Oh, the old days, when Grandpa would send us up the hill to move the antennae while he yelled directions from the living room. We would sit under blankets draped over the screen so we could watch Saturday cartoons.
Now we’re promised that digital conversion is easy, and virtually free. $40.00 coupon for a $49.99 gizmo that will improve the TV experience. So I did it, I signed up and bought into the converter—now I get a vagarious mix of nothing at all on most channels, most of the time. As they promised, digital is all or nothing.
Now I’m stuck with the rest of America, paying for all the extra things to make this “easy transition” work, antennaes, boosters, or basic cable, ($30,000 over the course of my remaining days.)
I’m mourning the convenience of analog, but I do look forward to reverting back to sending the grandkids up the hill.
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We have one tv that has the box built in and can use rabbit ears to pick up the digital signal. When our cable contract is up we will be the ones with coat hangers jammed in and bent every which way trying to get the "all" instead of the "nothing".
Terina-
It was so fun to hear from you. I hope you're doing well. I'm glad you found my blog. I understand that my brother and Dia are in a class together. What a small world. Keep in touch!
Great!! We were told we dont have to make the switch. we'll see wont we!! good luck with that....
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