Verizon vs. the Needham Fire Department 195
netbuzz writes "At issue is whether — or not — there was a minor fire in a house on Pine Grove Street in Needham, Mass., caused by a Verizon employee drilling through an electrical main. Everyone agrees that whatever happened — or didn't happen — was indeed the fault of the Verizon employee; it's "fire or no fire" that is at issue. Verizon says no fire, not even smoke. The Needham Fire Department begs to differ. New eye-witness reports are emerging ... and it's not looking good for Verizon."
News at 11 (Score:5, Funny)
On-Site Support (Score:5, Funny)
Verizon technical workers are careless and unqualified?
I'm shocked!
Re:And things really aren't looking good... (Score:4, Funny)
Employee: Actually, I started a fire in a customers house and denied it ever happend, even though there were eyewitnesses. Needless to say the incident received national attention and my company spent a lot of money in litigation.
Interviewer: We'll let you know.
I love this quote from Verizon PR... (Score:2, Funny)
Perhaps not the best turn of phrase to use, all things considered...
Re:On-Site Support (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Headline? (Score:5, Funny)
In my experience the easiest way to find the owner of a cable is to break it and wait for the complaints.
yes, well.....because um... (Score:3, Funny)
Had to say it (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And things really aren't looking good... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I love this quote from Verizon PR... (Score:4, Funny)
Other rejected phrases:
Re:I love this quote from Verizon PR... (Score:3, Funny)
The Roof (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Let me be the 15th to say.. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:4, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
I'm sure if the guy would have hit a wire, electrocuted himself and fell off the ladder you would have read about him suing me.
Re:What? Why is this on the front page? (Score:2, Funny)
But it does give everyone a chance to complain about editorial quality here, soothe the masses before double posting a story about the RIAA, Microsoft, SCO, or illegal wiretapping.
And if it hadn't been posted I would have missed my chance to read this:
All right, cute writing but perhaps not enough, so let's spruce up the story submission to meet Slashdot standards then:
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parody parody parody...
Re:Headline? (Score:5, Funny)
Some years ago the water/sewage pipes were being repaired just outside the office where I worked. The trench was gradually making its progress up the road, across the pavement [sidewalk] and was closing in on the visitors' car park in front of the building.
The facilities manager walked out to meet them and spoke to the foreman.
"Please be careful and watch out when you're digging here, there are some comms cables running across the car park here, they are about 1 metre down"
"Don't you worry about that sir... we'll be digging much deeper than that" came the reply.
The really sad part was that he couldn't see why we were laughing.
Fine, I admit there was a fire... we'll pay you (Score:2, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:4, Funny)
Turns out there was an 100+ year old pipe under the watermain that nobody had been using or known about. The little water leak washed out the soil under the pipe, and while they were trying to figure out what it was the pipe cracked and someone screamed "GAAAAS!". Not 15 seconds after that, the entire Lee Rd. was lit up with 15' tall flames that I could feel well over 500' away on the corner of my street. Houses and the local video store were completely melted on the sides as well as the walgreens and 7-11.
So yea. This stuff happens. All the more reason why we should have open and accessible standards and records.
Tim Allen (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Is this geek newsworthy? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:4, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:4, Funny)
Believe it or not, this happens more often than you might think. The only difference is: this one got national attention somehow.
Maybe if it had happened in Billerica instead of Needham it would have appeared on PBS. "On Tonight's episode of This Old House - what happens when you drill through an electrical main."
Measurement (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Headline? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
Ah, the lovely town of Needham... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:wow (Score:3, Funny)
I can't imagine it's any better for someone who isn't familiar with the house at all!
Re:I'm Sorry (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'm Sorry (Score:4, Funny)
SCANDAL ON SLASHDOT
An article published on a popular Internet news site Slashdot has been revealed to contain inaccuracies. This shocking revelation, centered around an article concerning a possible attempt at arson committed by Verizon, Inc's employee against the company's customer in Needham, Mass., is only the latest scandal surrounding Slashdot. While the police did not give any details at this time, an attempt to indicate the local fire department of lying is rumored to be at the heart of the matter.
A Slashdot reader, identifying himself as a veteran of the Mission to Mars, expressed his outrage of the incident, but felt confident that the mental skills honed at that mission would help him cope through these traumatic times.
"I feel like a piece of my life was just wasted reading the article.", said one reader. Others have engaged in anti-social behavior; one caught in the act said: "Just had to do something to make reading this article worth my time."
-Ultranova, reporting live from Slashdot.