Pandora prodigal

[susandennis]

I've been a paid Pandora subscriber for a long, long time. My two internet radios have Pandora apps. I can do a lot of futzing and tweaking and messing around and get them to play Google or Amazon music but Pandora is simple. Plus, I just like Pandora a lot. Last Summer, my annual subscription came up for renewal just after they instituted no more annual billing. UGH. I hate monthly billings. A lot. So I let my account lapse. I've been enjoying some background music at home and Pandora is perfect for that so I've been using the free account but the ads... and they build in gaps where you have to 'interact' or they just stop playing. So I looked at the paid version and... annual is back!!! At the first of this month, they brought it back. Yeah! And now I'm Pandora'd again... for the year. Yeah.

Today's big adventure is water polo. There's a high school game at the pool this morning just before my usual swim. I've never seen it played - only snippets on TV - so I think I'm going to go to my swim early and catch some action. I'll take my book just in case it's not as interesting as I think it should be.

Otherwise, it will be a regular day best I can tell right now.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Just as a point of interest ... I run both Adfender and Adblock Plus on my browser and have never had ads or any other kind of interruption while listening to the free version of Pandora ... and it keeps on playing. :)

Mira.

[susandennis]

I have a very low opinion of ad blocking anything. If I do not want to pay for a service with my money, it is the least I can do to help the providers by allowing their ads. Blocking their income is not an ethical hurdle I can jump comfortably.

[(Anonymous)]

I can appreciate your viewpoint. Personally I think the internet is so blighted with ads nowadays that using an adblocker in some form is the only way to have any kind of sane internet surfing experience. (I actually find it most useful on websites where no subscriptions are required. It also helps with boosting page download speeds.) :)

Mira.

[underwear-slave.livejournal.com]

I love water polo! I played in high school, it was so fun. They have changed the rules, so I am unsure about a few things, but its still super fun to watch. Hope you enjoyed it.

[susandennis]

Really? That's so cool. Turns out it was drills/scrimmage led by championship guys. There were about 45 kids - middle/high school - boys and girls. And it was a total blast to watch. I could not figure out how they can get so high in the water to catch and return and deflect.

I was so glad I went. It was a blast to watch, I'd love to see a game.

Happy New Year

[(Anonymous)]

I wish you a healthy New Year Susan. Once again thank you for keeping me company.x

Re Happy New Year

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry Susan meant to add i'm Sue from the UK !x