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Carole Berkoff's avatar

The very people who watch fox are the ones to re direct. If they are not watching fox , the radio has the same rants. My husband reads tractor manuals not books or sub stack. TV news is his source of info. We do not watch fox or other garbage. For many TV is how they wind down @ the end of the day. I realize how u get your information is personal choice & learning style but some of the comments reinforce perceptions of intellectual snobbery liberals are accused of.

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Will, from Cal's avatar

Hey, there is nothing wrong with tractor manuals! Your husband has an impressive (to me!) set of skills via them. And yes, there can be a tone in some circles of "Oh, you DON'T subscribe to The Atlantic and The Economist? How do you evah stay aware?"

Personally, I am very pro-TV! At the end of day, or any other time! I guess I see cable specifically in economic terms, or holistic ones. If what you have works for you, then it works! But if you are paying for something you don't use much, or ending up paying for something you don't support, or could get the same product in a more convenient fashion for a similar price... why ever would you not?

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Carole Berkoff's avatar

Yours & the other comments made me think re alternative solutions. Living rural some of the urban advantages are not available & I am not geeky enough to understand all the stuff on the web besides trusting. The radio shack in town is run by someone offering a free gun to anyone who signs up for a cable service . MT does not have an Apple Store, the nearest is in Spokane or Boise ID. I have lived in the Bay Area & Seattle so moving to MT was & continues to be a cultural shock but also insight into a different view of the lay of the land. I am exploring alternatives to cable & hoping they will work.

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Kathy Clark's avatar

I dont know where you live in MT but it definitely has a different lay of the land. And there is so much good there...........that it seems a waste to have all those Republicans in power.

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Maggie's avatar

You still have a Radio Shack? I think its been a while since they disappeared here - but on the other hand - doubt a free gun would be an option!

My son keeps my computer & TV (still have media center) functioning, and I still have basic cable - got rid of many channels a while ago, and then there is my ROKU - which is great. Hope my small cable company continues - I'm rural too.

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Pat Cole's avatar

Man after my heart. Recommend Steiner Tractor and Yesterday’s Tractor. So much to read so little time. (sigh)

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Carole Berkoff's avatar

He reads only for information so reading for pleasure is a very foreign concept to him. Why schools need to value all the different learning styles.

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Pat Cole's avatar

Well duh Carole . The names I threw out are for parts and maintenance videos. I was able to get the video for the complete tear down of my diesel JD3020 engine. Snap. Done. Pat on my back. Off to the hay wars.

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