Barb’s Burblings

Last night I had the O’s game on and was vacuuming, and I noticed the cable blinking out a couple times. I didn’t pay it much attention; it was a windy night and though it wasn’t raining near me, there were storms in the area. I had the tv on for a while this afternoon and it was fine. But when I turned it back on tonight, it started blinking again. It just went out for a moment, then would come back on. I called Comcast a few times. I reset the box a few times. They tried to reset the box remotely. But ultimately, it is apparently the box’s time. It’s in its death throes. Soon, I will have to exchange it for a new one.

Which means that I will lose everything I have on the DVR. NOOOO!!!!!! My DVR was 65% full! I viciously purged it down to 26% full, but that’s stuff that I have to watch–Great Performances (Chess in concert, Cyrano, King Lear), cheesy tv movies, other specials that won’t be reaired and aren’t available online or through Netflix. Now it’s race–get through the saved stuff on the DVR before it ultimately dies. Luckily, it usually gives me a good 2 hours or so between blinks. But still, it’s a pain, and it means I can’t set the DVR to record very far in advance.

The DVR is dead. Long live the DVR.