| Hmmmm...I'm with you Mr YIFE.
I've only just bought a telly again after living without one (through choice) for a couple of years. I'm begining to wonder why I bothered.
You see, the people that have been round my house will know why NTL haven't got the slightest interest in running cable to a tucked away group of just 3 houses. I also live in a conservation area and have trees with a preservation order on them blocking the line of sight for a satelite receiver. The Sky installer took one look at them and couldn't even be bothered to get his ladders from the van before phoning back and cancelling my order (apparently they can do that unilaterally if there are possible technical problems - or more likely if they can't be bothered to carry their ladders 100 yds to a remote house).
So I am completely at the mercy of the terrestrial channels.
In the time I've been away from the box, the output of the terrestrial channels seems to have dumbed down to an incredible degree. Wall to wall soaps, game shows, house and garden makeovers, not to mention the glut of truly abysmal reality shows...
And the sports output.......Arrrrrrrgggggghhhhhh....  | 
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