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We've been cable and dish free for about 4 years now, using Netflix and Hulu instead.There have only been a small handful of times that we've missed network tv, but not often or for long.
The only issue we have with going is sports, tbh.
I love my sports, but I've just switched to reading more of the news instead of watching. I just don't have time to watch games anymore really. I do love the hockey though, but it tended to end up being like the radio in the background instead of watching, so if I need a hockey fix I listen to our junior team on the radio. Ranked number 1 in Canada right now! Woohoo!
We've been trying to find a way to cancel it as well. I really just want local channels, food network, and HGTV. But we haven't found anything that has everything we want yet (stupid CBS) and don't want to have to subscribe to a bunch of different things, so we haven't made a move yet.
Dawn wrote: "I really just want local channels, food network, and HGTV. THIS!!!
Plus whatever channel that gives me Faceoff (Syfy?).
Though I do have to have the NFL channel during football season...that doesn't start up for a while yet.
A lot of syfy shows are showing up on Netflix now, so I don't worry about that.I just like some sitcoms and stupid reality shows on local channels.. The Bachelor, Survivor, stuff like that. Those don't always make it to Netflix. I'd just get Hulu too, but CBS is an a-hole and has their own thing, so I'd need that too.. 3 subscription services just for local stuff is too annoying.
Food Network and HGTV I can live without, I just like them for casual watching.
We are cable free too. I hesitated pulling the plug, but now that I got used to it I don't miss cable. It's a different way of watching TV. We purposely watch stuff rather than flipping through junk and getting sucked in. Quite honestly, I don't feel like I miss stuff because even when I had cable I didn't utilize all the channels and I wasted a lot of time on mindless shows (*cough*reality shows*cough*). Depending on your region your TV can automatically pick up basic digital channels, plus if you need more channels or clarity you can pick up a cheap antenna contraption. My father-in-law actually made his own and it works out great for him.
I cannot survive without HGTV.
There are places on the internet where you can find pretty much any regular show to stream... Just saying...
(Not so sure about the reality TV stuff, but I'm sure you could find it.)
MrsJoseph wrote: "I cannot survive without HGTV."Aren't some of these shows popping up on Netflix now?
We don't have Netflix.Well, I don't know if that's true. I think we have Netflix via a cousin or something.
But I don't use Netflix, I'd have to ask hubby.
But I don't watch a lot of scripted TV shows. I'm not much of a TV/movie kinda gal.
I like home improvement shows, Jeopardy, Sports, Faceoff, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and shows like Faceoff.
Everything else is hubby.
I just don't want the hassle of having to go looking for shows. I just want to pull them up in one place, whether that be on my DVR or Netflix or something else. It's pure laziness, and I know it's wasting money too. We are going to make a switch soon, just haven't decided what yet.
How Many Times Does Braid-Tugging and Skirt-Smoothing Happen in The Wheel of Time?Apparently, inquiring minds wanted to know.
http://www.tor.com/2017/03/24/how-man...
I just started a book this morning and in the second paragraph the MC "smooths her pea coat". My first thought was something like, "Oh dear gods, no! Not the smoothing!"
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "I just started a book this morning and in the second paragraph the MC "smooths her pea coat". My first thought was something like, "Oh dear gods, no! Not the smoothing!""
LOL!
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Does she have a braid?"Not as of yet. I think we're safe on that account.
...for now...
Does she have long hair that might be braided?"She oft wondered what it would be like to have her hair braided like her Aunt Gwendolyn who would tug at it like the bell ringer at the monastery."
Well...it could also be important if she's on the woman's council.
If someone pulled on my hair like that... They'd be lucky not to lose a hand.
Wait... is this woman tugging on her own braid like a bell ringer? WTF?
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Well...it could also be important if she's on the woman's council."lol
only tugs and smooths allowed.
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Wait... is this woman tugging on her own braid like a bell ringer? WTF?"That sounds...painful. They make a med for that, don't they?
I never said I was a good writer. :P
Pg 119 and we have achieved skirt smoothing! (The funny thing is I probably wouldn't even notice if it hadn't become such a meme thanks to GRRM.)
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Pg 119 and we have achieved skirt smoothing! (The funny thing is I probably wouldn't even notice if it hadn't become such a meme thanks to GRRM.)"
lol! Any tugging as yet?
No, no tugging. Apparently wearing your hair loose or "crimped" is more fashionable in this society. Braids are old fashioned...
Crimped? The mental picture...
MrsJoseph wrote: "Crimped? The mental picture..."Yeah...
I'm kind of sure that they don't mean what I think they mean... but I can't say Jane Eyre time period of crimped hair goes together in my mind.
IKR? I would think buns or whatever those things are called.
Yeah, buns or just pinned up with ringlets.
don't forget the trusty chignon
Nancy wrote: "don't forget the trusty chignon"That's the word I was looking for!
You learn something every day.
I have this weird thing about being underwhelmed with prequels, and I can only think that part of it is because I know how things are going to turn out...But I don't have the same problem, really, when I reread something...
And, really, I know ultimately how most stories I read are going to turn out, anyway...
So it's not logical, but I can't seem to shake it...
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "I have this weird thing about being underwhelmed with prequels, and I can only think that part of it is because I know how things are going to turn out...But I don't have the same problem, really..."
I'm the same way. I rarely watch prequel anything (made that mistake with StarWars) but I love to reread.
I did read one prequel that I love but it's part of a series I love...and it's written in a way that it ends almost directly at the beginning of the first book in the series.
I'm not big on prequels either...especially when they take place in a series still to be finished. I hate waiting for the next "installment" in the story and the next book released is a prequel that takes us all the way back to before the series started.maybe after the series is complete, but why before?
The one I'm reading is for a completed series, so there's that. It's basically giving more info and depth for stuff you heard about in the main series... I'm just having trouble getting into it as much as the original. (And the Star Wars prequels had issues aside from being prequels... Oi.)
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I'm not big on prequels either...especially when they take place in a series still to be finished. I hate waiting for the next "installment" in the story and the next book released is a prequel tha..."Agreed. It's totally "back for more cash."
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "The one I'm reading is for a completed series, so there's that. It's basically giving more info and depth for stuff you heard about in the main series... I'm just having trouble getting into it as ..."That helps (a lot) but still... I agree.
The one prequel I like is in the same vein but this has been the only one I've really liked that I;ve read as a prequel. Most of the time if I read them I start there (because the series is complete).
I HATE StarWars Prequels.
I dunno... Rogue One counts as a Star Wars prequel, at least to the original trilogy (4, 5, &6) and it was AWESOME.
I think we all know which prequels we're talking about. Haha.
Becky wrote: "I dunno... Rogue One counts as a Star Wars prequel, at least to the original trilogy (4, 5, &6) and it was AWESOME."This is true... but I still did feel a little disconnect with the characters, knowing that (view spoiler)
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Becky wrote: "I dunno... Rogue One counts as a Star Wars prequel, at least to the original trilogy (4, 5, &6) and it was AWESOME."This is true... but I still did feel a little disconnect with th..."
Yes. That's another issue with the whole STP.
I refused to watch the cartoon for that reason. Hubby was watching it until we discussed why I wasn't: (view spoiler)
HomeInMyShoes wrote: "I think we all know which prequels we're talking about. Haha."I know... Just saying though... Lol
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Rare book library with marble windows:https://www.facebook.com/Curbed/video..."
That library is awesome!
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And like you, we have the hated Comcast. Our bill just went up again so we're getting rid of more services and then we'll see.