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PoindexterOglethorpe

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14. First off, why on god's green earth should there
Wed Mar 19, 2025, 10:03 PM
Mar 2025

even be a television on in a waiting area?? People can talk, read a book or magazine, stare at the walls. I don't want a TV on, even on the food channel, because the chatter of the TV is incredibly annoying and distracting.

Perhaps the fact that I have not owned a regular TV for at least 25 years is a factor. But I have NEVER understood the need to be entertained. Entertain yourself, and no, don't go there.

I always have a book with me. I don't happen to read on my cell phone, but most people do. So load a book or two on the phone. And read.

People need to read more books.

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Make Them Change The Channel ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #1
I would have just walked out never to return. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2025 #3
Not A Solution For Me ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #9
Yes, tell them why you're leaving. Think. Again. Mar 2025 #26
Yes- there are a few Chinese restaurants in my town. Prof. Toru Tanaka Mar 2025 #10
If you did that... kiesterbrau Mar 2025 #15
To anyone who chooses this option, I have one small and respectful request: calimary Mar 2025 #17
Of course claudette Mar 2025 #30
They have a t.v. on the other end showing CNN orangecrush Mar 2025 #4
At my mechanic BidenRocks Mar 2025 #16
A couple years ago, I walked into a fast-food joint for lunch..... lastlib Mar 2025 #23
There can be no other reason for it Walleye Mar 2025 #2
There's a liquor store around the corner from my house. Morbius Mar 2025 #5
Downloading fresh updates to the Stepford MAGAs' soft(brain)ware. n/t John1956PA Mar 2025 #6
That's exactly what it is. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2025 #12
A few years ago I was the in lobby of a hotel and 4 priests came in progressoid Mar 2025 #7
Years ago my buddy and I were skiing in Sun Valley. John1956PA Mar 2025 #8
You need one of these FoxNewsSucks Mar 2025 #13
Love it! progressoid Mar 2025 #25
"...this is porn for them." markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #11
First off, why on god's green earth should there PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #14
they don't need the tv, they don't need a book orleans Mar 2025 #18
I am personally horrified that most PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #20
Chatting is not always a good thing. Last year ... Whiskeytide Mar 2025 #22
Is there a law requiring us to demurely sit quietly while they spew their lies? FoxNewsSucks Mar 2025 #24
After 30 mins, I just shook my head, ... Whiskeytide Mar 2025 #32
This sort of thing is exactly why I always have a book or two with me PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #33
next time just ask if they can please change the channel orleans Mar 2025 #19
Yeah i think so too Figarosmom Mar 2025 #21
One of the reasons I bought a home treadmill Montauk6 Mar 2025 #27
You need TV-B-Gone - Turn Off Any TV key chain remote control. Emile Mar 2025 #28
I would have left that restaurant claudette Mar 2025 #29
Propaganda stoned Mar 2025 #31
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