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To: oh8eleven

I went back to the antenna over 10 years ago. Just can’t understand paying to watch commercials. It’s like paying to wear clothes that advertise a product.


6 posted on 11/01/2017 10:01:56 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: fella

“I went back to the antenna over 10 years ago. Just can’t understand paying to watch commercials. It’s like paying to wear clothes that advertise a product.”

You remind me of me.


15 posted on 11/01/2017 10:06:42 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE ("If guns cause crime, there must be something wrong with mine." -Ted Nugent)
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To: fella
Just can’t understand paying to watch commercials.

I remember how cable TV was sold in the late 1970s: INSTEAD of commercials, you could pay upfront and just get the content, commercial free.

33 posted on 11/01/2017 10:23:25 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: fella
It’s like paying to wear clothes that advertise a product.

I know. It has always seemed kooky to me, all those product t-shirts. I also remove advertising decals and license plate frames when I buy a car.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I did once purchase and wear this t-shirt:


59 posted on 11/01/2017 10:49:58 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (They hate Trump because he had the audacity to be elected president without their permission.)
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To: fella

We used to get three channels through the antenna. Since the stations have dialed back their coverage area, we can’t get any. It’s cable or nothing. Internet here stinks so that’s not really an option.

Many keep cable for football games. Wonder how many have cut the cord this season.


80 posted on 11/01/2017 11:30:26 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: fella

I remember when cable tv began. The big draw? No commercials!
I remember John McCain pushing for lower cost and a la carte channels.
I remember when TV shows didn’t bash men.
I even remember Ernie Kovacs.


102 posted on 11/01/2017 12:13:24 PM PDT by polymuser (Enough is enough.)
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