You sneaky little Jehovah's Witness bastard!

The BBQ Pit
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The direcTV guy came by today to install our new DVR. A pretty simple install as I already installed the telephone line, and the amp/switch box is about 5 feet below where the extra line needs to run.

So all the installer needs to do is give us the new DVR receiver, run one coax line, plug it all in and leave.

BUT NOOOOOOOO!

First, he shows up two hours late. I expected as much so I’ve already resided myself to working on some projects around the house.

After arriving, he spends a fair amount of time apparently doing “prep work”. I don’t have a clue what he was doing to tell you the truth. But he spent a good 45 minutes doing it. He then decides to install new face plates on our coax and telephone jacks behind the television. Granted, if he’s going to install an extra line, might as well make it tidy by giving us a dual coax face plate.

This is when the install turns sour.

First, he says he has to go to another install and he will return to finish mine in a few hours. He did say he would get our system going with the one line before he leaves. When he returns he’ll run the second line and finish up.

Right at the moment he’s got his ass hanging out from behind the television he professes to me he’s a Jehovah’s Witness. He proceeds to inform me all about his church, his beliefs and how his life improved after converting to Jehovah’s Witnessism He says had pretty much written off getting married, but apparently thanks to Jehovah’s Witnessism, he’s found true love. By golly that god fellow is a swell chap.

I’m not really in the mood to get into a big debate about religion. I’m not religious in the least and I find Christians attempting to convert me extremely rude. So, I excused myself to continue working on my project in the other room. In a few minutes Jehovah Bob calls me back to ask a question about our DirecTV service, which was just a sneaky ploy to get me back into the room for more of his Jehovah’s Witnessing. He asks me a very direct question “How do you feel about this stuff?” -meaning religion, church, etc. I tell his straight out “I have read the bible, I’ve read about various Christian religions, and have decided I do not and can not subscribe to Christianity.” I was foolishly thinking this would clue him into getting back to my install and away from Jehovah’s Witnessing. WRONG!

He starts back in. Once again I tell him I do not subscribe to ANY religion and excuse myself.

Moments later I’m called back into the room by Jehovah Bob and asked another stupid question about my service, which, of course, moves very quickly towards religion. By this time my daughter has returned home from school and is doing her homework at the kitchen table (within earshot of this fucking maniac). She keeps looking at me with a puzzled look on her face. In a few minutes she gets up and hands me a note (she’s 12 and passing notes are very important to a 12 year old). The note reads:

“Is he supposed to be doing his job or talking about religion?”

I almost died. What a funny kid.

Anyway… It is now two hours past when he said he’d be back -currently 8:00 pm. If I knew DirecTV was going to expect me to waste all day with what the installer has done so far, I could have done it myself in 5 minutes. Let’s see. Unplug old receiver, plug in new receiver, attach phone line. DONE!

Look. When a Jehovah’s Witness comes to my door Watchtower in hand, I have the option of letting them in to talk religion. You sneaky little fuckers have no business Jehovah’s Witnessing to me while doing a hired service in my house. I tried to be very polite and explain I did not witness Jehovah, Jesus, Andrew, Bob or anyone else. The only thing I ever witnessed was someone getting run over by a car, but that’s different. You sneaky little fuckers stay out of my house unless invited to enter to witness. If you enter to fix my toilet, install the DVR, paint my living room or clean my carpet, keep your fucking mouth shut about your religion! It is rude, unprofessional and quite frankly pissing me off.

I don’t hangout at your church talking about my house so don’t come to my house and talk about your church.

I’ve now called DirecTV and complained about their in-house Jehovah’s Witness religious services and their half-assed install procedures. I told them if this fucknut comes back and Jehovah’s Witnesses to me I’m dumping their service on the spot.

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You were way more polite than I would have been. It’s a major no-no for a JW to witness in the workplace. It’s considered theft of your employers time. If I were you I’d call the nearest JW church and complain also so he can get a refresher course.

Haj

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That’s a good idea Haj.

I just called DirecTV back to inquire if I should expect shitdick religion boy back to finish the job tonight. They said the local office is now closed and they had no idea. After I let out a big sigh, they offered to reduce my HBO to only $2 per month for the next six months.

It was a nice offer but it still doesn’t fix the point my television stand is in the middle of the living room, cables and drill dust are by the wall, and everything is in limbo at the moment.

If he left the new amp/switchbox I could have it all hooked up and put away by now. But I looked and he took it with him.

Bastard.

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I wouldn’t bother calling the JW church. They’d probably give the asshat a medal or something, and second ten more idiots. Did he come from a contractor or DirecTV? In either case, I’d send them a nice little email or letter stating what you wrote here. I’d do both in case he is a contractor working for a JW boss. And I’d take the cheap HBO.

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Pay attention, dickhead. Preaching on the job is against JW rules. He’s a newbie so he didn’t know that.

