Re: Melancholic crosspost

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 25.09.2022 18.34, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>> 
>>> On 24.09.2022 00.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> I have no idea how many channels I get. There are a lot of
>>>>>> duplicates. I still have the old-fashioned cable box which I
>>>>>> don't want to get rid of. When I got it way-back-when, I got all
>>>>>> the channels (yep, even NASA). The new packages don't have HBO.
>>>>>> You have to subscribe to it separately and it's expensive. I also
>>>>>> have a firestick for each of my tvs. I can stream from there.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've got the four public service channels and a local community
>>>>> channel on air; a dish which is mostly useless without a
>>>>> subscriptions (except some international news channels); and my pc
>>>>> and ps4 hooked up to the same tv. I still have to move a bit to
>>>>> turn things on and off...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Like in the olden days when I was a kid, we had to physically get
>>>> up and walk over to the tv to change the channel.
>>>
>>> Like in the olden days when we had to stand in front of the radio
>>> store to see anything on tv... with no sound. In black and white.
>>> and 625 lines of fuzzy dots.
>>>
>> You're not *that* old.
> 
> As old as B&W televisions? Sure I am. The radio store bit was for 
> dramatic effect, but we didn't have colour for most of my childhood. 
> Also not colour television. And one(1) channel to choose from...
> 

Even I'm as old as B&W televisions *eye roll*

What I'm inferring from this thread is that your tv viewing choices suck 
both historically and currently.