MSNBC Sucks

[Wellspotted]

After missing ALL of the eventing because I don’t have NBC Sports and could not access Ex-Pat or the BBC or any livestream coverage, I was all set to watch the dressage this afternoon on MSNBC. Invited a friend out. Had the whole hour blocked out from my very busy schedule.

Turned on the TV at the time that is STILL posted on the NBC Olympics web site under Equestrian.

What we saw was badminton. The local NBC affiliate rep said that they posted the new schedule on the daily table but hadn’t changed it on the SPORTS schedule on the web site.

I actually had the TV on this morning while I was getting ready for my phone meeting and saw NO dressage.

I wish I had a way to ruin the day for everyone at MSNBC and NBC the way they have ruined this day for me.

I am not going to even try to watch any more of the equestrian events. I cannot stay home glued to the TV or Internet in case they change the schedules again without notice. I do have a life, and no one in it is named Klimke or Fox-Pitt or whatever else the names are of these riders I have never met and don’t even know. I am not going to let them or their humongous horses matter to me any more. I have never liked Michael Phelps and there is no reason for me to be a groupie to any of the equestrian athletes either.

My friends’ horses do not care whether or not I have an Ipad or an Ipod or cable or satellite or a medal or fans or sponsors. They just love carrots and having their itches scratched. and that I can give them.

So to heck with all this crap taking place 4,000 miles away from where I live, and with people telling me I am an Internet idiot because I can’t download apps they say are free, that I know are not because I have seen the payment window for them.

F*** it all. I’m going to go play with a real live horse and coach riders whose names I know and don’t have little flags on their lapels, because — guess what? – our riding T-shirts don’t HAVE lapels.

Y’all enjoy your hi-tech apps and your “freakin’ fabulous” live streams and your six-figure warmbloods and your equestrian heroes and heroines.

I’m outta here.

[HorseKrazy]

ya I’m over it too. I imagine I can watch the best of the equestrian edited at a later date.

[Rhiannonjk]

One of my non-horsey friends was complaining about this on FB because her young son had looke dforward to seeing the “horsies” all day.

[caffeinated]

That really sucks

I didn’t know the schedule so was totally surprised to find dressage on msnbc this morning… didn’t realize it was supposed to be on in the afternoon too.

Yet another thing I’ll be watching on replay into the wee hours…

[Antaeus]

WS: I don’t think you missed much. What I set to record (haven’t checked it yet) was only one hour, from 10:30 - 11:30 pst ON msnbc. That’s all I found for 8/2 for dressage on their schedule last night. I do have the live streaming, tho, so off to see if I can watch a replay of that now that I am home. The main reason I turned cable back on this year was for the Olympics.
Sorry things sucked for you

[joiedevie99]

The online schedule said it was on today from 1:30 to 2:30 Eastern on MSNBC. I set the DVR for that.

[Wellspotted]

I am so sorry, Rhiannonjk. It is bad enough when we growups get shafted because we get used to it (well, not really …)

But when kids get disappointed, it feels like the end of the world to them. I am sorry your friend’s son missed it too. I guess his mama knows he can watch the same sort of horses on youtube? (Provided of course that they have computer with web access that is capable of playing videos …! Aaarrrrggghhhh …)

If they lived near me I would invited him out to meet my friend’s horse. My friend has a daughter and knows how to keep things safe between children and horses … I would be terrified!

[caffeinated]

@joiedevie99;6474221

The online schedule said it was on today from 1:30 to 2:30 Eastern on MSNBC. I set the DVR for that.

It was on 9:30-10:30 instead

At least that’s the time frame I caught, but I only started watching about 10:15 and only saw two horses.

[Wellspotted]

[QUOTE=joiedevie99;6474221]
The online schedule said it was on today from 1:30 to 2:30 Eastern on MSNBC. I set the DVR for that.[/QUOTE]

I really do hope your DVR will have something horsey on it. When I went back this afternoon and checked the online schedule, after talking with the local NBC channel’s rep, the schedule had been changed to show dressage from 8:00 am - 9:30am Central (where I am). That change must have been made sometime between late last night and this afternoon, and was made only on the “Daily” schedule. When I looked today, the “Sports” schedule still showed dressage from 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm central. :(:sigh: