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Verizon vs. the Needham Fire Department

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the never-had-that-problem-before dept.

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."

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  1. Headline? by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is this even worth being on Slashdot? Employee screws up, causes problems. International news?

    Crap, several of our T1 lines were cut last week by a government employee who "forgot" to get a map of buried cables before digging. It cost us a heck of a lot more than a house (OT and moving of computer equipment from one location to another)... and that is just our business. I am not even sure it got local coverage.

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  2. Let me be the 15th to say.. by tgd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Who cares?"

    I mean seriously, this didn't even make the local news.

    Anyone want to post a front-page story about the plastic Dasani water bottle I found in my front lawn this morning? I feel it was tossed there from a passing car. My girlfriend thinks it was blown there from across the street. I told her people litter all the time on the street in front of our house, so they probably just tossed it on the front lawn.

    FWIW, there was no fire in my house when Verizon installed my ONT. Me, Verizon and the town all agree on that.