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MADem

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101. No plans to cut the cord--there would be a mutiny in my household.

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 09:24 PM

Aug 2014

The soporific tones of the television soothe many a savage breast around these parts!

It's also a cheap way to entertain a lotta people.

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How many here have cut the cord on tv? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 OP

cut the cord with one caveat... NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #1

What kind of emergency do you foresee that needs pictures, rather than just sound? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #20

HIT'm ! .... HIT'm ! Trajan Aug 2014 #39

It's not snark - I've really never heard of someone having TV for emergencies muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #41

Tornado alerts dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #43

Fair enough - I can see the pictures matter for tornados muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #45

Definitely for tornadoes avebury Aug 2014 #102

That's the main reason I have a tv -- weather news. LuvNewcastle Aug 2014 #130

tornadoes, hurricanes, severe thunderstorms - very common here. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #99

All I have is my indoor antenna. MadrasT Aug 2014 #96

cable was the first thing to go when i lost my job in 08 fizzgig Aug 2014 #2

Gotta have football.......... raven mad Aug 2014 #26

Nope staying with what I got satellite with ALL the movie channels Exposethefrauds Aug 2014 #3

We do as well. Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2014 #57

I would not go that far but it is less hassle then downloading Exposethefrauds Aug 2014 #66

The poll results will prove that people who don't watch TV tend to ridicule people who do. tridim Aug 2014 #4

Well, now there is a list, so the every stupid "morning joe" thread...we can do a diff via Excel snooper2 Aug 2014 #10

Not to speak for anybody else mythology Aug 2014 #12

Agreed. Where I am it is just too expensive. There is no economy option. GoneFishin Aug 2014 #106

i don't claim to not watch tv fizzgig Aug 2014 #22

We got rid of cable in 2001. I'd only ridicule someone for spending $120 a month on cable bhikkhu Aug 2014 #90

We got rid of cable in 1996 KansDem Aug 2014 #126

you guess there is proof GusBob Aug 2014 #103

I don't have a tv.. but, I certainly don't "ridicule" those who watch what they want to on theirs.. Cha Aug 2014 #116

... mainly use roku.com n/t RKP5637 Aug 2014 #5

I haven't owned a television in 7 years. moriah Aug 2014 #6

Roku for streaming, digital antenna for local stations. tammywammy Aug 2014 #7

Other. Brickbat Aug 2014 #8

"Hell On Wheels" is another great I would really miss...n/t monmouth3 Aug 2014 #13

Netflix has first 3 seasons exboyfil Aug 2014 #31

I put that on my Netflix list, but dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #73

It is available immediately exboyfil Aug 2014 #88

ahh...I see now. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #105

I thought Edith was the dingbat snooper2 Aug 2014 #9

Havent watched since the first night of "shock and awe" GusBob Aug 2014 #11

Our television is a movie player. That's all it does. hunter Aug 2014 #14

I got rid of cable television some years ago, but keep a telly and a digital antenna... LanternWaste Aug 2014 #15

Been 12 years since I had cable Lurks Often Aug 2014 #16

I have YouTube, DU, and the Dewberry Jam Community Radio bookmarked FrodosPet Aug 2014 #17

About Dewberry Jam Community Radio FrodosPet Aug 2014 #19

I am going to check out that station. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #46

I have become a huge fan FrodosPet Aug 2014 #80

Funny story Proud Public Servant Aug 2014 #18

Haha, Proud Public Servant, that almost exactly lovemydog Aug 2014 #49

lol jamzrockz Aug 2014 #85

THAT is funny! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #122

I just signed up for the first time about two weeks ago. Love it. closeupready Aug 2014 #21

I watch exactly 4 shows: The Ed Schultz Show, Rachel Maddow, The Last Word and Chris Hayes. jwirr Aug 2014 #23

I'm with you. I tried cutting the cord a few months ago and missed MSNBC so much, especially Rachel Stardust Aug 2014 #113

I like to have different views and often they are covering something we are not. I think that TV and jwirr Aug 2014 #120

Those of you who have given up cable/satellite TV are missing some first-rate viewing. Paladin Aug 2014 #24

With terrabytes of downloaded movies, series and what-not... randome Aug 2014 #32

Actually, not. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #124

Other: I miss Robb. Raine1967 Aug 2014 #25

Just got rid of Basic Plus exboyfil Aug 2014 #27

Have cable and internet from the same provider. Agschmid Aug 2014 #28

I cut cable when I got the Internet in 2008. It was a choice between cable and the Internet so Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #29

