Originally Posted by
CliftonGK1
I went TV-free for about 2 years before moving in with my fiancee. She's a tech geek and a movie fanatic so we have 2 televisions, and I've become re-addicted to the ambient noise of the TV. There are few shows I watch (as in, actually pay attention to) but I find that I'll turn it on just for the noise if I'm home doing chores. Urgh. It's like knowing there's an open bottle of liquor on the shelf... It's just sitting there, waiting to fulfill its purpose. TV's not gonna watch itself... Somebody's gotta turn it on. It's a difficult call to resist when it's right there; but seriously, when I didn't own a television I didn't miss it after the first few weeks.
I have a 42" monitor in the living room that was just hooked up to my HTPC, I would watch a movie like once a week
After getting married I got cable TV for my wife, but she mostly watches nature and history channels. Recently she's been using streaming Netflix a lot plus other internet sources. I'd sometimes sit down with her if there is something interesting on the screen, but as soon as commercials kick in I jump and leave the room
We may get rid of the cable TV again.
I actually know some people who prohibit their kids from watching TV. They get them DVDs and educational games instead. Unfortunately, that's a tiny minority of the population.
Originally Posted by
irclean
Funny... I feel the same way about the computer.
Yeah, me too. At least it's interactive and you can filter commercials out
Originally Posted by
BCRider
Clifton, turn on some music instead. At least THAT is soothing and positive instead of drilling into your head like some sort of mutant botfly...
Yep, no smiley on this. 99% of TV shows are fully capable of reducing instead of raising our IQ's and making us less rather than more socially attractive.
Chewing gum for the eyes. Yes, it does make people dumb. I can't believe the utterly idiotic garbage that people watch on TV.
Originally Posted by
hsilman
commuting by bike makes me an oddity among my coworkers though. They all think it's pretty weird, and the females all talk about my calves when I wear my shorts in the morning before changing. You can't believe their reaction when we moved out to Queens, I was going to double my commute to a WHOLE 5 MILES?!?
lol, imagine if I told them I purposely make my ride back longer cause I enjoy it.
I'm lucky to work with lots of foreigners who are accustomed to utility cycling so I get lots of positive reinforcement. Many people here ride to work, including Americans. Cycling in NYC is growing. Only close-minded people don't get it. And yeah, on a nice day I detour too to make the ride longer
Yeah, I sneak in and out quickly to avoid comments about my legs and my butt. They're flattering but I feel embarrassed and they still contrast with my belly that I'm not proud of
