When I first moved here from the "Old World" I thought cable TV was a pretty far advanced option over the steam driven television service I had been used to in my previous life. However, a year on, The Dish Network kindly offered to cut our monthly TV costs (marginally) , provide DVR service and also 32 High Definition channels currently unavailable through cable in this area. Always having a keen eye for a bargain (good Scottish trait) I signed us up for this wonderful new service. It has been installed for 4 days now, which is a bit of a relief considering that the cable company cut our service 5 days previously and we had all been suffering from "what, no TV" syndrome. Anyway, Little Ted has monopolized the big TV to watch "his" channel; Animal Planet, and he has happily been watching crocodiles devour gazelles and wilderbeast and meercats assassinating litters of rival family pups all with great interest and, apparently, no ill effects. Eddy, on the other hand, has scarcely noticed the difference between the one constantly playing DVD of Scooby Doo and the now available 250 satellite channels. Her attention has been drawn more to the enormous dish installation overshadowing her swimming pool!
I have to admit that, when I decided to opt for satellite, I was not expecting to have a miniature copy of Jodrell Bank screwed to the roof of my house and I do have to wonder ... "how will this stand up to hurricane force winds?" Only time will tell although the installer helpfully advised me that Dish Network have a team of installers ready to respond in post hurricane times to get you back up and running with TV service. He did not mention if they would help put the roof back on the house first.
