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2007-10-20 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Woman, 75, fined for smashing cable company office with hammer in service dispute

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-10-20 09:36|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 She said many people have called her a hero. "But no, I'm just an old lady who got mad. I had a hissy fit,'' she said.

Someone needs to straighten this old lady out. Hissy Fit[tm] is a privilege reserved by our members of Congress to be done upon the floor of the people with appropriate C-SPAN coverage.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-20 11:44|| 2007-10-20 11:44|| Front Page Top

#2 "Can you hear me now? Good!"

Posted by WTF 2007-10-20 11:49|| 2007-10-20 11:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Doddling service 1989:

I believe we will require a little respect. I'm Capt. Augustus McCrae, and this is Capt. Woodrow F. Call. Now if you look over there, you can see us in earlier days when the people around here wanted to make us senators. Now the one thing we didn't put up with is doddling service. And as You can See, We still DON'T put Up With It. You broke my nose you old son of a bi....

Posted by Besoeker 2007-10-20 12:35|| 2007-10-20 12:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Forget that Strib thing. Read this WaPo one instead:

Being a responsible newspaper, we must note that this is a misdemeanor, a crime, a completely inappropriate way of handling a business dispute.

Noted.

You could also read my experience, which does not inolve hammers or even much aggravation, just corporate stupidity.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2007-10-20 15:42|| 2007-10-20 15:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Criminal or not, I can certainly sympathize with this lady's actions after my recent experience with the ultra-lame Xanadoo wireless (and speedless) internet service. After hours of twiddling and moving the little antenna around, I got it up to something like what my 28.8 modem could do ten years ago. Their tech people were clueless about the problem, but they did say that "placement is crucial." At one point they claimed that high winds in the area interfere with the signal. Next thing you know, it'll be the phases of the Moon.
I am taking the mess back Monday and demanding a refund.

Posted by Lord Piltdown 2007-10-20 16:32|| 2007-10-20 16:32|| Front Page Top

#6 To re-appropriate a Sam Kinison line: "I understand what turns Mr. Hand into Mr. Fist." It's Comcastic.

Posted by eLarson 2007-10-20 17:56|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-10-20 17:56|| Front Page Top

#7 You pay for cable and you get a lot of damn commercials. It seems like commercials have increased in number and duration over the years. Where's my hammer, the 12 pound sledge dear?

Posted by JohnQC 2007-10-20 18:22|| 2007-10-20 18:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Why, yes John, you've noticed. Back in the old television dark ages there used to be a non-governmental group to self police the burgeoning new technology. They established a standard of no more than 10 minutes in an hour for commercial play. Of course, that all died and now you're running damn close to 10 minutes on the half hour of commercial and program announcements, icon placements, bottom streamers, compressed credits for more non-programming. Of course, in the beginning, stations and networks didn't have the fat income they have today. They needed to attract viewers. Then and now, they also didn't pay royalties to the federal government for using public property [which the airwaves are much like land or mineral resources other corporations pay for regularly to mine or harvest or glean for $$$].

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-20 19:36|| 2007-10-20 19:36|| Front Page Top

#9 'Hey, my telephone is screwed up, so is yours.'

Regardless of age, she's my kinda gal. Who here can argue?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-20 23:15|| 2007-10-20 23:15|| Front Page Top

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