Warning : The following is only MY opinion.
'Cord Cutting' is a misused term IMHO unless someone is completely living off the grid.I prefer to say 'Economizing'.
(We ain't retreating General...just charging in a different direction) I really enjoyed P Star and De-rect for many years.But I can no longer afford over $100 a month for tv.At 54 years old I think: What if I had only put all that money into savings for the future?
The cost was not even the main reason we dropped the D service.We realized that we were watching less and less as time went by...often watching old programming that we could get elsewhere.The daughter outgrew the children's programming available...and I refuse to let her watch the SMUT that passes for 'entertainment' now.Sometimes the daughter feels left out when her classmates discuss the latest episode of whatevva... but I'm proud to raise her to higher standards than the herd. Education is a GOOD thing.I wouldn't let my dog watch some of the garbage on tv now days. Obviously, most of the new programs do not appeal to me.I can honestly say that Sci-Fy is the only channel I miss.And I can adapt.Old war movies and Westerns galore.(Watched Chuck Norris kick butt last night.Does it get any better than that?)
I also had a huge problem with financially supporting networks that I never watched and disagreed with on moral and political grounds.When you pay for the service,part of that money goes to every channel in the package.I do not think that people with different moral/political/religious persuasions should be forced to pay for channels that run contrary to their beliefs either.I will not call the networks by name because this should not be a moral/religious/political discussion.Enuff said.
The wife now has more Spanish programming on C Band than she ever had when we paid! OTA is practically non-existent here in the hills of VA.
We pay for Netflix and I think it is a wise investment for us.I am more of a channel surfer myself though,and find it a bit tedious digging around for something to watch.The daughter enjoys the Netflix format the most.Different strokes. Eight bucks a month is easier than $112 to D. I'd rather spend a little of the difference on FTA equipment.Good folks like Titanium Satellite and others here in this group will get my $ rather than the huge entertainment industry. (I'm not above kickbacks and freebies,Titanium. <Joke> lmao)
.EarDemon said: "That's fine but, I don’t want intellectual stimulating, I don’t want educational, I don’t want boring, I don’t want high class. I want interesting fictional story lines, with blood, guts, some hot naked chicks, and I want to hear people talk like I do and swear a lot not use $10 words I need to Google. I want to laugh at farts, inappropriate remarks and other so called ‘potty humor’ and laugh at characters making fun or and belittling each other for enjoyment."
I think the above statement about says it all.That's what our Society has become.I'm sure that younger people will say that I'm just an old fart,out of touch with the times,etc,etc. Just let me have what makes me happy...and I'll be glad to let them pay for their services every month.
This was not meant to be offensive to anyone.
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Off to shovel out the ditches after the deluge we got here yesterday.Been needing rain for a couple months...but didn't need it all in 1 hour!
