I did it. I signed up for a year of XM radio. I got a call yesterday morning as I was making my rice pudding without milk or cream or raisins. The woman was real nice and I realized that I really do enjoy XM and I couldn’t imagine going back to regular radio once my trial expired which it would do so in just a few short days. I am happy I signed on as a paying customer. Why, just this morning driving to the train station, singing along to 50’s on 5, I realized how much I love XM. It’s like a game– keeping sync with the music when the signal is lost:
Paul: You and I will be as free
Donna: You and I will be as free
Paul: Keeechhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Donna: As the birds up in the trees
Paul: Kessschhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Donna: Oh, please stay by me…
Paul: Diana!
Donna: Diana!
And the satisfaction I experienced as Paul and I duetted on the last line– heavenly!
If you don’t mind me asking, where about do you lose the signal?
Between pulling out o my driveway and upon arrival to the train station. Just teasing. It’s not that bad. There doesn’t seem to be any pattern or anything noticeable blocking the reception. I dunno. It just happens. Sometimes it’s for a couple seconds, sometimes a matter of minutes.
I am trying to talk myself into XM, but my commute is much shorter than it used to be. IT just doesn’t seem worth it for a 25 minute commute.
25 minutes total or one way? I drive 15 minutes to the train station and 15/20 minutes back. That’s it. I’m not in the car very long but I tell you, that free trial hooked me. I don’t know if I will ever be able to go back to regular old radio
25 minutes one way. It used to be 2 hours – one way – on a good day . The longest it took me to get home once was 6 hours! I have had free sat radio in rental cars. I agree it is hard to go back to regular old radio.