Cancelling Cable

[Cerran]

I'm looking forward to the new FCC ruling taking effect that forces cable companies to sell you only the channels you want and not their "packages". This means I could get the dozen or so channels I watch and get rid of everything else. It would be nice. IMO Adelphia cable here in Idaho is a complete ripoff. I think I would want TLC, Discovery, TNT, A&E, History, UPN, Sci-Fi and the networks, the rest could go bye bye. I don't need the other 40 channels of crap.

[Guest LadyC]

cerran, are you serious? are they really going to allow that? oh, how wonderful that would be! can you give me a link to more info on that ruling, and when it might go into effect?

[Guest LadyC]

nice to see you posting river! where ya been?

i can't give up fox news. i can't give up my local fox channel either because of the local news. i wouldn't want to give up TLC, A&E, discovery, discovery health, the travel channel (i love watching the shows about vegas LOL, even though i live here!), CourtTV, and the History channel. i don't agree with the documentaries they do on christianity and biblical figures, because they're inundated with lies. but they do have a great deal of quality programming.

the weather channel? i could live without. the weather doesn't significantly change in nevada. now when i was in texas, it was a staple of my TV diet.

[other one]

On a lighter note. I heard that the amount of time one spends watching the weather channel is in direct proportion to your age. (the older you are--the more you watch the weather channel) must be some truth in that as it is about the first thing we check if we turn the tv on!

It also depends on where you live. Here in oklahoma we whatch the weather a lot for general security. Nature will kill you in oklahoma if you are not careful

[ginakay]

Other One, my son and his family are just now moving to Ok City area and that is one thing I told them...when you buy a house get one with a storm cellar or basement. Of course they had lived in Wichita Falls in the past and it is about the same there! Out here we are on the edge of 'tornado alley' and not quite as prone to them altho we get more than we want (one is more than we want!).

Lady C, I watch Fox news every at least for a time every evening to get an idea of what is going on in the world. I think your right about that. If I had to give up my tv it would be the news and weather that I would miss most !!

[mobile21]

My husband keeps mentioning cancelling cable. He knows he spends just way too much time idly wasting time in front of the tube. I normally watch only Dr. Phil and Survivor, although there's no way I can actually watch Dr. Phil everyday, because of the time that it is on. In any case, our tv seems to be on constantly. I think this is normal for a modern household, but I'm getting sick of it. The dependancy.

I really am thinking more and more that cancelling cable is a very good idea, but as lame as this sounds, it seems like such a huge step - a monumental sacrifice. lol.

I'm thinking it's time to stop debating this in my mind and just go for it. It will probably actually be freeing in the end.

I actually did when I was a divorced mother with my daughter. I got about three channels, watched about one hour of tv a day or less and didn't feel like I was missing a thing. I had more time for reading and hobbies. These days, I'd like the extra time for Bible reading, prayer, reading Christian literature, as well as hobbies and family time.

I just tried to mention it to my husband again and asked him if he really was going to do it. I just got ssshushed by both my daughter and my husband because they are watching TV!!!!!! How ironic!

I guess I'm here for a nudge, so nudge away brothers and sisters. Or maybe this is a challenge. Not quite sure what this is actually. lol.

Go ahead Artsy!!!! cancel the whole thing altogether.

There are some horrible things there like Bravo and Faux News.

No human being should watch those things :wow:

[salt and light]

Artsy Lady,

I got rid of cable 3 years ago. During one of my pastor's sermons 3 years ago, he said that he couldn't understand how christians could watch stuff on tv that is the same stuff that put Jesus on the cross{ people beating up someone, people killing other people, bed scenes, cuss words etc.}. Of course my wife and I only watched the news and some good old comedy shows like "I Love Lucy", and "The Andy Griffith Show", and a few others, but my pastor said that he didn't think any christian should support cable tv,since they are responsible for bringing the trash into the living rooms. I agree with him. Even though we don't watch trash,I didn't feel right paying for the cable that is transmitting garbage. One of our church members calls it, "helevision". We have a tv, but we watch dvd's of old tv shows. My pastor hasn't watched regular tv for 20 years. I most likely will never get cable again,and my wife doesn't miss it. It will save you some money. Cable was getting pretty expensive around here,and I probably would have gotten rid of it anyway.

[Guest LCPGUY]

Salt,

true you can always watch just what you want and not the trash. I have DirecTV and there are many screening filters available.

Aside from FoxNEWS and some of the decent Christian shows on TBN, I watch the old stuff to. They have several channels in the low 300 range that feature most of the old stuff.

For example, I watch:

Happy Days

Laverne and Shirley

Gunsmoke

The Rifleman

The Walton's

Little House on the Prairie

Red Skelton

I am very much for Cable, or Satellite, because there is much good on them. We all have the choice to watch what we choose. Just like gun's don't kill, people do, the same can be said for TV. It's not TV that corrupts, it's what you choose to watch.

Just my 2

[senerhu]

We have cable and the tv is on all the time too, but we are doing other things so it has become like a nightlight to us. We have it on so much that when we do turn it off and turn on the radio, its like a treat...lol. Sometimes when the electric goes off during a storm, we look at each other and say "now what?". I know what you mean by an additction, but with summer coming, maybe other interests will replace part or all of it?

[Anonymous]

Hmm.... I have cable too. Only have it because where I live you can't pick up anything on just a regular antenna. I get aprox 75 channels.... and only watch about 5 of them:

*Fox Cable News

*Discovery Channel

*History Channel

*Animal Planet

*CBS (for local news)

We been grippin' cause we don't get any Christian channels. If we want Christian we have to buy the next package deal up that costs alot more than what we're paying already ($52.00)!

Yup... Sounds like a good idea to get rid of it.