October 25: “Defy
the Dawn” by Lara Adrian, 14th book in the Midnight Breed series, a paranormal
romance at 286 pages. Blurb from book: Daywalker Brynne Kirkland
I got a notice in the mail yesterday that my newspaper
(Dayton Daily News) is raising rates…AGAIN. I finally got fed up with the
increases and cancelled it. How bad did it get?
- In November 2014 I was paying $21.44/mo.
- In July 2015 they raised it to $24.99/mo.
- January 2016, $30.52/mo.
- July 2016, $35.49
- December 2016, $43.49!! That’s over $500/year!!!
I do have some GOOD news. Seems the construction crew is
just about finished with widening the road my road connects to. Lines were painted yesterday so it
would make sense that I should be able to turn left off our street today.
Would you believe they actually PARK the equipment in the middle of the road so
no one can get through? It’s been a pain to have to go around, but at least the
end is in sight! Yay!
So… Do you subscribe to a newspaper? Think I waited too long
to cancel? I’m thinking maybe I have. Oh well…
Happy Reading
Stacy
6 comments:
Almost two dollars a paper? When you can go online and get the news for free and much faster? Dump them I say! We stopped getting a paper years and years ago.
So your road construction is actually construction vehicle storage now?
We gave up the newspaper subscription years ago, though we get the daily and both regional weeklies at the office. I still kind of like breezing through the paper, though it doesn't take long. Glad the road is almost ready to open again. As kids, we loved it when they redid the streets: nice and smooth for riding bikes and skateboards, and especially for playing hockey.
40 years ago, I was working at the Chicago Tribune Newspaper when the paper was 10 cents. I remember all the calls we got from angry subscribers when the rates went up to 15 cents. If they only knew what was to come.
I gave up the paper years ago when the price jumped to 75 cents and the actual content got smaller.
Alex - It does appear to be a construction vehicle parking lot!
Jeff - I've been getting the Dayton Daily News for over 25 years. It will be a shock when it finally stops coming, but I can deal with it. I just have to repeat to myself: Saving over $500 a year!
Maria - Price jumps up. Content goes down. Advertisements increase. I get enough advertisements. I don't need to pay for more.
I canceled the DDN probably 15 years ago. Mostly because I didn't have time to read it and just wound up tossing them. The local news is sometimes nice, but I don't need it enough to subscribe, paper or digital. I'm guessing their digital subscription is a lot cheaper.
Jennette - I was told the digital subscription is $10/month. If I liked reading my paper on line, I MIGHT subscribe. But I don't, so I won't. :)
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