Re: Melancholic crosspost

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

> 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.

Who said that?

> 
>> 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...
> 

Back in the 90's, when they switched to digital boxes, I ordered all the 
channels. I'm grandfathered in to a package with everything. I don't 
want to switch to something cheaper because I watch a lot of shows on  
HBO and the cable company sells it separately now for like $30 a 
month.So basically buying a cheaper cable package + HBO would be more 
expensive that what I pay now.