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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 12, 2017 15:34:25 GMT
Don't drink now so I must be teetotal..... except I'm not I *might* have one, just don't.
Not sure why as I never made a conscious decision to not drink
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Post by pinkie on Nov 12, 2017 15:47:44 GMT
We have hardly watched TV for months now. We had a few nights recently (maybe 3 in the last 3 weeks, watching old sitcoms for an hour) However we PLAN to watch some more regular French TV. Very frustratingly - the first bit we planned to watch was France New Zealand on channel 2, and it was one of 2 channels telling us it had no satelite signal. About half the other channels had pixelation - I think the satelite got moved when we had very high winds in February this year. By the time it started (8.45 local time) it was a bit late to go to the Glacier bar (where it would definitely have been showing) - especially since I'd had a drink or two by then I was breathalysed by the French police coming back from a restaurant at a random checkpoint on a local roundabout a couple of weeks ago. I had a "zero" reading, but I have been a bit more circumspect since. The limit here is 50mg/100ml and not the 80 I was used to  |
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Post by Chris on Nov 14, 2017 18:22:12 GMT
Can't stand tv. Wish we could do without it in this house
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 15, 2017 15:32:12 GMT
I was strong armed into having a TV years ago.
Possible I might no have one even now, except the current boss would no doubt insist !
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2017 15:36:06 GMT
One in every room with exception to the bog  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 15, 2017 16:02:48 GMT
Total of 2
Flat out refuse to have one in the bedroom and glad to say no requests for one either
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Post by MartinT on Nov 15, 2017 16:09:01 GMT
TV is fine if you limit its use to what you want to watch only, and don't veg in front of it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2017 17:25:12 GMT
TV is a serious form of influence imho..
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Post by Barrington on Nov 15, 2017 18:47:00 GMT
I have a 42" Panny in my listening room , I never watch TV stations , Blu-Ray's and digital audio display for FLAC's and DVD-As and Blu-Ray Audio discs , I also have a BT box connected for the footie in HD.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 15, 2017 19:34:12 GMT
I never watch TV stations . . I also have a BT box connected for the footie in HD Umm. |
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Post by Barrington on Nov 15, 2017 20:18:52 GMT
I never watch TV stations . . I also have a BT box connected for the footie in HD Umm. Oy it costs me  I'd like to upgrade to UHD but they tell me I can't get the download speed. |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 15, 2017 21:05:54 GMT
I'll be going 4K when we've installed a new TV but it'll be Sky Q and it'll be after we've decorated the Sitting Room, the last major room to be done. Until then I'm slumming it with HD and shitty TV sound.
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Post by Tim on Nov 15, 2017 23:56:44 GMT
TV is a serious form of influence imho..   |
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Post by ChrisB on Nov 16, 2017 0:36:48 GMT
I am the slime from your video...
You will do as you are told,
'til the rights to you are sold
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 16, 2017 8:27:17 GMT
Just had a frank discussion about putting the TV on for toddler when she comes to stay.
She doesn't need it or miss it
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Post by MartinT on Nov 16, 2017 10:10:30 GMT
Wait 'til toddler starts swiping real magazines...
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Post by Slinger on Nov 16, 2017 11:04:47 GMT
It always amuses me when people "won't have a television in the house" because T.V. is rubbish. T.V. is not rubbish but SOME T.V. is rubbish. I've never caught anyone saying they won't have magazines in the house because some of them are rubbish, or they won't have books in the house because they've read some real stinkers in the past. Like most things, there is good and there is bad to be had. I often wonder if the real reason is because people once found themselves caught up in Eastenders/Emmerdale/Coronation Street or even worse - I Want To Be A Celebrity, Get Me...etc. and hadn't got the willpower to stop without ditching the telly altogether. I wouldn't be without one, like I wouldn't be without my books. It doesn't mean I read Barbara Cartland and watch The Only Way Is Essex though.
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Post by Tim on Nov 16, 2017 11:23:44 GMT
None of the above in my case Slinger, there's just nothing that interests me enough to buy one and have an ugly black screen in the room that serves no purpose. Rubbish is a subjective term, but broadcast television is predominantly aimed at the majority of the general populace, of which I don't fit into. I also abhor advertising. All those programs you list I have never watched, they have never been part of my lifestyle and never will - mindless drivel. I enjoy listening to music which I find much more rewarding. TV bores me, it's a thief of time producing (for me) nothing stimulating or of value - its really that simple. But I do go out to the movies a lot, often more than once a week and live gigs and theatre - I just don't have time for television either. I have books and magazines too, both of which give me more than television can. But hey, each to their own, I don't understand peoples desire to watch television on a daily basis, just as you probably don't understand my aversion to it |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 16, 2017 11:50:33 GMT
I don't differentiate between cinema and quality drama. For me, Game of Thrones (to pick just one) is every bit as rewarding as many of the films I go to see. The device for watching it is TV, thus we have one. However, I don't watch any soaps or mindless fly-on-wall celebrity shite either!
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