Ad Too Much

 What is happening with the inundation of advertising into what we once thought should be a nice clear viewing of online television movies or series? On some of the sites I visit daily, including the "national" news stations online, ads cover the entire top of the photograph for a few maddening seconds.  I make sure, yes, that I learn the name of the advertiser because that is one site I won't be signing onto. Some of the ads stay at the side but are disgusting. Some ad hiree human thinks that it doesn't matter how disgusting, as long as it captures your attention. Well, sorry advert "expert", I'm not one of those sorts and I can't think of anyone else who would continue to suffer through them. My defense, other than never buying online from an advertiser who does such idiotic tactics, is to cover the side ads with a piece of yellow pad paper folded neatly to reach from top to bottom of my computer screen. The ads in my news reports, I dodge by not watching that channel and search for one that doesn't do it. As a consumer, I refuse to go lightly into that good night. I love fighting this sort of advertising including the ones that interrupt my movie watching. Most sites disallow fast forwarding an ad,  but I silence the ads and refuse to look at them. I use the ad time to pick up a snack or read a page or two of my favorite mystery. The old tactics to use are to avoid ad bullies by ignoring them completely. Other ads that come to my mail box these days are for hearing aids. What? Why? How did they get my name? You can be sure that any hearing test will push you into spending thousands of dollars for something that will simply annoy you. Apparently, it's like plugging a loudspeaker into your ear, one that yells every sound here and a block away at the same huge volume. The best advertisers of any product, need only  provide information that tells what it's about and gives the actual cost. I don't need a little family scene with appropriate inclusive actors in it to find out about a product. I want information and a price tag and then perhaps I might consider the item. And Ad Folks, I expect delivery to be free and to my door with more than one try,  thank you very much.