Dammit, google gave me the wrong time zone translation and I missed a call I could have made! And wish I had been on! Grrr.
It's because you didn't have a strong father figure isn't it?
Joyce ,'Chosen'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - May 20, 2015 6:43:15 am PDT #26735 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Steph L. - May 20, 2015 7:26:40 am PDT #26736 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Our phone company called because they've finally got fioptics on our street, and the guy was cheerfully going through his script about how the phone/fioptics/cable package could save us hundreds of dollars a month, when he asked if we're with DirecTV or Time Warner cable.
I completely derailed his script when I said we don't have cable. I mean, he really had no idea what to say for a minute. Is it that weird? I know lots of people who cut cable in favor of Hulu/Netflix/Amazon. We get everything we need via Hulu (except CBS, who sucks).
That said, I *really* want fioptics. Fast internet means STREAM ALL THE THINGS!
-t - May 20, 2015 7:29:15 am PDT #26737 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Y'all have convinced me, coffee shop it is.
Well done, meara!
shrift - May 20, 2015 7:37:04 am PDT #26738 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I completely derailed his script when I said we don't have cable.
I derailed the TiVo Support guy trying to convince me not to cancel my subscription when I told him we didn't have a landline anymore.
Is it that weird? I know lots of people who cut cable in favor of Hulu/Netflix/Amazon.
It's not weird. The media reports on "cord cutters" all the time.
Steph L. - May 20, 2015 7:50:13 am PDT #26739 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Is it that weird? I know lots of people who cut cable in favor of Hulu/Netflix/Amazon.
It's not weird. The media reports on "cord cutters" all the time.
That's what I figured. Granted that Buffistas are often early adopters of things like Roku/Apple TV/etc., so I knew about alternatives to cable for a long time. But in 2015, it's just not that weird for people to not have cable.
And the guy on the phone HAS to know that fioptics just means it's easier to stream stuff, which makes cable even more unnecessary.
shrift - May 20, 2015 8:15:13 am PDT #26740 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
But in 2015, it's just not that weird for people to not have cable.
Granted, I'm a member of the no cable group, so I probably overestimate its size. And I think cord-cutting probably is more associated with Millennials. But still.
Tom Scola - May 20, 2015 8:18:40 am PDT #26741 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I need to cut the cord Real Soon. Especially now that I'm kind of mostly over Game of Thrones.
P.M. Marc - May 20, 2015 8:19:59 am PDT #26742 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Going on 11 years without it now here.
Connie Neil - May 20, 2015 8:24:21 am PDT #26743 of 30000
brillig
People keep coming to the door shilling for cable. They get a panicky look in their eye when I tell them I run off the antenna and Internet. But then these are kids who got sucked into the "You can get rich easy if you're just motivated enough to sell-sell-sell!" thing. But I don't feel sorry enough to sign up with Comcast. I'll go satellite first.
-t - May 20, 2015 8:26:43 am PDT #26744 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DirecTV has me in their clutches because football. Even the Xfinity guy had to concede that he had no way to pry me away.
Coffee shop was a good call. I planned to walk Walter down. Get my coffee and go home, but he talked me into a longer walk. Sitting on a bench at City Hall enjoying the grey and chilly day.
Apparently there's piped music along the waterfront, which I guess I knew but only really notice at Christmastime. Today it was playing an orchestral (or strings) version of The Wall.