Totally O/T, but I gotta let it out...
 

I can no longer live without a TV! Our 16-year-old RCA finally quit sometime in March, and we've been without since then. While I'm delighted to see the girls reading more, it's becoming a bit of a hardship on me....especially since, in the interim, new seasons of Grey's Anatomy, & House MD have premiered, and the new season of Lost premiers on Wednesday. Plus -- honestly? -- it would make my study time a little less complicated if I could tell my darlings "go watch (fill in age-appropriate show title here) for a bit while I read about sedminentary facies and coprolites."

Ah. I feel a little better having gotten that out in the open. Next?

I haven't had to go without, but I can sure sympathize on some levels, as we have only one, and there's always competition for it. If I don't mark my shows on the guide while hubby's at work, he'll watch some mindless crap like "Whose Line..." and other stupid stuff, sometimes for hours. UGH...

((((((((((((((((Sympathy HUGS))))))))))))))))))))),

LIZARD :)

Awwww, (((((((MarghanMom))))))).

I can sympathize as I went without one for nearly a year because the rabbit ears didn't work well and couldn't afford cable. The complex I was living in was suppose to furnish the cable, but, weren't paying the bill or something and I couldn't get it. Then they started paying the bill and neglected to tell the tenants, so, I had no idea to hook up to it again and went several months not knowing. Oh well, what do you do, lol.

Wal-Mart has some rather small affordable ones if you can manage to hold you over until you can get a bigger one. Also, some computers will play DVDs, do you know if yours does? That could buy you some time.

I am TV dependent too...
 

Just some info you can go to ABC.com and watch grey's... I think you can do the same for some other stations too.

I know, and that would be great....except I have prehistoric dial-up, and there's just no hope of watching anything that way.... I tried to download an audiobook from the library....the download ran continuously for 2 1/2 days -- I got about half the book before I decided this was just no good.... I directed DH to Walmart.com and pointed out the sets under $100, I may have gotten his attention -- esp. since Lost starts on Wednesday, and he's as hooked as I am....

Hee....
 

the British version of "Whose line..." is part of what helped keep us sane the six months that Marijke was in NICU....it really helped to have that mindless humor when we got home late at night....;)

Check out this site, on craigslist there is a free section in your area and sometimes there is a free TV also some sell TV's very cheep check this out...
WWW.craigslist.com
good luck finding one soon.
Deborah

Hey, cool!
 

Thanks, Deborah, I never would have thought of that!

(Off to see what Craigslist has in our area....)

point / counterpoint
 

Not to be in the oposition, but, I would gladly give up my TV. I like to read, but find it difficult to absorb text when the television is competing for my attention. Although I am reading, I am unable to tune out the TV audio. As a result, I end up getting up in the wee hours of the morning, so I can have some quiet time to read or do anything else that commands concentration. There are some programs I enjoy, but there is an awful lot of - to quote Lizard - "mindless crap" out there. If you can struggle the TV away from my wife, you can have it. You may ask, "why don't you just leave the room?". Because even though we are doing different things, being together is just too important to us. Next.

you might have a freecycle in your area. everything there is free. i have given many things. i post wha ti have to give. somebody emails me they want it. i set it out by the curb for a specific time pick up...they email the group that they got it..i email that it was picked up.