Andy and I were enjoying Discovery Channel’s “Alaska: The Last Frontier” when…
..the incessant annual Medicare Plan C commercials blasted out of the television.
“Make them go away, Doug!”
Poor kitty! He couldn’t handle it so he left.
Now the program is back and he misses the yak sequence. It was the best part!
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All Americans watching television this time of year are barraged with Medicare Plan C commercials. They are obnoxious, they are all day long, they are almost as frequent as advertisements for drugs. We know how tedious those are! Ugh! Time to check out Nebraska Public Television’s Fall lineup. No Medicare Plan C commercials there! Andy approves, too, because there are lots of animal programs to watch there.
I have my TV on “perma mute!”
I use closed captions, so could do that myself. Of course, turning it off would serve a similar purpose!
The damned Advantage plans are terrible. A major expose is ongoing about United Health cutting off peoples physio-therapy. A pack of thieves.
That’s my impression as well.
About half of them are fraudulent as well. A friend bought into one of them because they promised she would have no copays or prescription costs, but discovered later that none of the local clinics would accept that particular insurance program. I helped her search online for a doctor that would accept her plan, and found one over 20 miles away! She’s switched since then to the local HMO, which is not perfect but is generally reliable and affordable. But we still have to sit through the commercials. 😛
That’s the single biggest problem with these: you have to have doctors and pharmacies in their group. I have the kind where I don’t have to get approval of either. Yeah, those commercials drive me nuts! The one with the older lady with the oversized glasses is my “wish it would go away commercial of the year” commercial. In previous years, the Jimmy “Dynamite!” Walker was the one!
Doug, these companies should never be allowed to basically take over all of the TV channels in this country. I despise them and wish that it was made illegal for them to monopolise television. Sometimes Capitalism is very annoying. Hi, Andy!
Yes, I hear you! They are as annoying as extended car warranty phone calls.
I haven’t got a call like that in a long time. The car warranty TV ads suck. 👎🏻😡
Yeah!
No TV here, so I am fortunately not hit with all that advertising. What comes in the regular mail is bad enough.
Yes, the junk mail is the postal equivalent of those obnoxious ads!
Sounds like Public TV is the way to go! Andy’s not the only one who prefers animal programs, I like those better, too!
Me, too. History and animals would be my preference, perhaps some home remodeling and antiques shows, too.
we agree that is annoying… I start to chancge channels within nano seconds and when I go back I miss a part of the movie or documentation. always… grrrr….
I mute the sound so I don’t have to listen to it, but leave it on the same channel for the reason you note.
Tedious, indeed – if they have all that money to spend on ads the premiums should be cheaper
I totally despise these ridiculous ads, Derrick! So annoying, thank God for the Mute button.
Amen! I use it every time!
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You’d think!
SPONGEBOB!
He lurks in the background, having taken up that corner to neaten up the look of cables and cords.