Last winter you were swearing up and down “if you have cable, you won’t need to do anything for the digital transition” which was technically true. I didn’t. Transition came and went, my service stayed. What you didn’t say and would lie about if called on was that you were planning on removing 3/4ths of your service for people who had cable, but no cable box. I know that you would lie because I called and asked. “Would I need a cable box?” “No.” I knew it was a lie then, but because I like cable content and Comcast is the only game in town (or the only game that I can have in my building), I was stuck with this lying shitstain of a company.
Now, Comcast is completing its own conversion and I have no signal. I ordered the “free” cable box (which I’m sure won’t remain free, because this company lies) and it arrived via mail and didn’t work. After three days of calls, it is now entirely clear that the reason it doesn’t work is entirely due to Comcast’s incompetance - they sent me a functional box that was improperly configured. It be replaced. Of course, I can’t replace it myself or take it somewhere to get replaced, I have to waste 4 hours during a service window (which they will undoubtedly miss) for some technician to come by, take the old box away and hand me a new one.
So, they create the problem, they make it worse by sending me a broken “remedy,” and then make the most inconvenient remedy to the first remedy possible. And I have a feeling, that I’m going to be on the phone yelling again, when I see the bill where they’ve charged me for fixing the problem they caused.
I have cable. It’s not that fancy new cable with the box and TV on Demand and radio stations. It’s old fashioned cable with roughly 50 channels.
Now I’m a Toronto Raptors fan and a third of their games this year are on a channel that you can’t get with basic cable. So I’m looking at spending almost $30 a month more to upgrade and get all of that extra crap when all I want is TSN2.
I can’t justify it and it’s only going to get worse.
Geez, tell me about it. I wonder if they’ll be lining up to ban shellfish sales next? The Bible has something to say about that too, after all.
Seriously, I always thought Maine was way more gay-friendly. I remember going to Ogunquit as a kid – that was the first time I saw “out” gays and lesbians – and I can’t recall seeing much in the way of hate-spewing like I’ve seen with this election.
Mason has never been immunized and his immune system is far superior to ours. He rarely ever gets sick, even when the rest of us are in bed, slingin’ snot…or worse.
You reveal yourself to be a complete and total moron. Unvaccinated children merely have unprotected immune systems.
Hey, Weather Channel douchebags! Penguins are birds…they have feathers, not fur! (And if that comment was intentional – meant as some kind of intro – it was probably the most stupid I’ve ever seen.)
Listen, puppies, I know the hole in the wall is enticing and I’m sure that drywall tastes just like steak. But dammit, I don’t own this fucking house and I’m fairly sure the landlord does not want a hole between the living room and the back of the fridge. So stop eating the wall!
Grandson, I know you love the little chair, but it’s blocking the hole in the wall so the puppies will quit eating it. So quit moving the fucking chair! You moved the chair, they ate another inch of wall.
Yes, I know I should fix the hole. I did fix the hole. And they ate the patch because apparently fresh joint compound is even tastier than drywall. At least they are nicely rasping the edges so the future repair (to be made during move out next month) will be easier.
This all started when my big dog, Grace*, put her elbow through the wall while playing with the puppies. It started out the size of a quarter and now is about 6 inches in diameter. I love you guys, but sweet Jeebus you can make life hard sometimes!
To the woman who ran the red light at Henry and Manchester - fuck you. Not only was your light red for several seconds when you blatantly sped through it going about 50 miles an hour in your gold minivan, you had the unmitigated gall to give the guy you almost slammed into (the truck in front of me) the finger. And not only did you honk at him then give him the finger, you did so with your only free hand because your other hand was holding your cell phone clamped to the side of your head.
Had you run into that guy, you probably would’ve totaled his car, injured him and pushed his car into the other drivers who actually had the presence of mind to, I don’t know, stop at a red light so they wouldn’t kill anyone. What the fuck is wrong with you?
Based on this thread, it looks like the biggest single thing to pit is “other people”. Lets just face it, other people suck and suck hard. (and not in a good way)
Stuaderhorse so sorry to hear about the dog’s eyes - poor doggie. Hugs to you and your dog.
I’m sorry. If it means anything to you, dogs can often do pretty well with cataracts. They learn to sniff their way around the house, that kind of thing. Just don’t rearrange the furniture and talk to her more so she can hear where you are and know that you’re still there.
I pit the suicidal coyote that thought my wife’s car would be the perfect choice as a life-ender. Now we get to deal with the insurance company AND mechanics, double our pleasure, double our fun!
Hey business managers! If the entrance to your establishment happens to be a set of double doors, how about instead of unlocking just one of them, you unlock them both so that 50% of your visitors’ first experience in coming to your place is not looking like an idiot jerking on a locked door.
My day:
Get up at 0515 to get ready to get out on the road by 0615.
Drive about 7 miles to hospital taking 45 minutes(traffic and round abouts)
Go to reception told to go to admitting told to sit and wait told to go to cashier have people but up in front because there is only two cashiers and 20 people trying to pay. Get receipt go back to admitting asked to wait again. Shown to my room.)800 Told to wait for doctor. Associate docter comes in at 1000 says my surgery MIGHT get posponed until next week because a VIP might book all the operating suites. Told to wait. Wait wait wait wait. Finally at 1200 I talk to one surgeon he tells me to wait for the lead surgeon…wait wait 1430 I hear him outside, comes in goes over what happening, then says ALMOST the surgery might be held tomorrow, come back at 2200 to spend the night in the hospital.
Okay…I know what it’s like to be in the Middle East but WTF!!!
and talk to her more so she can hear where you are and know that you’re still there.