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Interesting nuggets from the subscriber contract
13.1 WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. HUGHES DOES NOT OFFER ANY WARRANTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OR THE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT. THE SERVICE IS MADE AVAILABLE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHO...
I never called the electric company either, but I did call the phone company and was told they didn't do pro-rating. The X cable company allegedly pro-rates, but customers have to call. When you do, you fall into a deep dark phone tree. Eventually, the user dies, goes insane, or gives up to prevent death or insanity.
I personally think that companies should perhaps consider some sort of goodwill gesture if service is down for a long time, perhaps over 3 days. It doesn't seem to be a thing, though.
I would tend to agree. I've had to restock a full refrigerator quite a number of times over the past year or two. I can't recall a worse period in the last 30-odd years since I first PCSed to Virginia than the last 3 or 4 wrt power stability. It ain't cheap, but that's the breaks.
Oh and then there's the well... imagine giving a full-up ops briefing after you've bathed using 16oz water bottles and shaved via flashlight. I don't mind roughing it, but not in my own home. lol
MarkJFine wrote:I've had to restock a full refrigerator quite a number of times over the past year or two.
Earlier this year, or late last year, we had an outage that lasted nearly a day and a half. Not that long, but when it comes to food in cold storage, that's the end. I ended up having to restock everything in my fridge and chest freezer. And the worst part is that I had just gone shopping two days beforehand. The chest freezer was stocked very well. :(
" imagine giving a full-up ops briefing after you've bathed using 16oz water bottles and shaved via flashlight. "
But you have a captive audience, right? they can't leave. :) (Edit: so at least you're not alone in your misery...)
Yes, I had the same experience of having just restocked everything when the refrigerator died. These things always happen at the worst time.
GabeU wrote:Earlier this year, or late last year, we had an outage that lasted nearly a day and a half. Not that long, but when it comes to food in cold storage, that's the end. I ended up having to restock everything in my fridge and chest freezer. And the worst part is that I had just gone shopping two days beforehand. The chest freezer was stocked very well. :(
