Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Wipe Out!

When all is said and done, and it's time to just sit on the couch and veg, my favorite pastime is channel surfing. Yep, I'm one of those guys who, if left to my own devices, will happily sit and flip channels, never watching one show for too long, until I finally hit on a program to watch. I used to aggravate my friends, because I'd do that, and still be able to tell you what's going on with each show.

With the advent of these fancy cable-tv boxes, you could plug in all your favorite channels, and with the press of one button, be able to surf away to your heart's content.

But it's no fun anymore. Seems no matter what time it is, I start flippin', I get nothing but commercials. Any good surfer knew you didn't surf at the top or the bottom of the hour in the past, because that was typical commercial time. Now, it's like open-season for ads. I had 23 channels plugged in to the favorites, and when I started surfing this morning, 18 of them were broadcasting commercials when I hit them. Is it me, or are they out of control with the amount of commercials?

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:03 PM

    They are out of control. Even the info-mercials have commercials now. For their own product, of course!

    Jackie aka Bamawmn

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  2. Anonymous8:43 PM

    I am not allowed to touch the remote control...I'm a channel surfer. Thats ok, when I'm in my car...surf away. Anyone gets in my car, I tell them right away, I channel surg. Hey, I gotta have some power, some time.
    xoxo ~Myra

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