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filed in Just a rant on Jun.29, 2010
Remember just a couple weeks ago when I posted about the lazy tree trimmers hired by the electric company…and how they spent so much time swinging on my neighbors swings? (pics here) This after refusing to cut the branches that entangled my wires???? Wellllll….after the storm rolled through on Sunday I had some branches come down and they were hanging on those same wires.
I called the electric company, explained the story of the lazy trimmers and that now these same branches had come down on the wires. And how I blogged about it complete with photos. Within 40 MINUTES a truck pulled up to cut the branches blocking the wire. Of course, they only did the ONE wire rather than the 3 that are out there but I was satisfied.
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That is of course until as soon as they were finished….they proceeded to sit in their truck doing absolutely NOTHING for 2 hours and 30 minutes…parked in front of my house. Now…with all the storm damage and downed lines and trees in the area (a lot!) I’m SURE they might have had somewhere to go. Or one would think. This is why our rates are so high. Apparently they pay crews to sit in a truck and do nothing for hours at a time.

June 29th, 2010 on 8:25 pm
send the link to this post to the power company…teehhee
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June 29th, 2010 on 8:53 pm
what a lot of work! Happy WW.
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June 29th, 2010 on 9:03 pm
Too funny that you documented it and blogged about it. You should send them the link. Haha. Thanks for dropping by!
alicia @ a beautiful mess
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June 29th, 2010 on 9:12 pm
Bet those guys would like to know they are in the bloggy news!!!
Happy WW!
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June 29th, 2010 on 9:18 pm
Absolutely crazy! You would think they would be extra careful knowing that you had already blogged about them once. How stupid!
Marie´s last blog ..Elise-
June 29th, 2010 on 9:24 pm
Lol…at least the guys here were definitely working after our storm, it was hard for them not to that’s for sure.
Thanks for stopping by and linking up.
June 29th, 2010 on 9:26 pm
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. You should send them the link!!
Lydia
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June 29th, 2010 on 10:39 pm
I see repairmen of all kinds sitting in their trucks. No wonder they charge so much! Wonder what they DO in their trucks? Read romance novels?
Honey Mommy´s last blog ..Boys will be Boys
June 29th, 2010 on 11:03 pm
I would send the pics to the company with a lovely letter and yes, link to the blog,lol.
Gotta love the power of blog.
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June 30th, 2010 on 12:11 am
The power of blogging, heh.

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June 30th, 2010 on 12:29 am
How funny you took all those pictures!!
Happy WW
Beki
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June 30th, 2010 on 1:41 am
You should definitely send links to all your blog posts relating to this to the electric company! Too funny!
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June 30th, 2010 on 4:18 am
I would have thought they would do a good job the second time. Great story and photos!
Eileen´s last blog ..Nature Center Visit
June 30th, 2010 on 5:00 am
I can’t believe they sat there after they knew you documents their last visit.
June 30th, 2010 on 6:23 am
no, i would not send the pictures and the blog to the Electric Comapny i would send them to all the news stations
June 30th, 2010 on 6:30 am
And we wonder why our economy is in the shitter. I like the idea of sending it to the news. I don’t hold out much hope the electric company would do anything constructive about it without a major public embarrassment.
Carabee´s last blog ..16-404
June 30th, 2010 on 7:22 am
Glad you blogged about them the other day… LOL
Maybe, you should mail the company all the pictures…:)
June 30th, 2010 on 8:07 am
Too frustrating. send them this post link too.
Secret Mom Thoughts´s last blog ..My Own Little Pigpen
June 30th, 2010 on 9:52 am
Sheesh. You’d think knowing they were being watched would at least create the illusion that they were working. That must have been very frustrating to see.
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Robin from Israel´s last blog ..Elixir of Life
June 30th, 2010 on 11:08 am
Wow, that’s special. There must be someone to complain to, that is just ridiculous.
Julia @ Easy Eco To Go´s last blog ..Im a Lover Not A Fighter – Wordless Wednseday
June 30th, 2010 on 5:33 pm
man… so irritating! REALLY!
I love that you take pictures of things like this… just like me! I want you to walk out there sometime and ask them to pose… LOL!
AJ Collins´s last blog ..Shutter Love Tuesday
June 30th, 2010 on 5:35 pm
Good for you for documenting everything. A picture is worth a thousand words. No wonder our utility rates are so high. Also, thanks for stopping by my blog & commenting!

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June 30th, 2010 on 5:47 pm
Unbelievable! Did they have their laptops in the truck, and were they on your wireless connection for those 2.5 hours??
xo
June 30th, 2010 on 6:01 pm
It sounded so good at first, and then it kinda ended up the same way! Ridiculous!
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June 30th, 2010 on 6:17 pm
wow. i can’t believe they sat out there for 2.5 hours!! i agree with the others who say you should send the link to this entry to electric company. btw, i love the title for this one.

Jeanne´s last blog ..Random Mid-week Stuff
June 30th, 2010 on 10:03 pm
Holy cow, the fact that they were sitting there idle for so long would’ve driven me nuts. At least you got them to get some of the work done, but really, if they were gonna fart around for two and a half hours the least they could’ve done is parked on another street. Yeesh.
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June 30th, 2010 on 11:31 pm
Call the local news! Fox news in LA followed a couple of the City’s power company trucks to a strip club– for 2+ hours and then to a liquor store where they bought booze and were caught drinking and driving. It’s a total rip off of tax dollars.
Go get ‘em. Call the media.
jj
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July 1st, 2010 on 1:59 pm
You should tell on them! lol
July 1st, 2010 on 9:22 pm
Grrr I would have been insane!!
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July 1st, 2010 on 11:03 pm
Our town won’t cut the trees, so my neighbor cut all the branches off the tree they planted, now it looks like a bush with a stick, kind of like a bush puppet.
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