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Is there life outside CNN?
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 5:26 pm
by azsnowman
I don't know about the rest of you but our TV has been on CNN for the last 2 days, nuthin' else, is there life outside CNN? "LOL!" Geeeesh, I turned the channels and YES, I had to watch Leave It To Beaver for a touch of unreality 8)
Dennis 8)
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 5:28 pm
by wx247
Dennis... I know what you mean. I leave it on one of the news networks, mainly CNN because they have people still inside Iraq, because I am afraid I will miss something.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 5:34 pm
by chadtm80
I have to have a constant news feed one way or another....
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 7:14 pm
by mf_dolphin
Foxnews in a browser window and CNN on the TV!
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 8:03 pm
by JQ Public
lol...this is the same situation with me...but right now i have to watch "8 Mile" its coming on the local NCSU dvd channel
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 8:06 pm
by chadtm80
LOL... not a bad movie JQ... I expected it to be lame, but was pretty happy with it : ) Enjoy
I watched ring last night.... STINKS IMO hated it
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 8:08 pm
by JQ Public
hahah yeh the ring was kinda weak but at least there is that generic pretty blonde to make the movie bearable. Oh well 8 Mile is pretty good...never watched it yet tho. Oh well....back to cnn or movie.
Re: Is there life outside CNN?
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 12:30 am
by southerngale
azsnowman wrote:I don't know about the rest of you but our TV has been on CNN for the last 2 days, nuthin' else, is there life outside CNN? "LOL!" Geeeesh, I turned the channels and YES, I had to watch Leave It To Beaver for a touch of unreality 8)
Dennis 8)
Mine has been on Fox News!!
It's almost always on even when I can't watch so I can hear when there's breaking news. I'll flip it around sometimes to see what everyone else is saying. Btw, Fox News has people in Iraq too. That's one job I wouldn't want! :o
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 1:37 am
by streetsoldier
It is good that so many of us ARE so interested in what's happening, and stay informed; but, let's not be SO "tuned in" that we end up suffering from "CNN Syndrome" (or, in my case "FoxNews Syndrome"
)...first noted during Gulf War I, psychologists and counselors nationwide had to treat people for anxiety and "rule-out" DSS, just from being glued to their tubes 24/7/365.
Personally, I place my trust in our military planners...they know exactly what they're doing, as witness the "decaptitation strikes" this early evening/morning, and it won't add one hour to my life to PERMIT myself to get sick or over-stressed by giving in to compulsive viewing. :o
"Be calm...be still...relax...rest in the arms of the Dragon...sleep...DREEEAM..." (this last quoting Nicol Williamson in his role of Merlin in "Excalibur", and wise advice it is!) 8)
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 6:50 am
by bfez1
I watch CNN and Fox news all night long every night. I hardly ever watch prime time tv. To much going on in the world right now. Don't want to miss a thing. Hey, isn't that a song title?
And at work I am on the internet checking things out and my radio is on.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 8:29 am
by Miss Mary
Dennis - I find myself having CNN on a lot too. Then it's just too much and you find yourself checking in on TV Land, just for a touch unreality as you say. I would love to watch an old Doris Day movie right now, for example. Just a 2 hour escape. But I won't, too much is going on. It's addictive - you can't turn it off but sometimes you should. Just for sanity reasons. Then you feel guilty wanting an escape. Our troops can't have an escape right now.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 6:59 pm
by azsnowman
WHEW! O'TAY....after 11.5 hours STRAIGHT, it's BREAK time LOL, no, I'll take that back, I posted about an hour ago, THAT was the first break! Being laid up STILL, that's ALL I've been doing, watching CNN and eating bon bons LOL! "NOT!" on the bon bons!
Dennis
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:21 pm
by mf_dolphin
I pulled the TV out of my workshop this morning and took it to work. Had to use an old set of rabbit ears but at least I wasn't totally out of touch.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:24 pm
by azsnowman
RABBIT EARS??? "LOL!" I didn't think they made those anymore, geeesh, am I REALLY that old???
Dennis
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:26 pm
by mf_dolphin
Actually the TV is only 5 months old (had to have something on the woodshop) and came with a set!
Only had 2 channels today but it was better than nothing
Re: Is there life outside CNN?
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 8:14 am
by al
azsnowman wrote:I don't know about the rest of you but our TV has been on CNN for the last 2 days, nuthin' else, is there life outside CNN? "LOL!" Geeeesh, I turned the channels and YES, I had to watch Leave It To Beaver for a touch of unreality 8)
Dennis 8)
Hi Dennis
Yes there is life outside CNN, They are called SKY NEWS, BBC NEWS 24,
ITV NEWS 24, EURO NEWS, FOXS NEWS, CCTV-9 ( chinese news channel
in english ) and of course CNN NEWS!, and there is the radio with some
classic 60's music to listen too, I'ts all riveting stuff!! :o :o :o
cheers alan
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:31 am
by wx247
My mom called me last night and said she was going to add some channels today to her satellite and asked if I would want to come over because she was going to get Al Jazeera. I then reminded her that it would not be in English and she said, "Oh!". Gee Maw...