digital tv and analog tv and cable/satellite tv

i belive that when money is tight and times are tuff -- cable tv should be one of the first thing you ditch from your budget.....yes i know not everyone agrees..............

i have an analog tv, my x wanted cable----we got cable -- 2 year contract in my name since the bills are in my name--my x moved out, i'm stuck with a cable contract -- the children love it!!!!!!!!!!!! we never had cable before all they could watch was what came in thru the antenna

well i don't like tv -- inane!!!!!!! (that's anothe rant, i came to my senses on september 13th 2001 - and the tv machine has no one to blame but themselves)

so the cable contract is over in 2 months (2009)

i got a converter box (2 actually), and hooked it up -- you still have to use the good old rabbit ears!!!

so we found we would get the same lousy reception as before we got cable -- roflmao

i'm not going to pay for cable any more: i didn't want it, my children don't need it (ok, so they believe other wise) -- i locked the whole system up anyway and they only get an hour or two a day

well i have a choice: i can pay the cable company for local service only which is about 10-15$ a month, or i can rely on the rabbit ears with converter box (horrendous reception) -- i really don't want to give these people my money to support the 'roman games' -- as rome (the usa) burns entertain the people with gladiator games (tv shows) -- they won't notice as long as they are entertained

i'm not going to buy a new tv -- omgoodness!!! have you seen the prices of tv's!!!!!!!! this analog digital switch and been a boon to the tv companies, and the cable/satellite tv companies! -- which was the whole reason for the switch anyway -- yeah yeah yeah i know they say there were other reasons but they too were simply based on monetary gain

i'm going to get another converter box -- the one i got was horrible, and yes i wasted my government issued coupon on it, so i will have to pay full price -- but i will buy only one, after that it will be netflix or the library.........

oh and yes books!!! i love books, i own books, i read books, my children read books, i read books to my children.......it is one of the most wonderfull things to do in the whole world....... besides living

end of second rant for the day - lol