Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100930/ap_on_en_tv/us_congress_loud_commercials" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/201...mercials</a> Now I can watch tv without worrying about lound commercials.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Interesting that the Senate could pass this but not even get a debate started on the repeal of DADT.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Now if they could just lower the sound level on some of the shows, that'd be awesome.
Originally Posted By dshyates 2oony, if both the commercials AND the shows are too loud, maybe you should just turn it down titch, ;-)
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Nuts. Now what's gonna wake my sorry arse up after I fall asleep in front of the tube at night? Those midnight infomercials will never be the same. 8^P
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Now if they could just lower the sound level on some of the shows, that'd be awesome.<< In 2oony's day they didn't have clickers. He had to get up and walk to the TV to turn down the sound. Uphill. In the snow. Both ways.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan LOL! That's right! And we got our news from Huntley & Brinkley, and we liked it!
Originally Posted By wahooskipper You can learn a lot from this story. Ask any television critic and he/she will tell you that one of the most significant complaints they get is in regards to the volume of tv shows and commercials. Who does all of that complaining? Senior citizens. Senior citizens are, without question, the most responsible block of voters across the nation. They vote, work at the polls, help on campaigns and donate to political parties. Seniors vote. Seniors don't like noisy tv. Congress listens to the voters and wants to make them happy. End game. Sorry to turn a light topic serious but when people (particularly our younger generations) complain about an unresponsive government then I think it is a teachable moment to clue them in as to why the system works the way it does.
Originally Posted By Mr X Well, if seniors decide to vote Republican this time around I hope they're happy when their social security gets eliminated! (at least we of the younger generation will have time to prepare for it)
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I think the only way Social Security gets "eliminated" is if nothing at all is done and it just becomes insolvent. People have been saying they wanted to "fix" social security for decades but what has come of that? Not much. AARP is a force to be dealt with.
Originally Posted By Mr X Oh, I think there are some on the right who are actively interested in hastening the process...
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I agree that there are some who want to hasten the process. I don't agree that they will have any success at all.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Tivo with 30-second-skip feature. Netflix instant streaming. Consumerist.com had a survey recently on the most annoying TV commercials. Of the 30 or so nominees in several categories I hadn't seen a single one, and I watch commercial TV at least 5 days a week. The only thing I've noticed is that I seem to be hitting the 30-second skip button a little more frequently this season than last.
