Different views of things

The other night myself and Laura were sitting down to watch some TV. We had just gotten notice that Verizon was adding extra HD channels so I was checking to see which ones. Rather then using the online guide to see what was on I was flicking between channels. I got up into the high 500s when I cam upon the sports channels. The usual ones were still there - Comcast HD etc. I hit the NHL Network channel and was ready to just fly through it when to my surprise we now had the NHL Network - but not just the NHL Network but in HD. I let out a "Woohoo". Now Laura enjoys hockey, in that she will watch it and she understands it. We have gone to Caps games before so I can safely say she is more of a hockey fan than most Americans. But I think she was a bit surprised by my "Woohoo". Now there is a difference between fans in the US and the importance of hockey in Canada. To make my point, I saw this news article today ....

(Reuters) - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.

The airline was forced to delay a flight from Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games because passengers watching the end of gold medal final on airport televisions ignored repeated calls to board.

"We incurred a flight delay for a reason Air Canada had not yet encountered in over 72 years of existence," chief executive Calin Rovinescu told a business gathering.

The Canadian fans were rewarded for their delay, as the nail-biting end to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics saw Canada beat arch-rival United States 3-2 in overtime.

So while I know she will watch a game with me, and enjoy it, and will tolerate my desire to watch hockey I know I will also  find a balance between watching and other things. The first full football game I watched was this year ... maybe she has converted me a little bit ..... just a little bit ;-)

..... cu