to tape or not to tape?

#28  Overhearing the score/result/ending of the game or show that you taped and were planning on watching later 


stranger (standing behind me in grocery check-out line):  
"Did you see Oritz's walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 11th inning?" 

me (wearing my Ortiz t-shirt & sox cap):
"No, I did not. I taped the game!"

Let me first be clear about one thing: this is NOBODY ELSE'S fault! This is one of those instances, like Christmas, where you definitely got what you definitely didn't asked for, so feel free to pout.

Whatever it is (i.e. graduation ceremony, dinner with your family/spouse or significant other) that is replacing the one to three hours, when you would normally be situated in front of your television set, it is probably more important than an episode of your favorite weekly sitcom or one of the many sports contests. In the event, however, that you decide to go ahead and tape the show/game, know full well that you are taking a risk by going out into public. The individuals who you would normally consider strangers instantly become informants and bad-news bears. Plus, you have to shield your senses from the various media sources that are everywhere.

 "Jets 14, Patriots 7" cackingly blares across the department store's PA system.

For momemnts like these when you are simply beside yourself, you may find yourself wondering why do these awful things happen to good people?

(btw, i hope you didn't record over your sister's 1994 dance recital!?!)