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ca Offline Grant Lamontagne

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Good morning
on: February 18, 2025, 02:29:31 PM
Last night we had a storm.  Between extra cold temperatures, snow, freezing rain etc we have been having bad weather for a while.

The internet cable on my house blew around so much that it was hanging really low over the road.

A city worker (I assume) noticed it and put pylons on the road to keep people from running into it and making it worse.

At 5:41 this morning the smurfing bus went by, didn’t even slow down for the pylons, caught the wire and ripped the whole smurfing thing off my house.

I have no internet at home and everyone in the neighbourhood is still driving through the pylons.

Why do people think blocked roads don’t apply to them?  Especially professional drivers like bus drivers, who are supposed to have an even better idea of how to operate safely?

Considering how many people are run over by buses in this city every year i should count myself lucky that they just damaged my house and knocked out my internet.

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Re: Good morning
Reply #1 on: February 18, 2025, 03:37:25 PM
Damn, man :rant: What's the damage on your house, only the cable ripped or did it take something with it?
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Re: Good morning
Reply #2 on: February 18, 2025, 03:44:23 PM
Very sorry to hear Grant. People never cease to amaze me.  :doh: :bnghd:

I hope they get you up and running soon!

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Re: Good morning
Reply #3 on: February 18, 2025, 04:34:57 PM
Quote from: enki_ck on February 18, 2025, 03:37:25 PM
Damn, man :rant: What's the damage on your house, only the cable ripped or did it take something with it?

The internet is back up and running.  It turns out it was just some damage to the box and wire and no significant damage to the house.

The phone company has always been good to me and that’s why I stay with them.  The cable company hires contractors that come in, do as fast a job as they can and get off to the next job.  I don’t blame them for wanting to get stuff done and make more money, but since they are always in a hurry they do a crappy job and I end up with water damage from holes they drill to run wires and then don’t seal up afterwards.

But the phone company is good, and they came out quickly and dealt with the problem.

If I get a bill for this work I am going straight to the bus company.  I’ve already lodged a complaint so they know about it.

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Re: Good morning
Reply #4 on: February 18, 2025, 11:22:31 PM
Glad to hear it turned out well. Could have been worse I suppose  :cheers:
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Re: Good morning
Reply #5 on: February 19, 2025, 02:38:18 AM
Glad you got your internet back but that's nuts.  You'd figure they pay more attention for being a city work.  Apparently, that's too much to ask.
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