New Sneaky TV AD technique

[Spanky]

Spankster, I noticed years ago that when I was listening to the radio in the car, they would honk a horn in the ad to get your attention. It would scare me pretty good. Now I listen to XM radio for that reason. No commercials.

You know what really drives me crazy. Whenever I change a channel on tv to see what's on, I always get a commercial. It doesn't matter what time it is, it always happens.
Sometimes I wonder if they know when you change a channel and then throw a bunch of commercials at you.
It's one of my biggest pet peeves.

Hi Revolution, yes, I remember that also, and even siren sounds sometimes for some ads on radio.  I emailed a couple of local stations and asked them to not allow honks, sirens, gunshots, etc., to introduce ads.  I usually listen to Internet radio, non commercial and a wide variety of musical types to pick from.  

Yeah Cricket, I get the same impression when I'm channel surfing.  For me, part of it is I watch too much TV, ha.  I have started to pick a main thing to watch, and a secondary thing like MMA fighting, the run for president show, or something that doesn't really have continuity.  When the commercials hit on my main show, I just go to my 2nd for a couple of minutes.  Works pretty good. 

Several years ago I played sick and stayed home from work.  I was a state employee and would start feeling quesy once I saw my available sick days build up much.  I called the FCC and was switched to their PR department.  I told the guy it seemed to me that when commercials came on TV, the volume seemed to go up.  He was real agreeable and said, yeah, they sure do.  The FCC rule is that the commercial volume can be upped to a decibel level found on live events, like cheering for a goal at a Super Bowl.  Their has been legislation introduced to stop the practice, but, surprise, none of it's ever gone anywhere.  So, that's been a fact of viewing life for years.

Spanky