Don't count on it

So, this digital converter thing. Hmmmm. The ads were slightly annoying when they started (what seemed like) a year ago. "I am just trying to get through the day" I would think, "why are you bugging me about something that isn't happening in like, forever??" But then we moved here and the PBS commercials about this included an engineer from the station setting up a lady's digital box and new antennae. Maybe you yocals know the commercial I am talking about. The engineer is SO RAD. He looks a little bit like an overgrown elf- skinny with a plaid shirt and a long graying beard. Stephen and I think he is THE COOLEST and funniest. He looks like a lot of other earth loving, tree hugging, mountain scaling, old dudes around Seattle.

So we applied for that government coupon to get money off the digital converter on the last day possible. Every day since then we have looked anxiously in the mail for our coupon. It didn't matter what else was in the mail, I was always bummed we didn't get the coupon yet. Well, it turns out that the government ran out of money to issue the coupons and so they stopped printing them. Great. Apparently they will have some more money by June or something. And congress voted against waiting to make the digital switch. So those of us who waited are out of luck. We either go without PBS for a while or pay the full cost of the converter ourselves. I can't stand losing out on a deal that would have saved me money, I am grinding my teeth on this. I even hate seeing last weeks grocery ads- "oh man, I missed the $1.49 pork roast!!"
But when it comes to going without Curious George and all the dear little people that help me keep my children entertained, I think we would last about 2 days. Looks like we'll be dishing out the cash on this one ourselves. It's true what they say: Don't count on the government to bail you out!