Goodbye TV
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Today I packed our lounge’s LCD TV and all the AV equipment into the car ready to deliver tonight to my sister in Bristol. This will mean we have zero ability to receive a terrestrial television signal so we can cancel the TV licence.
We’re getting rid of the telly for a number of reasons the main ones being:
- We don’t use it. We’re mostly reading, talking or listening to the radio if we’ve the time to be hanging out in the lounge;
- There’s no temptation to allow the kids to watch it. Our boy has a bit of an addiction and can get really cranky after even half an hour of usage so this way he knows there’s no possibility of getting a fix;
- What it represents. It’s a symbol of mass consumption and, frankly, we’re embarrassed to own it;
- Space. It’s huge (40″) and we’re likely to be living in a small house soon;
- Power. It is power hungry;
- Asset value. Whilst it is still worth something we thought release that cash back into our pockets;
It might take a few days to get used to not having it anymore but I can’t see it being a big deal. Should there be something that we really want to watch there’s always the laptop and iPlayer.
Posted in Bealers | Comments (3)
Nate says:
May 3, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Well done you!
I have been considering the same. I heard on the radio just the other day that a lady was trying to contribute some money to the BBC as she used her radio and iPlayer but didn’t own a TV. She has been repeatedly turned away as they don’t have that facilty!
Mark says:
May 13, 2009 at 8:43 am
You missed another reason to get rid of it – what it represents – it keeps the populace docile and receptive to the relentless business-as-usual propaganda.
Bealers says:
May 13, 2009 at 8:52 am
@mark well I did mention what it represents above but I see that you’re meaning the guff that it outputs.
It’s an interesting point. I figure people should be sensible enough to not trust the media that they consume but then again a lot of shitty tabloids do get purchased everyday…