Remember When......

[Piscator]

BigFish - The media sucks. I agree and all it does is desensitize us. I'm not that old but remember when breaking news used to really be an important event where you would stop and listen, now it's background chatter.

As for all the other posts. I agree as well but don’t you think it's a bit ironic that this discussion is going on right now.
Dad Fisherman, I agree with you 100% but you have almost 11,000 posts! That’s over connected (Raven has over 15,000!) We all log on daily over the internet using wireless computers and smart phones where we can all instantly gratify our connectives. It’s almost hypocritical that we all complain about this technology but let it consume us and have a love/hate relationship for it. We go online daily and blog away and this is how most of us communicate. I’m sure my great-grandfather thought the radio was an evil distraction to my grandfather. I’m sure my Grandfather thought the TV was an evil distraction to my Dad. I’m sure my Dad had the same concerns about Cable TV, and Video Games. I think about my young children and wonder how this will affect them and what will be invented to distract them when they are old enough to use it. I guess it is the circle of live………

Balance is the key. Technology here and there and a little manual labor and face to face communication is what is needed.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Piscator

Dad Fisherman, I agree with you 100% but you have almost 11,000 posts! That’s over connected (Raven has over 15,000!)

Kinda hard to unplug for me....I've been in IT for over 25 years....doesn't mean I can't yearn for it.

also, ever wonder why a large portion of people here on this board, who are in the IT Field, Fish like they do.........the necessity to unplug is even greater when you spend a lot of your time in front of a screen.

Why do you think I love Cutty so much...I can sit on a deck for 4 hours and do....nothing

[Raider Ronnie]

I was pissed off for months (kind of still am) when WLVI 56 10:00 pm news was taken over by channel 7 a few years ago.
56 news was straight forward, no flash news cast.
Channel 7 is non stop "This just in" "heard here 1st" "Only on 7" ect.............. crap.
NECN is a lot more straight forward news.