The CC Chronicles - They were meeeeaann to her

[goblue2539]

I'm just gonna jump on the bandwagon here.  Because, my friends and family have learned that if you call me at 9pm on Tuesday, you're going to get a crash course in Dr. House's disease of the week.  On Wednesday, it's a lecture on FBI profilers and serial killers, and Thursday is Grissom's latest bug info.    But, I disconnect from the darn box on the weekends, I swear.

[VorFemme]

You've got that right, Renee. Cant endanger the thin mints peddlers. LOL  And just where is good ol' Jeeves when we need him, huh?

Thin mints may not have been the food of the Greek Gods - the source of chocolate was the Western Hemisphere, after all.

But they probably qualify as a sacred food in the eyes and tastebuds of my family.........

I don't have a butler - but I am tempted to dress up the teendaged boy as one for Halloween - perhaps with a HUGE blade of some kind to be "polishing" as he waits to hand out the candy.......wonder if the little monsters would be more polite?

[MineralDiva]

There are an alarming number of you that don't know how to turn the ringer off on the phone.

I do this all the time. On most models it's a very simple step and simply requires leaving a post-it note on the handset the first few times so you remember to turn it back on.

You have to make technology work for you.  

You took the words right outta my fingers!

[freakyfemme]

I'm just gonna jump on the bandwagon here.  Because, my friends and family have learned that if you call me at 9pm on Tuesday, you're going to get a crash course in Dr. House's disease of the week.  On Wednesday, it's a lecture on FBI profilers and serial killers, and Thursday is Grissom's latest bug info.    But, I disconnect from the darn box on the weekends, I swear.

Really?  Okay, CC was definitely rude, but......are people these days really so enslaved to their T.V. schedules that they value that over interactions with an actual, real person?  Maybe CC saw herself as a close enough relative that she felt she didn't have to be invited over (although she probably should have called in advance), and she came over because she wanted to be with actual, real people......only to find everyone wrapped up in a T.V. show instead. 

[dawbs]

There are an alarming number of you that don't know how to turn the ringer off on the phone.

I do this all the time. On most models it's a very simple step and simply requires leaving a post-it note on the handset the first few times so you remember to turn it back on.

You have to make technology work for you.   

You took the words right outta my fingers!

Speaking as a former phone co. employee, there is also "call blocking" as a feature
(You add the feature.  You can select the #'s you wish to block (so you don't block mom but you do block Annoying Betty) and turn it on and off at times when you don't wish to be easily accessible.
(most of the customers who bought it had one or 2 friends who would call at 3 am...they didn't want to permanently block them, they just wanted them to not call at certain times...so they'd turn the block on at night and back off in the AM)

[blue2000]

I'm just gonna jump on the bandwagon here.  Because, my friends and family have learned that if you call me at 9pm on Tuesday, you're going to get a crash course in Dr. House's disease of the week.  On Wednesday, it's a lecture on FBI profilers and serial killers, and Thursday is Grissom's latest bug info.    But, I disconnect from the darn box on the weekends, I swear.

Really?  Okay, CC was definitely rude, but......are people these days really so enslaved to their T.V. schedules that they value that over interactions with an actual, real person?  Maybe CC saw herself as a close enough relative that she felt she didn't have to be invited over (although she probably should have called in advance), and she came over because she wanted to be with actual, real people......only to find everyone wrapped up in a T.V. show instead. 

Not everyone is enslaved to a TV schedule. Some people tape their shows or watch it at a different time (on another channel) if they are busy. And some of us just don't watch much of anything .

I think the point was, that CC knew they would be busy. No matter what they were doing, TV, housework, dinner, whatever, they were not available for a chat.

And she did not call and ask them if she could visit, so they didn't have the option of rearranging their plans. She just showed up and expected them to drop everything and visit with her. And then she got annoyed when they wouldn't.

I think if she wants interaction with people that badly she needs to clean up her act, because no one is going to want to talk to her.

[FoxPaws]

......are people these days really so enslaved to their T.V. schedules that they value that over interactions with an actual, real person?

It depends on the actual, real person in question. 
And the nature of the interaction.

Good friend whose boyfriend just dumped her showing up because she desperately needs to talk - TV goes off.
Neighbors and relatives dropping by unannounced to shoot the breeze - we'll chat when the show is over.

[Gigi]

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I think the point was, that CC knew they would be busy. No matter what they were doing, TV, housework, dinner, whatever, they were not available for a chat.

And she did not call and ask them if she could visit, so they didn't have the option of rearranging their plans. She just showed up and expected them to drop everything and visit with her. And then she got annoyed when they wouldn't.

I think if she wants interaction with people that badly she needs to clean up her act, because no one is going to want to talk to her.
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Exactly!!!!!

[goblue2539]

Really?  Okay, CC was definitely rude, but......are people these days really so enslaved to their T.V. schedules that they value that over interactions with an actual, real person?  Maybe CC saw herself as a close enough relative that she felt she didn't have to be invited over (although she probably should have called in advance), and she came over because she wanted to be with actual, real people......only to find everyone wrapped up in a T.V. show instead. 

That one hour of tv is the only time I get to myself from the time I get up until the time I get to bed.  I'm sorry if it offends you, but please do not judge me for taking that one hour of my day to do what I want without talking to someone else. 

Good friend whose boyfriend just dumped her showing up because she desperately needs to talk - TV goes off.

Circumstances make all the difference in the world.  And it seems pretty clear that the OP is talking about a non-emergency where CC's only goal was to have attention focused on her for no apparent reason.  if she had a reason, she should have said so from the beginning.  I agree with the above.  If someone needs me during one of my shows, the human is more important.  If they just want to talk or whine or gossip, it can wait. 

