Hotel TVs

[pen_grunt]

It came up as a point of conversation while out of town this last jaunt: I never turn on my TV in my hotel room.

Never. Ever. Ever. Ever.

Is that strange? My co-workers think it's very, very weird.

I think it's my whole philosophy against television in a place of sleep. Either that, or I'm too busy working to even think about TV.

Comments

[gwangi.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't even own a TV, so......no?

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

Admirable AND strange in today's day and age.

Then again, with the internet being what it is, is there really any need for television?

[gwangi.livejournal.com]

Errr.....I also don't have internet at home.

Which is probably why I can identify every NPR announcer by voice alone.

[gwangi.livejournal.com]

I should note that I would have home internet except that a) I can't pick up the city's wi-fi and b) as I don't have cable and only have a cell phone, I'd need to spend a ton of money to hook up any non-wi-fi way. I'm not some quasiAmish guy here, just rather cheap.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

Good god man, what do you do? READ?!? :)

Actually, your almost-unibomber lifestyle is one that I think would benefit a great number of people... and increase productivity by about 98%.

If I could just wean myself off the internet (when I'm supposed to be getting work done. . . like now. . .) I think I could finally finish that book I've been working on. Or start a new one. Heck, I could take up pottery...

[starsechos.livejournal.com]

I'm on the opposite end of that. We have a TV in nearly every room in the house say the laundry room and the bathrooms. Although Scott wishes we had a tv in the bathroom. If we did, I'D NEVER SEE HIM! But they aren't often on. I spend more time with the love/addiction of mine that is the internet than watching tv.

I hear that.

[jasonecaesar.livejournal.com]

I don't think that it is weird. For me, it is because I am on vacation and am out doing things. =D