Yearly TV Licence? ...Really?

[Carol]

Ali wrote:
> If you have cable that uses a cable box, there is no need for you to
run out to get a converter.  You're very correct in that the cable
company will be converting the signals for you.  <snip>
> 
> On the other hand, if you're thinking of getting rid of cable
(giving up my Project Runway, Psych, My Boys, etc. shows that come
only on cable TV just isn't an option for me), I have a friend who
adores the channels she's getting via just antennae.

Carol:
I was thinking of getting rid of cable to save money if I could get
the same channels using rabbit ears (which I'd have to buy) and a
converter box, but only if I could get the same channels. If it meant
getting only the same channels that people in the same area now get
with an antenna, I'll keep the cable box. Sigh! (However, I do know
people who don't have cable and will have to switch over, so I'm glad
to know about the coupons for their sakes even if it won't help me.

Ali: 
> By the way, as an aside, anyone who wants to have spell check in
their browsers without installing the Google toolbar (or switching to
a different program) can use an open-source software called Aspell
(http://aspell.net/).  

Carol:
Thanks for the info, but I only use spell checks to catch accidental
typos in my editing projects (by accidental typos, I mean my own that
occur accidentally when I'm editing, not those of my client, for which
I'll use a dictionary if I'm in any doubt. For me, a spell check is
chiefly useful as a source of amusement when it gives ridiculous
suggestions for the word you're trying to spell. (I remember a student
of mine writing about "marriages" in the desert when he meant "mirages"!)

Carol, who generally knows how to spell the words she uses though her
fingers don't always remember how to type them!