No, not the Giants winning the World Series. Or the Badgers winning yesterday. Although those victories were great, this is more important to me. Sort of.
You see, there was a bit of a brouhaha between my television service provider and some of my favorite cable channels. I have been without HGTV for more than 24 hours! It seems that the channels wanted more money from the provider, and the provider balked.
Of course, I learned about it from my trustworthy news source: Facebook. I couldn't believe my eyes, but there it was: HGTV posted a message asking me to complain to my service provider because they removed HGTV, the Food Channel, DIY, the Cooking Channel, and GAC from my television service.
Oh Horrors! What am I to do? No House Hunters? No Holmes on Homes? That will just never do! Especially with the holidays coming. How can I decorate my house just like the White House if I don't see the program showing me how it is decorated?
And gracious sakes alive, how will I stuff my turkey without tips from Paula Deen, y'all? Seriously, the very best icing recipe I EVER got was on a Christmas cooking show on the Food Channel. Now really, how can I do without that?
Since I couldn't watch HGTV last night, I had to watch Avatar on HBO. I really enjoyed that movie in 3D in the theater. It was fun, but kinda flat, to watch it in 2D on television. I wonder what 3D televisions are going for now......
It was really difficult to concentrate at work today. All I could think about was: “what will I do without HGTV?" Not really. I was quite busy at work and I only thought about my loss about a dozen times.
And then, as I got ready to come home, I checked my phone one last time. OMG! On Facebook, of course, HGTV has posted that they are in negotiations with my service provider. Be still my heart!!! Will I have HGTV tonight? Is that too much to ask for?
AHA! Another post on Facebook, as I arrived home: It's settled! HGTV et al are back on my television! I am so happy to hear that! I don't know how the negotiations worked out, but there's one thing I am sure of:
It's gonna cost me more money.....
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