tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post6884875992141721315..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Peak Cable Television?Bill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-90316258290714892972012-05-03T12:03:20.007-04:002012-05-03T12:03:20.007-04:00A while ago I was in the same boat with my cable c...A while ago I was in the same boat with my cable company too, the price got so high I had to downsize. I kept the internet service because there are not too many other options in my area. I was skeptical of the satellite industry for a while before I started working for Dish, and now I’m a bit more educated on how the service works and what TV plans are offered. I did switch to Dish service because of the employee discount, but I got my dad hooked on the service too. He has two TV’s, DVR, and HD for only a fraction of what he was paying cable. Plus, he added Blockbuster@Home to his monthly plan for streaming movies and disc rentals because he finds it to be a better value than Netflix.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-60464072508520715142012-04-18T12:27:27.540-04:002012-04-18T12:27:27.540-04:00I axed cable TV even while I was still working for...I axed cable TV even while I was still working for the cable TV company many years ago. I haven't missed it one teeny tiny bit. Now my stress levels are less than 1/4 of what they used to be. I don't even like radio, with all the yammering and screaming going on. <br /><br />Just the birds singing, the wind blowing, the sound of the rain on the roof. Ahhh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-63015310756195007672012-04-12T17:01:12.896-04:002012-04-12T17:01:12.896-04:00I cut my teevee cable service a year ago. I get th...I cut my teevee cable service a year ago. I get the netflix streaming and have been catching up on 20 yrs of missed movies and reading WAY more. On the rare occasion that I flip on the local news, I feel like I'm living on another planet. Who ARE these people prattling on and on about shit that has no connection to reality (other than the nightly gand-related homicide box scores)? And WHY THE FUCK are they always laughing at each others inane banter? Then, I think about the 99% of 'mericuhns who have this shit on 8hrs (avg) per day. We're fuckt.Lew Stewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138303905174273128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-5305413211671862112012-04-11T13:35:29.072-04:002012-04-11T13:35:29.072-04:00Re: "the idiots now have to pay more than eve...Re: "the idiots now have to pay more than ever before for the privilege of being brainwashed."<br /><br />Sometimes, Bill, you write a perfect sentence which I wish I had written myself.<br /><br />This was one of those times.<br /><br />-- DaveDave Cohenhttp://www.declineoftheempire.com/noreply@blogger.com