patcat88
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Georgelas, the developer whose company was overseeing the work in 2000 when the Chevrolet Suburbans drove up to the Greensboro Corporate Center, said he figured that the government was involved when an AT&T crew arrived the same day to fix the line, rather than waiting days. His opinion didn't change when AT&T tried to bill his company for the work but immediately backed down when his company balked.
"These lines are not cheap to move," Georgelas said. "They said, 'You owe us $300,000.' We said, 'Are you nuts?' "
The charges just disappeared.
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morbo
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clubs: | I'm certain AT&T tried to bill the company as well as the government for the same work. |
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KrK
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| said by morbo  :I'm certain AT&T tried to bill the company as well as the government for the same work. They probably billed them both more thern once.
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rcdailey
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What happens when they have to give up those Suburbans and drive around in eco-friendly little cars? They won't be nearly so scary. Of course, they could just remove $300,000 from the bank account of the developer without asking. That would shake him up, probably even more than a formation of black SUV's.
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averagedude
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OSUGoose
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I'd say the Gov't will be footing the bill to repair their own lines. They failed to mark it, claiming it was "secret". Ya well thats all good and nice but you could of had it setup under a dummy owner name. Failure to mark your facilities normaly means the damager is free from libility. Esp if they called 811/One call number to have them marked BEFORE they dug. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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said by rcdailey : Of course, they could just remove $300,000 from the bank account of the developer without asking. That would shake him up, probably even more than a formation of black SUV's. Then the bank will swallow the loss after the account holder says fraud, then the bank will withdraw the $ from TARP. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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said by OSUGoose :Failure to mark your facilities normaly means the damager is free from libility. Esp if they called 811/One call number to have them marked BEFORE they dug. Yep, if One Call didn't mark it, you have no liability in repairing it. |
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Kearnstd
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Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to patcat88
im sorry since your wire "Doesnt Exist" we "Didn't Cut it".....
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hayabusa3303
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How about this one? Makes more since to me..  |
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Mr Neutron
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said by averagedude :The NSA showing up in a black smart car instead of a SUV....not so intimidating. What about a clown car? You know, something about half the size of a smartcar that pulls up and suddenly a dozen guys start leaping out of it?
(Well, it would scare the hell out of me, anyway.)
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