Thursday, August 10, 2006

Damn you George Bush!!

I've been listening to KTCL--the Colorado music station that plays actual alternative and new rock--via the internet on and off the past couple weeks because, as I believe I may have briefly aluded to, radio stations here SUCK. So this morning I get online and start to work, open the KTCL site, click on the listen link, and I get this:

We are sorry but due to licensing restrictions we are not able to allow access to the content you are requesting outside of the United States.
If you are in the United States or are US Military serving overseas please fill out the form below so that we can allow access.

WHAT? Why can I not listen to this stream outside of the US? Isn't the internet for the entire world?? I could watch porn and filth all day long online, but not listen to music? I filled out the form, said I was in Westminster, and a note came back that they will "verify this information" or some such phrase. Unbelievable.

A few weeks before we moved, we found out via the nightly news that Don and I are on the terrorist watch list because we've transferred money out of the United States--they can watch your financial transactions and get access to your financial records just because of these transfers!!

Now I am on that darn list (if I say I am a "t" I'll probably get a visit from the CIA) AND I cannot listen to my favorite radio station! BLAST! Damn you George Bush!

1 Comments:

At Mon Aug 14, 08:06:00 pm NZST, Blogger Don Bartkowiak said...

Hi Diana and Scott, welcome to the blog! Glad to have you. We just want everyone to know that we didn't make the move to NZ for a change in the political climate--we realize that politics in both countries change over time. Even though we generally disagree with everything the Bush admin has done, we wouldn't uproot from our country for that reason alone.

We moved for lifestyle concerns, we were tired of being tired, of working so hard and the rampant consumerism. NZ also beckoned with its outdoors and beautiful landscape. We haven't regretted it in our first 6 weeks, and hopefully things will continue to get better still! Stay tuned!

 

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