| Phenomenally dumb. This wasn't a freak accident. If he'd hit metal and it had caught immediately, that would be a freak accident. This guy hit the metal and then, instead of trying to see what was wrong, kept drilling and drilling. Probably wasn't sparks which started the fire but the heated metal piece he was drilling into. That's just really dumb. I've hit metal before and when you're drilling into wood and drywall, you KNOW when you hit something much harder.
Sounds like this guy needs to bring in his own lawyer. Cox is definitely trying to screw him so they can close their own books. |
| I think that is the worst assumption you can make. Unless you have done the job.. Don't assume.
From experience, When drilling into t house through mortar, a couple layers of base boards.. It can be very hard to tell what you are hitting.. Hit a small rcok in the mortar? Hit a piece of brick.. You have to get through it or start ANOTHER hole... Which then leaves the problem of multiple holes on the outside of someone house. Drilling for jacks in the house.. If it was a wall fish.. Drilling into a wall that has insulation can get a bit challenging as the insulation wraps around the bit... Since we don't know ALL the circumstances.. For you to assume this was no accident and he just kept on drilling.. Is pretty crappy. You can even just knick a wire enough to create a short that will smolder.. and you would never know it.
Yes, As an installer.. You have to be careful and the blame falls squarely on the company.. But don't insinuate he did it deliberately or out of negligence without knowing what you are talking about. |
