Comments on: Life Without Cable

By: Walter

Walter — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:01:41 +0000

To tell you the truth, there isn’t much to learn on TV. I do have a cable TV but I only watch the news to keep me updated on the current events. After the news I go on to my reading habits. Books are much exciting and one will learn a lot from it.

By: Lisa (mommymystic)

Lisa (mommymystic) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:25:37 +0000

Lori, This cracked me up. We actually DO have cable in CA, but basic only, and some people are actually aghast that we don’t have HBO or Showtime or movie channels and the like. It’s a gift to my husband so he can indulge in a little ESPN once in awhile, but we would not hesitate to cancel it if we needed to! And in Utah (long story, but we have a house we rent out there and also visit monthly) we do not have any TV. It is wonderful. Frankly, I wish we could cancel it altogether too. But marriage is a compromise, no??

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:34:10 +0000

Hola German, me encanta que te gusto el articulo.

By: German Larrarte

German Larrarte — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:51:57 +0000

Hola Lori!!
Me gusto el articulo que escribiste y voy a leer mas a menudo tu website.Saludame a los tuyos y muchas saludes de los mios para ti tambien.

By: The Urban Cowboy

The Urban Cowboy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:01:26 +0000

You are so right, now a days we consider cable to be a need when in actuality it is a want. Not only that, the cost of cable usually ends up being more than electricity!

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:29:27 +0000

@ Lyra – I just might try turning off the TV for a week and then write about it. Sounds like fun (to a nerd like me).

@ Theresa – I hear you loud and clear. We were actually given a big flat screen TV for Christmas a few years ago and gave it back–partly because it was too extravagant of a gift for us to accept, and partly because we didn’t think our rabbit ears antena would look good on top of the flat screen

By: Theresa

Theresa — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:19:10 +0000

Lori, I fantasize about NOT having cable daily. It takes away from family bonding, fights productivity, exposes my kids to stuff they would NEVER know about (very little educational, more likely smut, sex, extreme behavior, etc.) The parental controls offered are a joke, my teens figured out how to get around them in about one day. I wonder how my life would be different if I didn’t have cable news to view on a daily basis and relied on other means to get my entertainment, such as reading books and magazines. About $80 a month for a package that includes HDTV and music we hardly ever use, but because we have a big screen plasma downstairs (which I would never have bought but inherited from my father), you MUST have HDTV lol.

I guess you could tell that this is a huge pet peeve with me!!

By: Lyra

Lyra — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:01:16 +0000

HA! Fun post Lori… I actually survived a week without any TV last week. I was at my mom’s in Arizona. We were clearing out a lot of her things and packing them up. My brother had turned off her Cable months ago. At first it was strange especially not seeing the Thanksgiving Parade or the news but then it was really very refreshing. Reading and taking walks on the golf course was really great. take care