tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989720104825417666.post8324725261905467771..comments2023-10-16T11:27:34.393-04:00Comments on Gene Gonzales' Sketches & Other Silly Stuff: A Close CallGene Gonzaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934517610414260010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989720104825417666.post-58454749012807257702009-04-11T08:47:00.000-04:002009-04-11T08:47:00.000-04:00Thanks Gary. Like I said, not a life or death situ...Thanks Gary. Like I said, not a life or death situation but yeesh! The cable guy just left. The only thing he did was unplug the modem (which I did) and take out the back-up battery (which I didn't know about). Plug it up and everything works. If the person on the phone had told me to remove the battery when I unplugged it I would have. Odds are this is just going to patch the problem.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Craig!<BR/><BR/>You win Royce. You have the the worse cable service story between the two of us. :) In Tennessee, when we bought our house, it was a new home. One of three that were built on that land. Cable service ended at the pole before our property. I called and they weren't interested in running cable for just one house. I told them there were three homes and they recommended I talk to my neighbors and have them call in for service. I recommended that they have a sales person who is on salary with them to make the house calls. The person on the phone said, "Oh, I guess we can do that." I guess he didn't know they had a sales staff. Oy!Gene Gonzaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11934517610414260010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989720104825417666.post-43201366188268697212009-04-11T00:01:00.000-04:002009-04-11T00:01:00.000-04:00At my last house, we were the first Time Warner ac...At my last house, we were the first Time Warner account on our road, a relatively newly developed road. So we get hooked up...no probs.<BR/><BR/>A few days later a construction crew cuts my cable. I call TW and they inform me that there is no such account. After an hour of explaining that my account does in fact exist, I am given the Friday window of 12 noon to 8 PM. I call them at 8:20 and they assure me that I will be serviced. The guy shows up at 9PM and patches the cable. So far so good.<BR/><BR/>He then enters his work order electronically and at 10:30 someone comes back out and disconnects my service as I am "illegally" getting service, again due to a misspelling of my street address by the initial rep who set up my account. This happened three times over two months...disconnects for "stealing" service and then 2 day waits as they get someone out to reactivate the hub on my street. We finally get it straight after a three month fight.<BR/><BR/>I am so glad we moved. <BR/><BR/>Oh, nice deja by the way!Royce Throwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156766579998174592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989720104825417666.post-10351214058744888322009-04-10T23:53:00.000-04:002009-04-10T23:53:00.000-04:00Sorry to hear about your troubles. Love the sketc...Sorry to hear about your troubles. Love the sketch though. Your efforts to keep this blog regularly updated are truly appreciated.Craig Zablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350991808928451673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989720104825417666.post-78865686786716837392009-04-10T22:36:00.000-04:002009-04-10T22:36:00.000-04:00Gene,I guarantee I had a better day than you did, ...Gene,<BR/><BR/>I guarantee I had a better day than you did, sheesh!<BR/><BR/>One thing we have in common though, if the computer link up to the internet is messed up, Panera bread is my Wifi haven!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the extra effort to keep the streak going. Is that big dagger in Deja hand meant for your computer service guy?<BR/><BR/>Hope you have better luck tomorrow!<BR/><BR/>GaryGary M. Peifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11338542823332171635noreply@blogger.com