another example of mind numbing stupidity...

[dcasper70]

All the rain up here in the northeast caused a tree in my neighbor's yard to fall, knocking out both of our phone lines.

So I call the phone company today and explain that I have no service at home due to a downed line, and can someone come out to fix it.

No joke, after fully explaining the situation, the service rep actually said this:


"Are you calling from the home phone now?"


I had to hang up on this man.