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From: John Tserkezis on 30 Mar 2010 17:26 Frederick Williams wrote: >> If you really *don't* watch the BBC, good luck to you, you're going to >> have a fun time trying to prove it. > This hints at some misunderstandings. Does it? Here in Australia, I never watch the ABC. (Similar to the UK BBC, it's public funded, except we pay for it via taxes, not separate fees like in the UK). Truth be said, I *can't* watch it due to circumstances of positioning and terrible antennas. That said, I watch very little commercial TV either for that matter. Anyway, we also had separate fee payments like the UK before some politician before my time thought it would be a good idea to bundle it up and do away with visible fees. Quite sensible actually, amazing that a politician had come up with the idea... I don't have the patience to explain myself to them like that. I'd be more likely to tell them to get f%#ked if they came round every so often. Much like the Mormons and the Jehovas. I don't pay attention to *their* particular brand of program material either. Except the tax collectors don't ever go away...
From: gearhead on 30 Mar 2010 21:10 On Mar 29, 7:57 pm, John Tserkezis <j...(a)techniciansyndrome.org.invalid> wrote: (snip) > > Of course, if you don't have a TV, you could invite them in and show > them (they'll take note and not bother you again). (snip) If the authorities find out you don't have a TV they might label you "abnormal" and commit you to a psych ward for observation.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 31 Mar 2010 01:23 John Tserkezis wrote: > > Frederick Williams wrote: > > >> If you really *don't* watch the BBC, good luck to you, you're going to > >> have a fun time trying to prove it. > > > This hints at some misunderstandings. > > Does it? > > Here in Australia, I never watch the ABC. (Similar to the UK BBC, it's > public funded, except we pay for it via taxes, not separate fees like in > the UK). > > Truth be said, I *can't* watch it due to circumstances of positioning > and terrible antennas. That said, I watch very little commercial TV > either for that matter. > > Anyway, we also had separate fee payments like the UK before some > politician before my time thought it would be a good idea to bundle it > up and do away with visible fees. > Quite sensible actually, amazing that a politician had come up with the > idea... > > I don't have the patience to explain myself to them like that. I'd be > more likely to tell them to get f%#ked if they came round every so often. > Much like the Mormons and the Jehovas. I don't pay attention to > *their* particular brand of program material either. > > Except the tax collectors don't ever go away... That's what happens when they take away your guns... -- Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
From: Frederick Williams on 31 Mar 2010 11:21 John Tserkezis wrote: > > Frederick Williams wrote: > > >> If you really *don't* watch the BBC, good luck to you, you're going to > >> have a fun time trying to prove it. > > > This hints at some misunderstandings. > > Does it? I'm going away for a few weeks, but I'll try to remember to reply when I get back. -- I can't go on, I'll go on.
From: contrex on 2 Apr 2010 13:41
John Tserkezis wrote: > ....and simply state you do not watch the BBC (which are the only > channels legislated by these fees). This isn't true; watching ***any*** TV broadcast requires a TV licence in the UK. Incidentally, one genuine exemption, foreign-language satellite programming uplinked outside the UK was abolished in 2004. |