Oh yes, trust me, this is before the days of TAKE, TAKE, TAKE. Our land, their problem. Now... Not so much.
-----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of McKay, Curtis Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 11:40 AM To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT - Vent Perhaps, I guess the question would be if the telco had an easement to begin with or if it was 100% trespassing. Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville Township High School District 201 cmc...@bths201.org -----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 11:39 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT - Vent Oh, the advantages of living in Canada. If someone here would have done that, the company lawyers would sue them so fast their head would spin. Andrew @ ATM Logic wrote: > Its funny, we had a similar deal with a telco line running through our field > held up by wire rope literally thrown over the hydro lines (by Bell > Canada)... I guess it was winter and cold... however they left it that way > all summer, and repeated calls did nothing and now the line (with the heat > of the sun on 1/4 nylon rope) was down in the grass... So... with one last > call with a warning letting them know we were taking the hay off the fields > the next day, and if it was not fixed we were NOT stopping... Once again, > that did nothing... So... the next day it was cut into dozens of pieces via > the swather, and what was left was pulled into the neighbors field. Bell > showed within hours and was told they could not run any vehicles to the poll > at this time, only foot traffic. A few days later phone service was > restored to thousands of users that goy cut (our self included) > > Good times ;-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of John Hawk > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 11:00 AM > To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT - Vent > > That does stink. > A couple years ago our local cable company ran my neighbors line over my > deck. I said no, you can't do that. Then he promised he'd move it soon > when the weather cleared up. He had to run some other extension to do it > right etc. So I called in to the office and they blew me off. Then a > couple days after this line has been up, I go out on the deck and there's a > line of bird crap across my deck where they've been sitting on the line... > > I called the cable company and told them what I had going on. > Then I said if it's not moved tomorrow, I'm cutting it down. > They came right out and moved it. > > > > >>>> "Jeremy Rodebaugh" <j...@arthur.k12.il.us> 10.18.2010 10:53 AM >>> >>>> > Does anybody else feel like the worst part of moving is actually having > to deal with the local Cable/Satellite/Internet services or lack of > service I mean??? > > > > I've waited three weeks for a certain satellite company (cough Direct > TV)... The big day was here today, I had taken a half day off work and > was waiting for my installers when I get the dreaded call... An > automated call no less asking me to reschedule on the next available > date two weeks from now... I'm obviously a little angry so I wait 30 > minutes to get to an actual human... The poor customer service lady > passes me on to a supervisor who begins to tell me my local office > doesn't have any HD receivers available at this time but they will > credit me $50 for me inconvenience... At this point I'm fuming. I've > already waited three weeks, I've taken half a day off work, and now I > have to wait another two at least and take more time off work... I > simply ask can't you just come out, install the dish with a regular > receiver, and then come back when the HD receivers when they come in... > Her response was no we cannot send a technician out to your house > twice... Seriously? At which point I said cancel my entire order, which > she did and says have a great day... I was blown away... Oh well... > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
