My Spy Cameras

The other day I was sitting in my apartment getting ready to cook up some dinner, and I decided that I would flip on the TV to see if there was anything good to watch while I was preparing my meal. I never watch TV, in all honesty i would say that I turn it on maybe once or twice a month, despite the fact that I have cable (I am forced to buy cable in order to get Internet, which I think is stupid, but my Internet bill is only about 14 dollars a month, so I cant complain too much). I was flipping through channels to see if there was anything good on discovery, history, or another station that was showing something other than mind-numbing sitcoms, and I came across the craziest station of all, the SKAT station.

SKAT, my local Internet/cable provider, has this local station that they air only in the region, and quite possibly only in my town. The station consists of elevator style background music with a screen that is split into four, one screen with Bulgarian news (without sound), one with a random Bulgarian TV show (still no sound), and last, and most bizarre, two live feeds from CCTV cameras that are placed around town. That's right, at any time of day or night, you can flip over to this station and watch live streaming content from video cameras placed strategically around the center of Malko Turnovo.

I have no idea why these cameras even exist in the first place, and even less of an idea why they are broadcast to everyone that has cable TV in my town. Who knows how many people are tuned in watching as you sit on a bench in the town square reading a book, or talking to friends, or picking your nose? Its kind of a strange feeling. I have even been over to peoples houses for dinner before when they have their TV on in the corner of the room with that station showing. Its just one of those things that the first time you see it, it makes you go 'hmmmm.'