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I don't like TV much, I prefer computers, something I know I've said before. Thus I enjoy my time away from TV's, and resent their intrusion into my life, most of all when I can't control their "off" feature.

I can understand bars. It's ok in a bar, and if I'm in a bar then I really don't have any objection to a TV yammering about sports or whatever in the background. Maybe I can even see a reason in a waiting room like for outpatient surgery or the emergency room. It gives people a necessary distraction, although personally I prefer reading a book. Lately however, TV's have proliferated into places where they are very definitely NOT welcome. The most recent assault being the grocery store.

Now the checkout line can suck but the very last goddamn thing I want is a fucking advertisement for some shitty show, "meal time tips" or other barely-related crappola. I don't need to be fucking pacified goddamit, I want to pay for my groceries and get the hell out of there. Having a monitor planted less than two feet from my face yammering away sucks only slightly more than the one at the deli counter and the other one at the organic produce. I want to know what five-star marketing genius came up with this idea and ducktape his ass in front of one of these checkout TV's for about a week.

The worst part is that while it sucks for the time I'm stuck there, it must really blow for the cashiers and baggers who are there for hours.

Death to the Set!

(Apologies to Abba there for leeching the title)