Watching porn and

taking part in a little "manual manipulation"... Though, that could be understandable unless you had really kinky tastes.

[BiggJawn]

2. So why didn't they threaten Toshiba with the fine?

It's not like the guy modified his Tee-Veee to make a spur on 121.5....

Bet it was some dumb-ass EMA "Radio First Responder" with his blue vest and hard hat, ARRL ID card, and Icom "Hamshack on your Belt" that said that...