So I had to report a threat tonight

[ArenaBoy]

A coworker of mine got punched in the face all because he wouldn't move the barrels for him. I have seen many people get escorted by security for causing fights. All I can say is if so much as one punch is thrown at me, that's it. It really irks me when companies fire people for defending their selves.

[blas]

The worst I ever had was pens and pencils thrown at me and whatnot....just little office supplies.

I threw a pack of cigarettes at a customer once...but she had it coming after she screamed at me and made it sound like I was retarded.

If anyone ever smashed a burger in my face, I'd go all Mysty on them and probably find the largest and sharpest thing I could find.

[TNT]

Man, the folks who go door to door collecting payments have to have large amounts of testicular fortitude. I've talked to enough deadbeats on the phone to not ever want to go within a 5 block radius of their homes, let alone knock on their doors.

Back when we were still a local cable company, the collector in one of our provincial systems was a guy who truly loved his job.

And then there was Dan, one of our auditors -- the guys who go around looking for illegal cable connections. One of my jobs was to take Dan's calls...

Dan: I'm at the top of the pole... just making one last check to see if this house has a legitimate account.
Me: Nope.
Dan: Well, they ain't got an illegal one anymore, either. There's going to be some pissed off people in that house.
Me: Screw 'em if they can't take a joke.
Dan: So, where are we going to get drunk tonight?

[blas]

How do you tell if someone has an illegal cable connection? Or prove that they are stealing their neighbor's cable?

Do tell.........I have a certain ex fling I need to get revenge on.....and Karma is working way too slow......

[Pinkie]

Blas.....I like the way you think!

[blas]

Anytime you have any questions or if you have any ideas or stories, feel free to IM me...

I put the itch in Bitch.

[Phone Jockey]

I got an e-mail from a woman who wanted to become one of our customers. I checked her information and apparently, 5 years ago or so, her husband threatened to kill any cable tech who came onto his property, ever. When I told her that, she got very upset (at him, strangely enough) & begged to have service installed. Well, I forwarded the request to our construction department & they said they'd install it if the customer didn't try to kill anyone while they were there. WTF???

PJ

[TNT]

How do you tell if someone has an illegal cable connection? Or prove that they are stealing their neighbor's cable?

Do tell.........I have a certain ex fling I need to get revenge on.....and Karma is working way too slow......

Our auditors get a list of houses that don't subscribe to cable. They out go and have a look around... apparently it's not all that hard for them to spot an illegal splice or someone we just forgot to disconnect.

If you think someone's got an illegal connection, just call the cable company and ask them to do a verify service on that address. Illegal cable hookups are more than theft of service... often they cause signal leakage and poor quality for other subscribers. When a tech's in the area, he'll stop by and have a look. It's not like we need a warrant to check our lines on our right-of-way.

[blas]

I have no proof that it's the cable company I'm thinking of, but it's the only other cable internet company around here. Clearwire doesn't serve this area because of the topography *eyeroll*.

[Pagan]

That would be like going into a bank and saying "THIS IS A STICK UP! FILL UP THE BAGS NOW!" Oh - just kidding! Haha! Gotcha! The tellers would probably already have called the police by the time you said you were kidding (do tellers have a silent police call button behind their window they can push with their foot or something? I've never worked in a bank, so I don't know). Anyone who would be such an idiot deserves to have the cops come, and they can explain their little "joke" to them. Won't be so funny then!

This is why you never, ever, ever yell, "Hi, Jack!" in an airport anymore!

Cookies to anyone who gets the reference! (And don't call me Shirley.)

[TNT]

I have no proof that it's the cable company I'm thinking of, but it's the only other cable internet company around here. Clearwire doesn't serve this area because of the topography *eyeroll*.

You're talking about stealing internet? It's pretty much impossible to steal it from the cable company. Tapping into a neighbor's wireless connection is the way to do it... and there's not much the cable company is going to do about that.

[Mighty Girl]

You know, when people are missing that thing that filters their thoughts before they turn into words, they should be treated as defective and banished to a desert island.

Only an idiot would say something like that in these times. Ever heard of Columbine? Virginia Tech?

What did he think you were going to do? Put a note on the account saying, "Do not disconnect, customer may open fire"?

[Jack7957]

This is why you never, ever, ever yell, "Hi, Jack!" in an airport anymore!

I've heard that so many times growing up....

[Tigress]

I had one of the older Yu-Gi-Oh brats at the gaming store hang out tell me that he was going to punch me in the face last week. Completely unprovoked. I looked him straight in the eye and told him that I would break his arm if he swung at me.

He primly replied that I wouldn't do that because he is a MINOR and he could have me arrested. That's when I got my Evil Grin and told him that I have a right to defend myself. And since he would be swinging first and was roughly my size, not a jury in the world would convict me.

I generally like kids, but when some trouser stain that's old enough to know better decides that he's grown enough to make idle threats, it's time to learn that you never threaten someone that's been practicing martial arts for almost half her life, is almost old enough to be your mother and knows the local self-defense laws better than you.

[Rapscallion]

Nah - that's when you explain that you'd better not leave any evidence of their life once you've finished with them.

Rapscallion