Fuck them right in the ear.
Two 4+ hour power outtages in less than 36 hours is not what I call “utility”. I call that a PAIN IN MY ASS. Especially when the second event is at 03:10 local on a day I actually did need to be in the office at 09:00.
O Lazyweb, is there any precedent for refusing to pay X kilowatt/hours based on the hours I was without power?
Update: especially for those of you who deal with DC buildout or have ever lived near the Research Triangle, see also.
Further update: this frustration, with some re-association with the Real World expansion below, in combination with $CURRENT_EMPLOYER's business (”credit enhancement”, meaning mostly mortgage insurance and financial guaranty), especially in light of threats affecting utility delivery (increasingly extreme weather due to global warming–cf, Hurricane Katrina; terrorist attack–cf, 11 Sept. 2001, US involvement in Iraq and potential political/paramilitary reactions… don't forget, ie, Venezuala) makes me wonder if there isn't a serious Market in utility guaranty. PECO could make me happy, and then offload the cost, or the first 20% or so of claims, onto a financial entity, who would dilute their costs across many regional utilities, maybe specializing in a specific variety of utility…
HRM.
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