Dine in style

Dine in style

TV trays will forever remind me of my grandparents, who despite having a dining room table that faced the television chose to sit in comfort while they dined and watched “CHiPs” reruns. All the time, the police scanner blared away….

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4 Comments

  • Dancin' Homer on February 9, 2011

    wow did you just jog a forgotten memory. we had trays like these when i was growing up. they were so much better than the plain wood ones i have now, there was so much more space on the old ones!

  • John III on February 9, 2011

    I agree with dancin homer. I have "nice" wood ones now that are smaller and kind of unstable. When I was growing up we had two plastic and one metal TV tray that all had floral prints. Bigger and study. Ugly as sin…but more functional!

  • Arkonbey on February 11, 2011

    Oh, yeah!

    I still remember my own grandparents. Theirs were fully metal and had a lip so your plate wouldn't slide around.

    Just substitute Lawrence Welk for CHiPS but, keep the police scanner.

  • Jay on February 19, 2011

    The 4 seasons dinner trays and me and my beef Raviolis from Chef Boy Ar Dee Good times good times

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