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.
Overwhelming? How much more than whelming would that be exactly?
Anya ,'Touched'
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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
Connie Neil - May 20, 2015 9:42:45 am PDT #26752 of 30000
brillig
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
brillig
Around here, Xfinity is Comcast.
-t - May 20, 2015 10:19:05 am PDT #26757 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's very Ben and Glory.
tommyrot - May 20, 2015 10:22:05 am PDT #26758 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Heh, I was gonna make a Ben and Glory joke but changed my mind,
-t - May 20, 2015 10:24:17 am PDT #26759 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
See, it works because they're evil.
meara - May 20, 2015 10:26:56 am PDT #26760 of 30000
I still have cable, though I'd love to cut it. I don't see what canceling the TiVo subscription has to do with a land line though? Mine is hooked up to Ethernet, but before that I had a wireless adapter.