[Slartibartfast]

DH and I play World of Warcraft, a multiplayer online game.  Most of the time, it's inconvenient to answer the door or the phone - at the least, your character will be mauled by wandering wolves if you're standing in one place for too long and don't notice the wolves headed your way, and at worst you are in the middle of a 40-person attack on a giant dragon and if you go afk ("away from keyboard" - explains anything from a bathroom break to a snack to Jehovah's Witnesses) you let down the other 39 people who were counting on you to do your job.

My best friend from high school tends to call while we're playing WoW (well, we play WoW a lot), and I almost always have to ask if I can call her back later.  Often I know she's just calling to say hi, which is awkward becuase you both say "hi" and then don't know what else to talk about . . . for that, I'd rather be killing the dragon.

[freakyfemme]

Really?  Okay, CC was definitely rude, but......are people these days really so enslaved to their T.V. schedules that they value that over interactions with an actual, real person?  Maybe CC saw herself as a close enough relative that she felt she didn't have to be invited over (although she probably should have called in advance), and she came over because she wanted to be with actual, real people......only to find everyone wrapped up in a T.V. show instead. 

Yes, people are more important than TV ... but why couldn't CC just wait or be silent for 30 minutes?  She *knew* these people always watched this program.  Do the neighbors always have to set aside what they're doing to entertain an uninvited visitor?

No, but I was just thinking, if CC so desperately wanted to see these people, she might have been more lonely than she let on, and maybe not just at that moment either, but in general.  I'm not "offended" by people who have TV shows they like to watch, in fact, my friend Lorna and I watch Desperate Housewives together every Sunday night, and on Tuesday evenings, it's Gilmore Girls with Cara.....but, for people who are unavailable every single evening because of some T.V. show or another, well, that might be moving a little into "excessive" territory, at least in my opinion.  Actually, truth be told, I'd love it if people dropped by here more often, but then, 90% of the time, when I'm unavailable, I'm also not home, because most of the things I do on a regular basis require leaving the apartment--for example, working out at the gym, practicing my clarinet over at the music building, painting in the art building, or classes/clarinet lessons/rehearsals.  Those are the things that take up the bulk of my time, and none of them can be done here, so chances are, if I'm home, I'm available for visitors.  Of course, I know my situation is unique, but I'm just trying to elaborate on my point of view, which might have seemed intolerant, since I didn't explain before.

[kckgirl]

I'm not "offended" by people who have TV shows they like to watch, in fact, my friend Lorna and I watch Desperate Housewives together every Sunday night, and on Tuesday evenings, it's Gilmore Girls with Cara.....but, for people who are unavailable every single evening because of some T.V. show or another, well, that might be moving a little into "excessive" territory, at least in my opinion.

I doubt the neighbors in the original post are excessive television watchers. Didn't the OP mention one show? I actually don't know anybody who is busy with TV every single night of the week, although I will allow that people like that probably do exist. My "must see" programs are on 8-9 on Tuesdays and 9-11 on Thursdays, and I wouldn't take kindly to being interrupted then for anything other than an emergency.

[T'Mar of Vulcan]

Yes, people are more important than TV

Well, for me it would depend on the people. Put my nasty, emotionally abusive relatives up against any episode of Stargate Atlantis (even "Sunday"!!) and I'll take Atlantis every time. I don't care if it's snowing outside; I'll leave them there and watch my Atlantis instead (it doesn't snow in South Africa).

Friends I'll let in, but I would expect them to keep the h3ll quiet until the show is over.

[freakyfemme]

I'm not "offended" by people who have TV shows they like to watch, in fact, my friend Lorna and I watch Desperate Housewives together every Sunday night, and on Tuesday evenings, it's Gilmore Girls with Cara.....but, for people who are unavailable every single evening because of some T.V. show or another, well, that might be moving a little into "excessive" territory, at least in my opinion.

I doubt the neighbors in the original post are excessive television watchers. Didn't the OP mention one show? I actually don't know anybody who is busy with TV every single night of the week, although I will allow that people like that probably do exist. My "must see" programs are on 8-9 on Tuesdays and 9-11 on Thursdays, and I wouldn't take kindly to being interrupted then for anything other than an emergency.

Oh, okay.  When I was growing up, my mom limited my brother's and my television watching as much as she could, even to the point of removing cable T.V. altogether when I was ten or so, because we'd watched way too much T.V. the summer before.  So, the way I see it, T.V. (yes, even my "regular" shows) is just a trivial thing that can be taped, TiVoed (for those who have it), or simply skipped altogether, and the world will keep on turning.   

[NEDESAPIO]

I'm just gonna jump on the bandwagon here.  Because, my friends and family have learned that if you call me at 9pm on Tuesday, you're going to get a crash course in Dr. House's disease of the week.  On Wednesday, it's a lecture on FBI profilers and serial killers, and Thursday is Grissom's latest bug info.    But, I disconnect from the darn box on the weekends, I swear.

Really?  Okay, CC was definitely rude, but......are people these days really so enslaved to their T.V. schedules that they value that over interactions with an actual, real person?  Maybe CC saw herself as a close enough relative that she felt she didn't have to be invited over (although she probably should have called in advance), and she came over because she wanted to be with actual, real people......only to find everyone wrapped up in a T.V. show instead. 

As a rule, personal relationships are more important than TV.  But the OP describes a very specific situation.  If CC knew this was her neighbors' TV time, it was just plain rude of her to come over and start talking over the show.  I wouldn't have used the words "shut up," but basically CC was asking for a response of this kind by interrupting them when they were trying to watch/listen.  And I don't get the idea from the original post that CC needed to tell them anything that couldn't wait until a commercial break.