Haj

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My sister and brother-in-law are JWs, and I’m given to understand that the JW church has become quite sensitive about its image as a door-to-door bother, and have laid down some fairly strict guidelines about how far to go, when to leave, and when to say nothing at all.

By all means, call the local Kingdom Hall and politely tell them that you didn’t appreciate your attempt to get cable being foiled by an over-enthusiastic witness. They’ll probably apologize.

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Hey,. 9:30 pm at night and there is a knock on my door.

Guess who’s back?

Nine fucking thirty at night!

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And I always thought they weren’t supposed to cuss either…

But in all seriousness, my experiences with JW have shown them to be some of the most hypocritical religious nuts ever. Perhaps I have just been unlucky in my meetings, but if you are going to preach to me about the wonders of your religion, you damn well better practice it.

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About 5 years ago, I was just getting into the shower, the window was open a crack and I could hear someone by my front door (footsteps). Thinking it was one of my kids’ friends, the meter man or someone selling something, I called out that I was busy. I finished my shower, towelled off, put on my usual creams and lotions, put on a robe and walked toward the kitchen. As I passed by my front door, which has a long slim vertical window beside it I saw a man’s face pressed up against the glass. Being the kind of gal I am I opened the door and asked what he thought he was doing. He and his partner started to mumble about being JWs and prophered pamplets. I told them that I knew they had been lurking around my windows and that they’d better get lost before I called the police…

A year later, I was nursing my baby in the nursery; my older kids had just left for school leaving the front door closed but not locked. I heard the screen door open, followed by the whine of the hinges on the heavy wooden door. Being the kind of gal I am, I placed the baby safely in the crib and went to investigate. A man was in my front hall, looking about and another was behind him. You guessed it – JWs

I did call the police but didn’t press charges. Instead I called the watchtower and demanded that no JW ever darken my door again, promising that if one did; I would call the cops. As an afterthought, I told him not to send a JW to apologize in person. Well, a few days later, a JW shows up at some ungodly time on a Sunday morning (interupting a lovemaking session with my husband). I went to the door and sent her away before she could say a word. From that day forward JWs pass my house by.

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I can cuss all that I want, cocksucker motherfucker. I am not a JW. I never have been a JW. I just know a little something about them. Every religion has plenty of hypocrites and the JWs are no exception. The JW in the OP said himself that he was a newbie. He needs to be informed by his own church that what he did was against the rules.

Haj

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Wow, you have more patience than I.

A quick aside. Everyone I know that encounters a JW just says, “I’m Cathloic. If the Pope hasn’t approved of what you’re saying, we nothing left to say to each other.”

WARNING: This one is really bad, and should only be used in extreme cases, as it will brand you an anti-Semite.

Say you’re Jewish. Then remind them of someone years ago that tried to convert your faith.

That should end the conversation pretty quick.

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Tee hee.

It’s very, VERY dark on the south side of my house. Oh sure, I could have flipped on the million-gazillion watt security flood lights which bathe the entire house and the property in brillant white light…

Too bad for our freaky religion asshat he had to fumble in the dark and finish the job with a Maglite in his mouth.

<Nelson Muntz> HA HA </Nelson Muntz>

So, he’s gone now. He said something about coming back to rewire this and that and what-have-you. I just asked it the DVR was up and running, he said yes, I said “Ok, then. Goodbye”.

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Rewire what, your brain?

I hope you explained to the “newbie” in no uncertain terms that his behavior was unacceptable. I’d have probably thrown him out the first time he didn’t listen to your objections, and possibly, in a very threatening manner. Then again, I understand you don’t want your daughter exposed to such bullshit in the first place. Kudos.

Amen. Absolutely take the cheap HBO. You deserve it.

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Anyone else wondering if the real directTV guy is tied up in the trunk of a car somewhere?

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snort Good one

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Hmmm? He did speak with a lisp,. and he introduced himself as Chip Douglas.

:wink:

I suspect DirecTV will call again with a follow up call. I’ll mention they may want to search trunks of nearby cars for their real tech,. just in case. heh heh

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You know why I hate Jehovah’s Witnesses? Well, apart from the obvious reasons, that is.

Some years ago I was a happy little theology student filled to the brim with interesting knowledge, and also a convinced atheist. I knew exactly what Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that is flat-out wrong and why it is wrong. So when two of them came to my apartment, I invited them in for a tea and a chat, basically a chance to convert me. They’re supposed to love that shit, right?

They must have smelled trouble, 'cause they bolted. Get it? I invited the bastards in, and they rejected me. Rejected by Jehovah’s Witnesses… that’s as low as you go.

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If that ain’t a sign, I don’t know what is :eek:

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A contractor, I can almost guarantee you.

Without representing myself as an official representative of the company, I will say that I work for DirecTV - if I had answered your call, I would have registered an official complaint escalation including the installer’s id #.

Sorry about that - some of the installers are very cool, some of them are ASSHOLES, and some of them, apparantly, are downright weird.

(mmm… cheap HBO!)

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You should have told him you worship Og ! :smiley: