I know I've vented about Comcast a lot, but seriously... the company is basically evil.

Tuesday of this week I was at wrok from 7:45zm till about 11:15pm, and when i got to my grandparents place that night to watch The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (all hail!) my grandfather says "i don't know if you can do anything about it, but you are the only one with a working phone." What he meant was that their digital land-line (the only phone they have, and most likely the only phone they will ever have) had gone out.

I immediately muted Conan (all hail!) and called comcast. I got a girl on the phone, and as usual (yes, this is not the first time my elderly grandparents have trouble with the phone) she asked me to reset the modem, and she tried to send a signal to the house. Nothing. No dice.

She said "well, i can send a technician over on Thursday."

Thursday. Really?

"How is that acceptable?" i asked. "This is their only connection to the outside world! What are they supposed to do if they need something?"

"Well, if something frees up we can send someone there earlier."

"So would you like my cell phone number to let me know?"

"No, we will just call them."

"I think I'm confused."

"Well Thursday is the earliest I can get someone there. But if something happens and I get someone there tomorrow there tomorrow, I can call them."

(blink)(blink)

"And how, do you suggest, might you call them... WHEN THEY'RE PHONE IS OUT?"

"Oh. do you have a cell phone?"

"How do you think I'm calling you right now?"

"Can I have your cell phone number?"

"There ya go, kid."


I was DUMBFOUNDED by this exchange. I am so sick of having to take Valium every time i talk to the idiots. And somehow they have had a monopoly on cable in the area.

My grandfather informed me that as soon as he has phone service back he will be calling Verizon for FiOs.

Bob Dylan to Record GPS Voice

California- It was announced last week that Bob Dylan may be recording the voice of direction on consumer GPS systems for use in their automobiles.

A spokesperson was quoted as saying "this seemed like a good idea, since we had so many complaints from people telling us how easy it was to understand the other voices".

"It just isn't enough of an adventure when you know what your Garmin or your TomTom is saying to you. This way it is like a Puzzle!" said one enthusiastic consumer, hoping to get her hands on one of the first models to have this feature.

It looks like lots more people will be on their own with no direction home.






Ok, while i made up the quotes, the part about Dylan doing the GPS voice is true... and i just filled in the blanks.