The Importance of Knowing Your Cable Channels
My parents (or rather my dad) have been planning a trip to the Black Hills for a couple of months now. My dad's grand plan was to arrive in Murdo, South Dakota tomorrow evening. Then the Twins decided they weren't done playing yet. Weather conditions and distance being taken into account, my dad decided he wasn't going to make Murdo by 4:00. So he called me and asked me to find something in Mitchell. I found him the Best Western and the AmericInn. We've stayed at the Best Western before, they take pets for free and they have super low rates. My dad called and made a reservation. Then he called back and asked if they have TBS. The girl checked her list and said no.So my dad called the AmericInn. They told him indeed they have TBS. He made a reservation and then called me. It would be an extra $40 to get a room where he could watch the Twins game. I mentioned the possibility of a sports bar - more specifically Blarney's Sports Bar and provided him a number to call to check their TBS status.
Then I decided that if the AmericInn had TBS on cable, they probably had the same cable operator the Best Western used. I decided Front Desk Girl was lying about the lack of TBS. I then found Mitchell Telecom and downloaded their channel selection. Channel 59 is Superstation TBS. So my dad called Front Desk Girl back and told her to turn on channel 59. She soon changed her tune. So the Best Western it is and my dad is now $40 richer for the efforts of Google. And Front Desk Girl probably thinks we're crazy.
posted by E @12:12 AM