Journal #6338

Find the salesperson, and find out where he lives.

Send death threats to his house.

Everyone gets pissed off once in a while, but the motivated ones do something about it.

Kill some virtual soldiers/terrorists/nazis/combine. With the biggest, most automatic weapon available. Usually works for me.

It's very curious you mention that you could not log in, I was having trouble also logging in to TWHL for about 20 minutes earlier today, I kept getting a "HTTP 404 error", instead of TWHL's front page. And this was like the 3rd time it happened in the space of two months.

I too once had Verizon as both my residential telephone service and my ISP when I lived in Pennsylvania 5 years ago. And I can tell you, you really have to be careful and alert with them. Just like you, I too got hit broadside with some mysterious fees that did not add up with my actual contract. Now, you do know that if you really feel you got screwed over by Verizon, there are consumer protection options at your disposal from your local government (city, county or state). You can start by going here: http://www.consumeraction.gov/caw_state_resources.shtml

Also, if you are going to be short on your rent payment because of the Verizon bill, then just pay part of the Verizon bill, not all of it. Verizon can not hit you with a late charge fee if you pay at least part of the bill on time. The rest can be carried over to the next month penalty free. At least that's how it is in Pennsylvania, it should be the same way too in your home state, but you could always double check to be sure.

I cancelled my Verizon DSL account because their service sucks like giant leeches.

I love you. :3

spoiler: the salesman was Tito

:3

I LOL'd

Blegh, nothing worse than money trouble.

My brother (we're co-owners of a house) lost his job and was unemployed for over half a year leaving me to pay the mortgage, bills and everything else. I almost went completely broke in the last month when a massive rates fee hit at the same time as the weekly mortgage payment.

Now he's working on a mine site pulling in several grand a fortnight, and paying me back in bulk. So it sucks when things go completely ass-up, but they usually work out. ;/

I'm getting out of here before Trapt makes a joke about me living in the desert.

"spoiler: the salesman was Tito"

@Trapt: Ha,ha,...nice one. But even if I were to try to get a job with Verizon as a salesman, I would not qualify, due to the fact I don't meet Verizon's "artistic rip-off skills" standards. In other words, I'm not evil enough for them.

spoiler: strider lives in the desert

You should do some paintings and sell them on the side for a couple extra quid.. also, save up to hire a hitman for that big doucher salesman!

agrees with Strider tho, there will be bad times but things usually even out...

Take Satchmo's advice: Find out where he lives and threaten to start breaking his house. He'll give you the money you owe and then some if you can scare him enough.