On 4/1/07, Doc Baldy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, An apartment building on our block (1102 S. 46th St) has a sewage leak. There is raw sewage bubbling onto the sidewalk and into the gutter, apparently whenever someone uses the toilet or shower. It is as disgusting as it sounds and has been going on for at least 24 hours.
They're probably trying to install the new Google TiSP service and botching it: [image: TiSP: Going with the flow] [image: TiSP Kit] Google TiSP (BETA) is a fully functional, end-to-end system that provides in-home wireless access by connecting your commode-based TiSP wireless router to one of thousands of TiSP Access Nodes via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines. [image: Installing TiSP] Installing a typical home TiSP system is a quick, easy and largely sanitary process -- provided you follow these step-by-step instructions very, *very*carefully. *#1* Remove the spindle of fiber-optic cable from your TiSP installation kit. *#2* Attach the sinker to the loose end of the cable, take one safe step backward and drop this weighted end into your toilet. *#3* Grasp both ends of the spindle firmly while a friend or loved one flushes, thus activating the patented GFlush™ system, which sends the weighted cable surfing through the plumbing system to one of the thousands of TiSP Access Nodes. *#4* When the GFlush is complete, the spindle will (or at least should) have largely unraveled, exposing a connector at the remaining end. Detach the cable from the spindle, taking care not to allow the cable to slip into the toilet. *#5* Plug the fiber-optic cable into your TiSP wireless router, which has a specially designed counterweight to withstand the centripetal force of flushing. *#6* Insert the TiSP installation CD and run the setup utility to install the Google Toolbar (required) and the rest of the TiSP software, which will automatically configure your computer's network settings. *#7* Within sixty minutes -- assuming proper data flow -- the other end of your fiber-optic cable should have reached the nearest TiSP Access Node, where our Plumbing Hardware Dispatchers (PHDs) will remove the sinker and plug the line into our global data networking system. *#8* Congratulations, you're online! (Please wash your hands before surfing.) *Note:* If you have any difficulty installing, operating or simply living with TiSP, we suggest joining the TiSP Help Group<http://groups.google.com/group/google-tisp/>. We've left numerous messages with the management company and they have not
returned any calls or done anything about the problem. We contacted the tenants of the apartment building and they seem somewhat unconcerned as they are clearly still using the toilet. We contacted the city water department yesterday and today. Each time they said they would send someone out. Perhaps they did but nothing has changed. Does anyone have suggestions about how to quickly resolve this? Thanks, Stephen ---------------------------------- University City Yoga http://www.ucyoga.com
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