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Why I've stopped watching Landline

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By Dwain Duxson

Why I've stopped watching Landline - I said to my wife Paula the other day, "Geez, it's been ages since I watched Landline". And it has, in fact, I haven't seen an episode this year. 

 

There is probably a good reason why it keeps getting missed a little. Since we moved to our small Farm, we haven't had free-to-air TV. That's been over two years now. But back when we did have it, it was a genuine religion around Sunday Lunchtime to sit up on the couch, beer in hand, ready to take it all in. This habit lasted 25 years, could be longer.

 

I won't not watch it ever again. It's just not front of mind like it used to be.

 

I mean, it was so relevant to Agriculture, and you were always learning things from stories about other sectors of Ag that you weren't involved in. But dare I say, lately, they might have turned a little bit woke, just a little bit.... I wonder if Landline founder, the legendary Kerry Lonergan (who they sacked), thinks the same thing......