Thursday, February 19, 2009

We can live without 2, but not 11!

So we finally got the digital converter box set up in our house (yeah, I know, we are probably the only people in our generation without cable) only to find we don't have channel 2. Bummer since we do love The Amazing Race, but that's the only show on CBS we watch. Then today Charlotte wanted to watch Martha (as in Martha Speaks-a dog that talks, not Martha Stewart.) No problem! Oh but wait, we don't have channel 11 either! (My first thought was how could this be? Charlotte must have watched TV this week since we installed the box!) Oh crap, NOW we have to get cable for:
1. Mommy breaks
2. Friday date night (since we can't afford to go out we go out vicariously through Check, Please!)

Good thing this conversion doesn't happen until June now, because I just turned off the box and Charlotte was able to watch Curious George for the above mentioned mommy break! I do have to focus on making dinner after all!

1 comment:

Beck said...

Nic - I don't have cable either. We have the converter boxes. If you have an antenna on top of your house move it a little and Ch 2 may come in. As for Ch. 11 - you have 4 channel 11s! You may have to manually input the numbers and prog the box. Hit "11-2" then enter. There is a dash (-)on the remote.

Also qubo is 38-2. It's kinda like PBS cartoons but with commercials (all infomercials oddly enough). It's 24 hours a day kid cartoons. All are based off of some book series.

You should have way more channels than you did before! Have fun with the new channels!