Last fall, when we were trying to conserve money and make expenses as low as possible, we cancelled our cable TV. I thought we didn't watch much TV anyway, but I really missed my 15 minutes of the Today Show every morning while I made the bed, straightened the room, got ready for the day...I mean I REALLY missed it. Ever since 9/11/2001 I have turned on the Today Show every morning to be sure the world is okay and to keep me company. I felt like Matt, Meredith, Ann, and Al were my "friends."
Now that we are working again I wanted to turn the cable back on. Just the basics this time--so we could watch General Conference on TV and I could have the Today Show again. Jeff, who has cable at the RV park he lives in during the week in California had mentioned several times how worthless it is and how there is nothing worthwhile to watch on it. He said, "No. Don't turn it back on."
I figured I knew better. I would be watching at a different time of day than he does and I knew specifically why I wanted it back on. So I signed up for the $15/month basic cable service two months ago.
And...guess...what. I have turned on the Today Show exactly four times in those two months...Don't think I've watched another thing on cable, either. As a matter of fact, when I've been making the bed and thought about turning it on, I usually ignore it, as it feels like it would be an intrusion. The only time we've had the TV on is to watch DVDs we borrowed from the library. We get to pick the ones we want (The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency and Burn Notice,) we get to pick when we watch them, and we don't have to watch any commercials.
Guess I should have listened to my husband. I'll try and remember that next time.
3 comments:
It's amazing when you realize just how few shows you actually watch, isn't it? Getting shows from the library is a great idea.
After we discovered Hulu.com (where you can watch TV shows online) we realized we hadn't used our cable in 6 months. So we cancelled it, and didn't get any here.
I love your resolve! BUT in my case, I think I'm still suffering from post traumatic stress whatever since 9/11 and so I am still compelled to turn on CNN first thing every morning, just to make sure.... :)
We like Burn Notice too. Like Jen, we watch that and other shows we like on Hulu.com. You should try White Collar. We also like watching Wipe Out. Not sure if that one would interest you, but those are the three Matt and I sit in front of the computer to watch together.
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