The thing is, there isn't even really anything I want to watch on TV, I prefer the stuff I see on PBS. So cable makes no sense for me.
Tracy: Well-- That call -- That call means you just murdered me. Mal: No, son. You murdered yourself. I just carried the bullet a while.
'The Message'
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.
Connie Neil - May 20, 2015 8:31:40 am PDT #26747 of 30000
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Dana - May 20, 2015 8:36:07 am PDT #26748 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We haven't had cable for at least five years.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 20, 2015 8:50:18 am PDT #26749 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My cable/internet is provided by a group deal via my landlord, so I couldn't change service providers if I wanted to.
I am just waiting for someone to try and sell me on AT&T phone service so I can share the tale of my years-long struggle with collection agencies they sicced on me in error and tell them I'd resort to carrier pigeon before going back to AT&T.
brenda m - May 20, 2015 9:25:11 am PDT #26750 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
75% of what I watch is network anyway, or Ion reruns. It's sports that keeps stopping me from making the change, and to a lesser extent news channels.
Hil R. - May 20, 2015 9:42:11 am PDT #26751 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I got rid of cable a year or two ago. I don't really miss it -- I've got Netflix and Hulu, and Amazon Prime, and I've got my parents' password for HBO Go.
Connie Neil - May 20, 2015 9:42:45 am PDT #26752 of 30000
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I have trouble watching news on TV, they present the information so slowly and angle it for effect, then there are the heartwarming stories that waste my time. I love the Internet for news, multiple sources and lists of headlines that show lots of events that I can pull up for deeper investigation.
Zenkitty - May 20, 2015 9:50:28 am PDT #26753 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Cable itself is the smallest part of my "cable" bill; it's the high-speed Internet that's the most expensive. Even if I cut cable, I'd still have to deal with Comcast for Internet (alternatives exist here, but none workable; satellite isn't reliable enough, and DSL from the phone company isn't fast enough). So cutting cable just feels like punishing myself and not really getting enough money back to be worth it.
-t - May 20, 2015 9:52:50 am PDT #26754 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't really watch or read news any more, except by happenstance. I do listen to NPR for the ten minutes I drive to and from work, but I often as not tune that out and think about something else. And yet, I don't feel like I don't know what's going on, somehow.
-t - May 20, 2015 9:55:54 am PDT #26755 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I still get my internet through Xfinity (they have successfully converted me about what to call them - I always got Comcast and Cox confused but Xfinity I can remember is the one I have now). Which is why I got a visit from one of their guys wanting to upgrade my service. Nope!
Connie Neil - May 20, 2015 9:59:31 am PDT #26756 of 30000
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Around here, Xfinity is Comcast.