Tv - Breaks? What do you do or try to do between them!?

Question

Unless you are lucky to have sky plus, apart from niping to the loo what do you try to get done between ad breaks, Make a drink, sandwich? Do you suceed or fail to get back on the counch in time of your programme to start? Do you get annoyed by your failure to do so?

Answer 1

I top up my glass of wine..........always make it back in time

Answer 2

I try and make the packed lunches for the next day or load the dishwasher, or sort the washing or something. Usually I fail, but I'm usually just watching some mind-numbing nonsense after a bad day at work, so it doesn't matter too much!!

Also, getting Sky plus fitted next week, so won't have to worry about it for too much longer!

Answer 3

As much as possible, get food or drink, loud the washing machine. Should i fail in my mission, i get very annoyed ! But as i have sky the breaks go on for 5 - 7 mins plenty of time to do whatever.

Answer 4

When the ad's come on I mute the sound and talk to my wife.

I didn't have a TV for the past couple of years, so now I find adverts to be both confusing and far too loud, half the time I can't work out what product is being advertised.

Answer 5

Well i live in holland & the dutch channels here are constantly Full of them. make a brew, nip to the shop, fall asleep for 20 mins any of these can be done as the adverts go on longer than the damn programmes . Always get back in time.

Answer 6

I don't know, i have almost forgotten how annoying they are!!
i watch very little tv these days and prefer yahoo!!!!!!!
whatever turns u on!!??
to me, watching tv is too much of a selfish pleasure??
or they are not stimulating enuff.
my kid is the same. he spends most of his time chatting on msn. we is just a couple of social animals i guess!!!
there are some programmes which command my attention tho.
I saw a great Trisha the other day.
I must admit, she looks absolutely fantastic for a 50 y/o
or is it just that she looks fantastic!
anyway, there was this woman and her fella who has been a bit unfaithful. her mate told her that when she had literally just gone out, he texted her to say.. do you want to come round and play?
when questioned, he said yeah, he had, but it didn't mean anything. er....yeah, right!!!
er..hold on, i'll just get the momopoly out!
LOL!!!!!!!
It was just sooooo funny.
we have quite a good selection of films/dvd's so we are never short of entertainment.
sometimes i watch the late night quizzes tho cos they are funny
as well as slightly annoying. er...the breaks don't matter in those!!

Answer 7

basically,i flip channels,or sms my friend on what i was watching-like how rachel bilson's top looks EXACTLY lyk the one a friend bought at the mall.i never make a drink and/or a sandwich cuz invariably the show would've started.but,if i cant help it,i turn up the volume so i can hear the tv till the kitchen and can always come back to my program when it starts.

Answer 8

I don't know what sky plus is, but I might put the TV on pause & grab something from the fridge, run to the bathroom, check on the mail, help with homework.....

When you're done, unpause & fast forward to the show!

Answer 9

I get off my backside and walk around the room or run on the spot it might seem bizarre...but with all the ads on these days you can get a pretty good work out

Answer 10

I usually see what is on the other stations, or I watch part of a DVD or i use the loo/wc/bathroom/restroom.

Answer 11

Wifi+laptop+Y!A