I know some of my fellow Navy Special Forces buddies would love to have a "pep talk" with him! Bob Waterman, CET® #RI-28 Master Technician License #9109 Service Manager / Parts Manager Gemini Computer, TV, & Security Alarms (508)695-7302 (508)695-7769 FAX geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx geminitv@xxxxxxx www.geminicomputertvsecurityalarms.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:53 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: "Sons..." takes all kinds... **Off Topic > I don't think that this is off topic at all. > We all had a mother, and 99.999% of mothers are > great. > Even if she wasn't the best, no one deserves to be > treated like this one. > We have a Department of Human Services here that > could step in. > Surely, you have something like that. > If not, why not the police? > I don't know the whole situation, or your local > laws, but PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!! > I wouldn't be worried about repurcussions either. > The up side would be that you just might get to > smash some teeth(in self defense, of course). > Go for it. > Walter > --- Doug Keller <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The guy where I went to that service call > > yesterday treats his mom like > > a piece of crap. I had told Sandie that I really > > didn't want to go > > because of the way he treats her makes me want to > > get up and bust a few > > teeth out of his head. (I have been there before) > > She said to just > > ignore him. He got to yelling at her while I was > > there and called her a > > "stupid f**king b*tch". I almost lost it. She is > > 70 years old and he is > > 46. He has never lived anywhere but home, has no > > job, and to my > > knowledge hasn't drawn a sober breath in over 25 > > years! When I went > > back, he was gone and I apologized to her for him > > treating her that way. > > She started crying and said that he is mean to > > her. I need some input > > guys. Is there anything I could do or anyone I > > can contact about this, > > or should I just stay out of it? It really upset > > me because my mom is > > dead now. I just wish I had a few hours that I > > could still talk to her > > and tell her I loved her. Then to have to watch > > and listen to this kind > > of crap. > > > > Doug Keller > > Wis-Kel Electronics > > 101 Freeland Ave. > > Terra Alta, WV > > USA 26764 > > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.tech-assist.org > > "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you > > won't live long enough to make them all yourself" > > > > > > > > Phil Bader wrote: > > > > >A very sweet senior lady called me from the > > local senior towers about > > >her Sharp 25" TV with no sound. My back is out > > this week, and I urged > > >her to have a family member bring it in to save > > a lot of charges. Today, > > >she called and said her son will carry it in for > > her. > > >He is a (self employed?) exterminator, she > > explained, but should be able > > >to work this in between calls. > > >Well he got here. After filling out the invoice, > > I asked for his > > >mother's phone number. He looked blank." I > > really don't know it.I don't > > >have it written down anywhere" as he padded his > > pockets. Now, this is a > > >fellow who apparently lives and works local, his > > mom is local, in a > > >small town. > > >He did't know his own mother's phone number??? > > >Good gosh. Says a lot. > > >Folks, our moms won't be here forever, and we > > won't need to remember the > > >number long... > > >Know your mom's phone number by heart. > > >I felt so bad, after he left I just stopped > > working here and gave mine a > > >"hello" call > > >Ya know, it didn't cost me a dime.And I'll see > > her at dinner tonight. > > >Phil > > > > > >-- > > > > > >Philip Bader > > >Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > > >3420 Recker Hwy. 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