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Old October 2, 2000, 01:25 PM
Dan Butler
 
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Default Re: No remote, no TV....

Dien --

I have no TV and haven't had one in some time. Okay I really have a TV but it stays in the garage stuffed in a back corner and covered with stuff so it's hard to access. We pulled it out after the tornado hit our town back in March to watch some of the news for instance.

You are correct about it being a huge time sink. That is our primary reason for not having it. I have some observations on how TV affects children and their play but thats another story altogether.

-- Dan Butler

> Hi Julie.... :)

> Julie, actually, I kind of know what you
> mean (I think)....

> I don't really need the remote control....
> There's often not much good on anyway.... :)

> I do have some friends who purposely don't
> have a TV. They just don't want a TV in
> their lives.... It is mostly a big waste of
> time....

> There was a period of around 6 months when I
> purposefully lived without a TV. I wanted to
> see what it was like.... It was okay,
> although I did feel detached from the world
> since I didn't really know what was going on
> with the country and the world -- though if
> I wanted to I could have listened to the
> news on the radio, or bought a newspaper....

> In many ways, though, not having a TV was
> very peaceful....

> But.... yeah, there are very few shows I
> watch on TV regularly.

> I don't have cable TV right now, but I do
> travel to visit my parents regularly (they
> live in another city) and they do have
> cable. When I visit, I enjoy watching the
> Discovery channel, the National Geographic
> channel, and the Travel shows....

> That's the main good thing about TV, I
> think, the occasional groovy
> documentaries.... :)

> I figure at least you're learning
> something.... :)

> I agree with you Julie.... I can say I've
> been guilty of this, but I don't feel very
> satisfied afterwards..... Mostly this is
> with cable....

> I sit there, flipping through the channels,
> hoping something is good on.... Before you
> know it half an hour is gone and I still
> haven't found anything I'm interested in....

> That's when I get up and surf the web! :)

> Dien Rice
> Recovering Channel Flipper (keep the remote
> away!) :)




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