NO NEWS, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

 

I am completely shocked and in disbelief by the number of people online confessing to never reading or listening to news because they find it too upsetting! -- Not having access to news would upset me far more!!! I WANT to know what's going on in the world!!!

Do these fools think that burying their head in the sand is preventing terrible things from happening??? More likely the opposite, forewarned is forearmed. Besides, these events are part of life! You can't have the good without the bad.

One person's news is another's reality.

Despite all the unpleasantness and tragedy, a daily newspaper was one of the joys of my life. I could never imagine not subscribing to one. I loved spreading its pages out on the floor the same way I did as a kid and reading it that way. Online isn't the same, but that's all I have now.

My newspaper was shrinking steadily, yet the price was constantly climbing. Subscribing became a luxury! And long had I been disgusted with its spotty and late deliveries plus their indifference, so after the last price increase I cancelled.

Previously I'd cut back to Sunday & Wednesday deliveries only while getting the rest of my news online. But even those 2 days a week became too expensive. And where I currently live you can only get one newspaper delivered to your door.

Plus I've always found it inferior. Way too much was local news and trivia. I prefer reading about world and national events! I just live in Vero Beach; I'm not married to it!

I'll admit I've been spoiled!  I grew up reading The Miami Herald & the Palm Beach Post. Both were top notch and delivery issues were rare and when one occurred dealt with immediately. But unfortunately due to logistics neither delivers here. This was a big sacrifice in moving.

I attempted to subscribe to the Palm Beach Post online without success. I went thru all the steps including giving them my credit card number. But when I tried to log in with my password I was informed that I didn't have an account.

I'm not a tech person and I'm 70 plus years old so I contacted customer service. The lady logged me on, but I was lost once I got there, trying to navigate the thing was a headache! And the following day when I attempted to log on, again they claimed I didn't have an account!

I contacted customer service, again! The man confirmed they had my credit card number. I told him to delete it because I was cancelling! This was all too much bother when there's a plethora of free news and everything else online!

So now here I sit spending even more time in front of this screen. Perhaps I should move my kitchen table and bed in here, too!