Despite all the things we have in the world that divide us (race, religion, politics, etc.), the entire world can pretty much be broken into two categories – channel surfers and non-channel surfers. Either you like to find a program and ride it out or you like to see if the grass is greener on the other side.
It’s an issue that’s been known to start fights and ruin marriages. I’m sure James Carville and Mary Matalin have had many more fights about the remote than they have politics or Miracle Whip. But in Lakeland, Florida a squabble about the surf turned deadly when a homeless man stabbed his 54-year-old disabled buddy for flying through the channels last week.
The stabber, David Young, lives in the woods by the victim, Martin Vasser’s apartment and was a frequent guest. You’ve got to figure the hospitality was appreciated but all that goodwill was destroyed immediately by the constant channel flipping of the old man.
While cops believe robbery of Vasser’s property and hydrocodone pills was also a motivation for the crime I think we all know the truth. Young lived in a tent in the woods, presumably without a TV so when he finally got a chance to watch he probably had some catching up to do. How was he supposed to do that with Vasser flipping around like a madman? I don’t know if I can even blame this guy as much as I love my stories.
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