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surferlove007 · 02-20-2008, 01:20 AM

The other day I talked to my dad for a while, he mentioned that the house had been struck by lightning in some of the massive storms Fort Worth had. I know that would definitely not be considered vandalism however the damages were still significant up to several thousands of dollars in damages to our property. (The idiot person who installed the satellite on our roof somehow forgot to include a ground cable, as a result the house got struck and fried several outlets, NOT the big TV thanks to the battery backup, a microwave, the Brinks alarm system, a few smaller TVs and several other high price items.) If Charter doesn't reimburse my parents for damages I'm sure my dad will follow up with a lawsuit that will help tarnish their name, more so than it already is. (We, including James and my parents have had horrendous service with Charter in the past.)
Personally, if they did not pay for every single damaged item in my house I would definitely file a negligence lawsuit on them, if they had done their job properly in the first place then the house wouldn't have been damaged so much. My dad typically does this work himself however my folks live in a two-story 5,000 square foot house that overlooks the Trinity River and he's 55 so my mom insisted they have somebody come out and do the work to same him the trouble. Of course this kind of a thing won't help his idea that no one does as good a job as he does. (I tend to follow in his footsteps when it comes to that, perfectionist ideals.)

How has your house been damaged or vandalized?
What were the costs if you were able to get an estimate?
Did you do anything about it or let it go?
What was the initial reaction?

02-20-2008, 01:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
surferlove007 Junkie	How has your house been damaged, vandalized, etc.? The other day I talked to my dad for a while, he mentioned that the house had been struck by lightning in some of the massive storms Fort Worth had. I know that would definitely not be considered vandalism however the damages were still significant up to several thousands of dollars in damages to our property. (The idiot person who installed the satellite on our roof somehow forgot to include a ground cable, as a result the house got struck and fried several outlets, NOT the big TV thanks to the battery backup, a microwave, the Brinks alarm system, a few smaller TVs and several other high price items.) If Charter doesn't reimburse my parents for damages I'm sure my dad will follow up with a lawsuit that will help tarnish their name, more so than it already is. (We, including James and my parents have had horrendous service with Charter in the past.) Personally, if they did not pay for every single damaged item in my house I would definitely file a negligence lawsuit on them, if they had done their job properly in the first place then the house wouldn't have been damaged so much. My dad typically does this work himself however my folks live in a two-story 5,000 square foot house that overlooks the Trinity River and he's 55 so my mom insisted they have somebody come out and do the work to same him the trouble. Of course this kind of a thing won't help his idea that no one does as good a job as he does. (I tend to follow in his footsteps when it comes to that, perfectionist ideals.) How has your house been damaged or vandalized? What were the costs if you were able to get an estimate? Did you do anything about it or let it go? What was the initial reaction?