Mechanics watch strange TV

Friday I walked out to my car only to find a flat tire. Annoying, but not the end of the world. I had already had it patched and in light of the fact that I am driving to Georgia/South Carolina in two weeks I decided to just get a new tire. So I'm sitting waiting for my tire to be changed working on a crossword that I found in the chair next to me (I assumed the paper was for the customers...I had a pretty big moral dilemma about doing the crossword, because what if someone later in the day wanted to do it...anyhow...) when my train of thought is suddenly interrupted by a lot of yelling and crying. No worries, it was coming the TV just above me. It was the Maury Show. What was the topic for the day? "Who is my baby's father? My husband or his brother?" Quite intriguing...if by intriguing you mean it made me sick to my stomach. I was having no luck with the crossword and let's be honest something about these shows is like a train wreck, so I watched. It was sad. Not just that people are in this situation, but that it is on television. Now, I'm not exactly sure who watches this on a regular basis other than mechanics (ever noticed how these shows are always on at car repair places???), but apparently people do or they wouldn't be on the air. Just after Maury was Jerry Springer. This is America at its finest...let me tell you. I didn't come to any great conclusions from watching these shows (shocker, I know), however I did leave pretty sad about them (and that I spent so much money fixing my car) and wondering why in the world they are always playing at the mechanic's.