The Cable TV Blues
Posted by mac33 on June 13, 2009
Ain’t paid for TV in over 9 years
Been doin’ just fine with my rabbit ears
Congress said stations gotta broadcast in digital
But I live too far out to get a good signal
So I grabbed the phone and signed up with Comcast
Man, their customer service is a pain in the a**
Now every month I gotta send them my money
But I’ll get to watch The Office…man, that show’s funny
Yeah, I know, a real Blues tune shouldn’t end on a bright note. But I like my TV fresh and free off the airwaves and needed to find a positive here…plus this is my first attempt at writing a Blues tune.
Our local NBC affiliate’s signal is so weak that we had to watch The Office online or wait for the DVD. Now we’ll get to watch it when it first airs! Well…except when it’s on against Survivor, but we can still tape it.
So that’s a good thing and hopefully makes it easier writing out our new cable bill each month.
June 15th, 2009 at 11:52 am
My sister says it’s a conspiracy! Even with the digital converter boxes, a TV in one room of her house gets certain stations, but a TV in a different room won’t get those stations, it gets stations the first TV doesn’t! She’s almost ready to get cable, but is sure that’s what the cable industry wanted all along, and she doesn’t like it! I’ve had cable for over ten years, so it doesn’t bother me!
June 15th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Pretty good first effort and something plenty of people can probably understand. Why is it that when things “advance” there’s always more money involved???
June 15th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
@Cleanerlife:
Digital signals don’t travel as far as analog and any interference throws your reception out of whack so I can understand the different stations between rooms. Analog (may it RIP) was a lot more forgiving.
@Mulberry:
Thanks! This transition cost everybody money…consumers, taxpayers and companies.
The cable got hooked up today and there’s another positive…I get the NASA channel!