DirecTV

Well, we finally got sick of paying the cable company, so we switched. Dave took last Thursday afternoon off to be here when the satellite guy showed up. It ended up raining all day, and the only place that the guy thought would work was on the chimney, which is right next to the electric cables coming off the pole and into the house. Water. Electricity. And a metal ladder. Well, it wasn't happening. They got pretty wet standing out there in the rain admiring the spot that the ladder would have to lean, but in the end, we had to reschedule. So Wednesday I got to hang out with the puppies and we waited on the satellite guy. He got here an hour EARLY and got everything hooked up for us. It took about 3 hours though, so if you are considering satellite, the connection takes more than a few minutes. Could have just been our lovely chimney/power line layout though.

We're still getting use to the new set up. We have like a gazillion channels and can't find much of anything yet without checking the cheat sheet. The only thing I DON'T like about it so far are the local channels. They are all stretched and distorted. The guy said that was normal. I'm not sure why. But it BUGS THE CRAP OUT OF ME. But the picture is nice and clear and the sound seems sooooooo much better than cable. And I can't hear to begin with.