To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Sep 7th 2006, 6:53 pm
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To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Just read in the local paper about a man in a parole program who has been charged with stealing a gun and jewelry from a house where he was installing Direct TV. He was working for a subcontracting company that installs Direct TV. :scared:
In 2004 he had been sentenced to prison for a maximum of 4 years for burglary...so what the hell was he doing installing Direct TV in homes in 2006?
Why am I surprised that a convicted burglar...who should still be behind bars...is allowed to go into homes without the owner being informed that he is in a parole program?
In 2004 he had been sentenced to prison for a maximum of 4 years for burglary...so what the hell was he doing installing Direct TV in homes in 2006?
Why am I surprised that a convicted burglar...who should still be behind bars...is allowed to go into homes without the owner being informed that he is in a parole program?
Sep 7th 2006, 9:56 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Just read in the local paper about a man in a parole program who has been charged with stealing a gun and jewelry from a house where he was installing Direct TV. He was working for a subcontracting company that installs Direct TV. :scared:
In 2004 he had been sentenced to prison for a maximum of 4 years for burglary...so what the hell was he doing installing Direct TV in homes in 2006?
Why am I surprised that a convicted burglar...who should still be behind bars...is allowed to go into homes without the owner being informed that he is in a parole program?
In 2004 he had been sentenced to prison for a maximum of 4 years for burglary...so what the hell was he doing installing Direct TV in homes in 2006?
Why am I surprised that a convicted burglar...who should still be behind bars...is allowed to go into homes without the owner being informed that he is in a parole program?
Sep 7th 2006, 10:05 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by ScousePete
He (or she!) could have been a plumber, electrician, phone tech, cable installer. Kind of unfair to single out Direct TV.
Sep 7th 2006, 10:25 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
I complained the other week to our housing office, I needed some one to come out and fix my A/C, well Saturday night at 9 two came had probs so more came to join them I ended up with 5 African Americans all looking like some thing from the ghetto :scared: in my house, Hubs not here, and then they had the bloody cheek to ask if I had any Tools they could borrow, needless to say I felt very uncomfortable, although they was nice, just came across as very unprofessional.
Sep 7th 2006, 10:30 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by britvic
I complained the other week to our housing office, I needed some one to come out and fix my A/C, well Saturday night at 9 two came had probs so more came to join them I ended up with 5 African Americans all looking like some thing from the ghetto :scared: in my house, Hubs not here, and then they had the bloody cheek to ask if I had any Tools they could borrow, needless to say I felt very uncomfortable, although they was nice, just came across as very unprofessional.
Sep 7th 2006, 10:31 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Just read in the local paper about a man in a parole program who has been charged with stealing a gun and jewelry from a house where he was installing Direct TV. He was working for a subcontracting company that installs Direct TV. :scared:
In 2004 he had been sentenced to prison for a maximum of 4 years for burglary...so what the hell was he doing installing Direct TV in homes in 2006?
Why am I surprised that a convicted burglar...who should still be behind bars...is allowed to go into homes without the owner being informed that he is in a parole program?
In 2004 he had been sentenced to prison for a maximum of 4 years for burglary...so what the hell was he doing installing Direct TV in homes in 2006?
Why am I surprised that a convicted burglar...who should still be behind bars...is allowed to go into homes without the owner being informed that he is in a parole program?
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Sep 7th 2006, 10:34 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
You really have to be very careful who you let into your home....very worrying when you don't have a guy around.
Sep 7th 2006, 10:36 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I 'singled out' Direct TV because thats who the guy worked for...it was in the NJ Daily Record for all to see.
Sep 7th 2006, 10:39 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
You really have to be very careful who you let into your home....very worrying when you don't have a guy around.
in the end they had to wait for a part so I was dieing with the heat for nearly 48 hours 
Sep 7th 2006, 10:40 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
Do you normally enquire about the criminal record of people who enter your house? Just wondering...
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Sep 7th 2006, 10:41 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by Ray
I expect they were contract workers and not employed by direct TV
Sep 7th 2006, 10:42 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by britvic
I really had no choice when it was pushing the 100's in the end they had to wait for a part so I was dieing with the heat for nearly 48 hours
in the end they had to wait for a part so I was dieing with the heat for nearly 48 hours
Sep 7th 2006, 10:45 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by britvic
I really had no choice when it was pushing the 100's in the end they had to wait for a part so I was dieing with the heat for nearly 48 hours
in the end they had to wait for a part so I was dieing with the heat for nearly 48 hours and we was without for a couple of days ..
Sep 7th 2006, 10:51 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by Ray
Umm ..It cost me $3500 last month when I had a A/C failure ...
and we was without for a couple of days ..
and we was without for a couple of days ..
Sep 7th 2006, 10:53 pm
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Re: To everyone with or thinking about Direct TV
Originally Posted by britvic
But I ain't got a f**king pool
This was an additional expence