http://leftlane.org/2005/12/26/giving-up-cable/ Life, web, and caffeine. By Pat Collins. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:05:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://leftlane.org/2005/12/26/giving-up-cable/#comment-2254 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:38:40 +0000 http://leftlane.org/2005/12/26/giving-up-cable/#comment-2254 I haven't had cable for five years. I got it shut off when I was going through financial problems. Never got it turned back on even though I'm back on my feet. I can't see wasting at least $50 a month on it. I got a fancier antenna with one of those dials on top (not sure what it is called) and I still watch more TV than I should by just watching local channels. Friends and family think I am insane. I have a friend that is now going through financial distress. She called me crying one day that her mom would not lend her $ to turn her satellite tv back on. I was astonished. She was acting like cable or satellite tv was a basic necessity!!! I haven’t had cable for five years. I got it shut off when I was going through financial problems. Never got it turned back on even though I’m back on my feet. I can’t see wasting at least $50 a month on it. I got a fancier antenna with one of those dials on top (not sure what it is called) and I still watch more TV than I should by just watching local channels. Friends and family think I am insane. I have a friend that is now going through financial distress. She called me crying one day that her mom would not lend her $ to turn her satellite tv back on. I was astonished. She was acting like cable or satellite tv was a basic necessity!!!

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