Been about a decade now. i don't miss it Scootaloo Aug 2014 #30

Other. You can pry the remote from my cold dead fingers. rock Aug 2014 #33

"too dramatic?" dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #47

Nope. This probably the best time in history Codeine Aug 2014 #34

DVR deserves and award for how it broadens tv viewing. Inkfreak Aug 2014 #37

. Little Star Aug 2014 #40

Tv is an asset. Inkfreak Aug 2014 #35

Cut the cord on TV? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #36

Why should I? brooklynite Aug 2014 #38

Because cable costs a fucking fortune BainsBane Aug 2014 #42

You are paying too much. Agschmid Aug 2014 #55

That was with the cut. At one point is was over $220. BainsBane Aug 2014 #71

Wow. More people need to YouTube it! Agschmid Aug 2014 #74

I pay $60/month for expanded basic Iris Aug 2014 #93

I have basic cable with Comcast - $29.00/mo 840high Aug 2014 #110

Argument number 3: lovemydog Aug 2014 #50

Agree totally. It wouldn't be bad if there was news outside cable. Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2014 #84

You can't be serious? BainsBane Aug 2014 #97

I miss HBO and AMC PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #44

Drfited away in the mid-70's. bikebloke Aug 2014 #48

TV Free Since 2001 cantbeserious Aug 2014 #51

I don't own a tv Sanity Claws Aug 2014 #52

That's definitely cutting the cord. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #59

I admire your frugality! Sanity Claws Aug 2014 #60

Here... hunter Aug 2014 #111

I did go back last year, for a year, because they offered it to me for free... cbdo2007 Aug 2014 #53

We've never had cable, do have rabbit ears. Shrike47 Aug 2014 #54

I don't understand why anyone would want to do that these days Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2014 #56

Aljazeera docs are online also. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #65

We got free cable for almost a decade XemaSab Aug 2014 #58

No cable or anything, but still get over-the-air local channels for PBS and a few good shows. pampango Aug 2014 #61

Me, too. GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #91

I like TV Blue_In_AK Aug 2014 #62

I cut the cord around 40 years ago. Kill Your Television. nt Zorra Aug 2014 #63

Considering it. moondust Aug 2014 #64

ahh..the teases...I had forgotten about them. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #68

Shock and Awe was ugly. moondust Aug 2014 #69

And Blitzer walking around the props and screens on stage like a demented ringmaster. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #72

Never had cable, satellite, etc. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #67

Ionly cut my cable TV line jamzrockz Aug 2014 #70

Yes, you count. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #79

Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television kentauros Aug 2014 #75

What is his DU handle? FrodosPet Aug 2014 #82

Not sure. kentauros Aug 2014 #83

The 25 yr old Trinitron passed on; I cut the cable... Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #76

I like some of the stuff that runs through the cord and plan to keep it. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #77

Never had cable tv, always use an antenna, and have had broadcast TV. only..ever.... Stuart G Aug 2014 #78

I love TV. SamKnause Aug 2014 #81

Me, too! Iris Aug 2014 #92

Witness History - Love the Arts earthside Aug 2014 #129

I have dumped my satellite.. sendero Aug 2014 #86

I use mine more as a large computer monitor than as a TV. Initech Aug 2014 #87

You put your finger on another incentive I had to dump my tv dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #98

I just got a new computer monitor for like $170. Initech Aug 2014 #100

No tv since 2001 bhikkhu Aug 2014 #89

I cut the cord because I was flat broke at the time Budgies Revenge Aug 2014 #94

I don't cut the cord totally but don't watch much treestar Aug 2014 #95

No plans to cut the cord--there would be a mutiny in my household. MADem Aug 2014 #101

No WAY these percentages are correct maced666 Aug 2014 #104

I may bitch about the slow DSL dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #107

Gave up it in 1980... 2naSalit Aug 2014 #108

Cord cut in 1975. greendog Aug 2014 #109

After I started grad school I had no time for TV... Adsos Letter Aug 2014 #112

I'd cut it in a heartbeat if it weren't for other family members Live and Learn Aug 2014 #114

I hear that. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #127

I have been TV free at three different times in my life, SheilaT Aug 2014 #115

No way, it's our entertainment. B Calm Aug 2014 #117

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Al Jazeera tiredtoo Aug 2014 #118

Me. Ages ago, about 10 years ago, really. sibelian Aug 2014 #119

Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own a Television joeglow3 Aug 2014 #121

He never cheats on his diet, either. randome Aug 2014 #123

Other: I got back and forth depending on my ability to convince my SO to keep it cut. nt. Hosnon Aug 2014 #125

Cut the cable cord a month ago loyalsister Aug 2014 #128

I have Dish for the movie channels - the offerings get worse and worse aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #131

I love tv IcyPeas Aug 2014 #132