Monday, April 15, 2013

The Blackout of 2013



I have to hand it to our parents. They managed to raise us to be good people, cook countless dinners, get all the housework done and teach us all the childhood lesson - and all without ABC2. 

Our TV isn't working. Well, that's not completely right. The aerial is broken. We've had zero TV reception since last Thursday. At first we put it down to the storm that had been raging around us for the previous few days, but when the sun came out and the signal stayed away, I figured it was more than the weather. 

Thankfully a few months ago I bought an AppleTV and that has, literally, saved my sanity. Without it, we'd be eating takeaway and I'd be saving all my toilet time till Hubby got home from work! 

But it makes me wonder, how did parents get by without the Peppa Pig distraction at 5pm so I can get dinner cooked? I know we did have kids shows on in the afternoon, was that the only time we watched TV? My sister was addicted to Pokemon in the mornings but I was too busy getting ready (doing my hair) for school to watch anything. We'd come home and have a Milo and grapes at 4pm, homework, piano, dinner and than, finally, TV before bed. 

Besides the ease of distraction when I need to do something, I'm actually enjoying not having the TV accessible so much. I know that tonight I'll curse it as I'm missing MKR and Revenge, but the rest of the time it's not that bad. I can play shows and movies through the AppleTV for Noah while I cook dinner and a movie as quiet time during the day, but knowing it's not just a click away is...liberating. Hubby and I have been watching a movie at night, rather than potato'ing in front of bad shows. We're even going to bed earlier at night.

Now I just wish Phoenix would get the memo about sleeping past 5:30am.....

But if someone had said to me, pull your aerial out and see how you go, I'd've laughed at them. Why is TV so essential?Because we all enjoy it. As much as Hubby bags it out, I love watching MKR at night, after a long day, seeing other people cook and whinge and get booted out. Not have to think about what needs cleaning and washing and be able to sit for an hour is so nice. 

And if it doesn't get fixed soon, I might get Peppa Pig withdrawals of my own! There's only so much Mickey Mouse I can take.....


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