No cable
I haven’t had cable since my Mother-in-law moved out a couple of years ago.
Three months ago, we bought a nice big TV. It doesn’t get the local stations at all with the coathanger antenna we used on the old TV. I tried the rabbit-ears from my bedroom (Mrs. 404 likes to watch reruns while she goes to sleep, I had to return them to the bedroom) so I know a decent set of rabbit-ears, which costs about $10, will make it work. And eventualy we will probably get a set, but it’s been 3 months and we just haven’t bothered yet. We use it for VHS/DVD and video games.
On Friday, the electric company decided to be picky about the finances and cease to provide me with their wares. God, it is ever pleasant. If there were a good alternative for the fridge, the washers, and the pilot light in the furnace, I’d seriously consider not getting reconnected. Mrs. 404 and the little 404s do not agree. We go back on-grid today.
The land-line phone has been gone for a few months now, and I don’t miss it.
The cell phone is plenty of connection.
I do have a cable modem. That is very nice. Not nice enough to warrant electricity in the house, but since the electricity is there anyway I’ll take it.
(I wrote this in reply to a Hullabaloo post about not watching cable news.)
