Can you do without TV?

[shillelagh]

Would you be able to do without TV for a week?

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I could i dont watch it that often anyway. Its normally just sat there in the corner turned off. Only watch a couple of programmes a week if that - thats when i remember to turn it on!!!

I couldnt do without the net or my computer though!

 

[Wynonie Harris]

Could quite easily do without a TV. A large proportion of the programmes shown are bat droppings anyway.

However, I could not do without my hi-fi, which I use everyday!

 

[accymel]

Funnily enough just had this discussion with the kids - apparently im jurrassic

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, I would have no problem living without TV......please,please don't take away my computer or my MP3 player will you?

 

[lancsdave]

Apart from Sky Sports News I could manage without it. If you took it away even SSN would be a distant memory in afew days. Everything I need is online.

 

[cherokee]

well if i had a choice of tv or pc ..then im sorry but the telly would have to go....

 

[accymel]

Telly has gone here anyway - the kids have taken it but i have my laptop which is all i require on it including my music hehehe

 

[Tin Monkey]

I could live without the TV, but I'm glad I don't have to. If I had to make a choice between the TV or the computer, the TV would win. I'd still have internet access at work

 

[fc:stanley]

the clear answer is NO

 

[Lilly]

I'd miss Coronation Street but that's about all.I'd probably miss the computer more.

 

[Eric]

Funnily enough just had this discussion with the kids - apparently im jurrassic

Devonian actually

And I can most definitely do without tv.

 

[cashman]

TV wouldn't be much of a problem, perhaps a nuisance occasionally but thats about it. prefer radio,PC, n me music.

 

[Less]

Could I do without it? Well, I think the answer is yes. Do I want to live without it? Well, I think the answer is no!

I have my front room set up so that I can mess about on my P.C. but I can also keep an eye on the 'magic fish tank', in the corner, I'm selective about what I'll have on in the background, (sorry ladies, if you need to keep up with the soaps not in this house you won't), but it is a nice bit of background noise that keeps me company. So other than when, like Wynonie I'm listening to my music, I would miss the box.

 

[SPUGGIE J]

Wouldnt miss the TV but that comp yes hifi yes microwave yes.

 

[davo69]

i get tv on my laptop so no problem getting rid of tv just dont think kids would be happy

 

[panther]

i only watch tv at night! thats why iv only got 2 kids..., not like the old days when they used to have 8 to 10 kids because they didnt have telly, so tellys can be useful especially when not in the mood....heheh

 

[Ianto.W.]

My sister and I were brought up without tv, the first one I had was when I married the first wife, she drove me to it.

 

[Royboy39]

My sister and I were brought up without tv, the first one I had was when I married the first wife, she drove me to it.

We had no electric never mind TV.
Impossible to run on Calor Gas.

 

[Ianto.W.]

We had no electric never mind TV.
Impossible to run on Calor Gas.

I'm curious Royboy, caravan?, we had no money and tv was in it's infacy, we did used to watch it at a friends who's dad worked in the trade, I think I would be about 10 years of age when it came on line, do you remember 'Relay Radio'?

 

[Royboy39]

I'm curious Royboy, caravan?, we had no money and tv was in it's infacy, we did used to watch it at a friends who's dad worked in the trade, I think I would be about 10 years of age when it came on line, do you remember 'Relay Radio'?

No....Farm
Yes I do remember but we had a small portable radio which weighed a ton and the batteries cost a fortune.