joannqn Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 (edited) Ok, so we haven't had cable in probably 11 years or more, but our old house had a big antenna on the roof. That meant we got quite a few channels: all of the major networks and then some others. We don't have cable at our new house. There is no antenna, and the neighbor told us that they are not allowed by the HOA that we were never informed about. So, we're limited to just Netflix; we have the one DVD at a time and unlimited instant view plan. We've been watching various shows on Netflix but I miss looking forward to those once a week shows like Survivor and Fringe. I'm missing all of the Christmas shows that are on this time of year...and they aren't on Netflix Instant Watch. The radio station we listen to (only Christian channel that I know of) is too staticky to listen to, and we have a limited CD collection. So, what do you do when the internet goes out for three hours and your husband and 8 year old are gone, leaving you with a 10 year old, 3 year old and 1 year old? Well, we pick up every play coin we own, clean up the entire bowl of dog water, pick up the baby who just tripped and smacked her head on the pattern block cards that she flung all over the floor, yell at the stir crazy 3 year old a gazillion times, etc. My 10 year old finally came up with showing the 1 year old videos on my cell phone to keep her occupied so I could finish washing dishes and start dinner. Ack! We really like this house, but without all of the traffic noise of the city, it gets really quiet here without the TV on. I don't like quiet. It makes me feel lonely and sad. I will get used to this, right? Edited December 4, 2010 by joannqn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Well, we pick up every play coin we own, clean up the entire bowl of dog water,... I thought this was heading to teaching the kids to play "quarters" with root beer or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I have friends who hung an antenna upside down from the ceiling of their attic and it worked. Do you have an attic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted December 4, 2010 Author Share Posted December 4, 2010 Nah, that might have been more fun. The younger two scattered about a hundred coins all over the dining room floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted December 4, 2010 Author Share Posted December 4, 2010 I have friends who hung an antenna upside down from the ceiling of their attic and it worked. Do you have an attic? No...just a tiny crawl space type area between the roof and the ceiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I thought this was heading to teaching the kids to play "quarters" with root beer or something. :lol::lol::lol: My dh is stuck without cable or internet and has been watching Sliders DVDs or whatever else he can find packed away. It will get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTwinsMom1 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 If you miss the weekly type shows you can usually find most of them on Hulu. No cable or dish needed. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I pay $10/month to cable to get my local stations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 We don't have an antenna on the roof or outside. We do have rabbit ears inside and we get pretty good reception. Might be worth a try. We don't watch much tv, but I do like sound. You might be able to build up your CD collection with classical pieces. You can often get recordings that are pretty inexpensive and they're pretty good to listen to repeatedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamonaQ Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I would suggest the library. Our has great selections of music CDs, books on CD, movies and TV series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 You will get used to it. We only have Netflix as well. Our TV is rarely on. I don't miss it, but I love quiet. Going to the library is a good suggestion. It's hard to play games though with littles around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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