So I got sick and tired of listening to Puerto Rican radio stations down here. I understand Spanish now, so it's not about that. But after a while the constant shouting of Spanish on the radio begins to resemble the whining of a mosquito. My solution? Sirius Sat Radio.
After searching endlessly for someone to install it here in Puerto Rico, I finally gave up and installed it myself. I mean, these guys can get into your car, hot wire and steal it in under 30 seconds. No one ever thought to open a car audio installation business?
So I call Sirius. They tell me they cannot assure me that it will work in Puerto Rico. But on the bottom of the service card that comes in the package, I see that the phone number I'm calling goes to the customer service center in the Dominican Republic - one island over. So I say "don't you have the service?" And the girl tells me that she doesn't own a car, but every one she knows who has a car has the service. So I guess it works.
So when she's selling me the package, she tells me "And today, we have a special. You can add the Playboy channel to your programming for just an extra $2.99 a month. Having suffered horribly from my experience at Home Depot earlier, and still reeling from the loss of brain cells, I almost said yes. But then I thought.
Ivan: "Did you say Playboy channel?"
Girl: "Yes."
Ivan: "But this is radio, right?" I frown.
Girl: "That's right."
Ivan: "What could possibly be so interesting about a radio channel of Playboy. I mean, isn't the whole point of naked women actually seeing them naked?"
Girl: "So you don't want the channel?"
Ivan: "I'd like to understand why you even think this would be something anyone would want."
Girl: "I don't make the channels, sir. I just sell them."
Ivan: "And have you ever successfully sold the Playboy radio channel before?"
Girl: "Oh yes, lots of times."
Ivan: "More proof of the stupidity running rampant in the world."
Playboy radio. What's next? The "Sounds of Porn" channel?
After searching endlessly for someone to install it here in Puerto Rico, I finally gave up and installed it myself. I mean, these guys can get into your car, hot wire and steal it in under 30 seconds. No one ever thought to open a car audio installation business?
So I call Sirius. They tell me they cannot assure me that it will work in Puerto Rico. But on the bottom of the service card that comes in the package, I see that the phone number I'm calling goes to the customer service center in the Dominican Republic - one island over. So I say "don't you have the service?" And the girl tells me that she doesn't own a car, but every one she knows who has a car has the service. So I guess it works.
So when she's selling me the package, she tells me "And today, we have a special. You can add the Playboy channel to your programming for just an extra $2.99 a month. Having suffered horribly from my experience at Home Depot earlier, and still reeling from the loss of brain cells, I almost said yes. But then I thought.
Ivan: "Did you say Playboy channel?"
Girl: "Yes."
Ivan: "But this is radio, right?" I frown.
Girl: "That's right."
Ivan: "What could possibly be so interesting about a radio channel of Playboy. I mean, isn't the whole point of naked women actually seeing them naked?"
Girl: "So you don't want the channel?"
Ivan: "I'd like to understand why you even think this would be something anyone would want."
Girl: "I don't make the channels, sir. I just sell them."
Ivan: "And have you ever successfully sold the Playboy radio channel before?"
Girl: "Oh yes, lots of times."
Ivan: "More proof of the stupidity running rampant in the world."
Playboy radio. What's next? The "Sounds of Porn" channel?