I have decided that my quality of living began to erode at about the same time 70+ channels of Cable TV became available in my building for $11/month. It was a special promo: greatly reduced rate if every resident subscribed. And because I do much of my work on my laptop at home, I also added Roadrunner.
    When I called Time Warner/TampaBay customer service to ask if the cable modem can be retained if I discontinue the TV programming, I was told "no problem." I will be off the TV programming at the end of this billing cycle, and will report back to the group on my experience after the next bill rolls along.
    (Now I need to figure out how to hook the rabbit ears back up to my TV so I can continue watching the Today Show in the mornings and The West Wing every Wed. night. Some addictions are harder to break than others!)    M.