Television: Cable Or Converter Box?

The Old Soldier refuses to get cable for two reasons.  Free television satisfies my needs and I can’t afford to pay for cable anyway.  And even if the Old Soldier could afford cable, he still wouldn’t get it because he is not going to pay for 50 stations when he’s only interested in four or five.

One of the things that my friends who do have cable constantly complain about is that they have to pay for stations that they never or hardly ever watch and the stations that carry movies play the same movies over and over again for weeks at a time.

Then there is the fact that most people who have cable are too busy living their lives and they don’t have enough time to watch enough television to get their money’s worth out of cable.

A digital TV converter box

A digital TV converter box (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Old Soldier has a converter box and that’s all that he needs.

So, why do people pay for cable?  I guess they don’t want to miss anything, even if they don’t have time to watch everything.  And they are willing and can afford to pay big time for that option.

Now they can pay for satellite television, too.

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cable tv

cable tv (Photo credit: pinprick)

Hello, people from all over the world!  The Old Soldier is on duty early (6:00 am) today.  The high will be only 61 degrees and partly sunny today in the City of Pittsburgh.

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You Have Got To Check Out THECOOLTV

A digital TV converter box

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THECOOLTV: you better believe it.  Would the Old Soldier kid you?  Never!  I have not been this excited about television since MTV was new.  Remember MTV when it was all about music videos?  Forget it.

I don’t know what MTV is about now; but THECOOLTV is all about music videos.  Now here’s the thing.  The Old Soldier does not know a lot about this station.  I think it’s a local station.  I don’t have cable.  I have a converter box.  On the converter box the station is 22.2.

But you will see new and old acts, the best of rock, punk, alternative, grunge and new wave.  You will see hair bands and head bangers.

My soldiers, you can’t beat it with a stick.  Check it out.

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“I Played With Her Breasts” And Other Stories

An early MTV station ID

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This blog is known for its flash fiction stories and the Old Soldier loves it.  It’s a chilly, sunny day in Pittsburgh and the Old Soldier has a big crock pot of chili on and he is blogging away and watching THECOOLTV, all music videos.  What MTV use to be.  Amy, my favorite bartender, told me that THECOOLTV is a local station, 22.2 on the dial with a converter box.

The Old Soldier loves rock and roll and is thinking about going to Del’s this Friday night for some karaoke.  The Old Soldier has not done karaoke in weeks.

In the meantime, check out some of the great flash fiction stories on this blog.

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Flash Fiction: I Played With Her Breasts

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