"Rewritten by machine and new technology...Pictures came and broke your heart..
Oh-a-a-a oh...
Video killed the radio star."
- The Buggles
...and internet killed the TV. Finland has a "TV tax". The license fee is 200.70 Euros per annum for a household with TV. If you choose this option you are able to get the local stations that are broadcast in Finnish. Our option would be to pay an additional monthly price for cable which includes a handful of stations that broadcast in English. I have been told by some subscribers these stations do air your common shows such as Desperate Housewivess, Law & Order, etc. but they are a few seasons behind. Coming from the states, I would be starting off with season 1!
Luckily having a "tech-y" husband, we invested in the "Slingbox - a groundbreaking piece of hardwired ingenuity that will literally transform the way you watch television. The Slingbox enables you to watch your TV programming from wherever you are by turning virtually any Internet-connected PC into your personal TV. Whether you're in another room or in another country, you'll always have access to your television." After purchasing the box (and a 27" computer screen), our only money out is what my mother-in-law has to pay for an additional TiVo at her house. With this amazing device we are able to watch Dallas TV, LIVE! Unfortunately, not many shows are watched live with the 8 hour difference. But I have stayed up-to-date on all the greatest shows and the boys can still watch American cartoons.
There is one drawback...seeing the forecast for the DFW area when you are living next to the Artic Circle!
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I'm glad to see all is going well. Hope the sun stays in your forecast. We all miss you. Glad to see your Easter was a happy one. Sorry I am so slow in corresponding.
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