I've slipped on this ramp a few times, even though I'm pretty careful, and I can't tell you how many others I've seen do a complete wipe-out esp when people are rushing in the morning. That rubber mat they put out during rainy/snowy days is useless and gives a false sense of security. I've seen one lady fall even though she was holding onto the rail. I don't know if $7 mil is too much or too little, all I know is that I understand why there would be a legitimate lawsuit here.

It may not be "harmless" in the sense that no one's being forced to take out his wallet, but if I bring boxes of cookies to work and pass them off as my nonexistent daughter's girl scout cookies for a little extra pocket change, I'm still doing something wrong here, right?

I know this stuff is relatively minor in the big scheme of things, but we shouldn't forget to teach our kids that lying is still actually a bad thing.

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I thought it was a man who jumped.

Anyway, from what I understand the guy at the James Monroe wasn't "pushed off" but jumped as well. Apparently a suicide note was found. Still tragic, but at least there isn't a murderer on the loose.

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Haha. Thanks Injc. Yeah I have good ol' Comcast.

My On Demand has been down for two months, and my dvr also goes blank every once in a while. Since then I've called Verizon three times, including last night. Did you know that Verizon can send over a techie who will then charge me to look at the problem? I had her repeat that three times cause I just couldn't comprehend. I told her I'm not paying someone to look at a problem when I've already been paying two months for services I didn't receive. She said she understands, but it's up to the technician to determine my service charge. She can't be serious.

On a fun note, the phone operator told me to unplug my cable box as she sends a signal through to check the problem. I told her I'll be putting down my phone, but didn't tell her I was putting her on speakerphone. There's nothing like being on my hands and knees crawling behind my tv as the phone operator is screaming f-bombs at her co-worker.

To snowflake: Same thing happened to me last year. Sat in my apartment for half the day waiting for a techie, and when no one showed up, called customer service. I was told he knocked on my door and no one answered. Got mad that I wasted the day and left, but found the guy sleeping in his van outside my building. He took off when I woke him up.