Re: Melancholic crosspost

On 28.09.2022 12.53, Merlyne wrote:
> 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*

Careful with that. You risk your eyes get stuck with the pupils inside 
the socket - the you will be effectively blind.

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

Pretty much. Partly, I suppose, because I refuse to pay for channels 
filled with commercials...

BeH