Thread at SA - Payback to someone that is stealing cable

[bernse]

To those that do not belong to the Awful forums, this thread is worth a read.

A guy is getting fed up because his neighbors are stealing cable, and it's taking his TV cable and internet down often.

He decides to get even and fix their wagon with an etherzapper. (Sum up - pumps 120V through the Coax)

LINK

It is presently at 35 pages, but if you have an hour or two, I recomend the whole thread is read.

Suffice to say, he follows through with his plan and it may have undesirable and unexpected after effects.
After effect

 

[Nocturnal]

ROFL so he used EtherKiller and burnt someone's house down? I tried to download that movie clip he has up but there was no video, only sound.

 

[Murphy Durphy]

I just saw this thread a couple hours ago. The SA forums are always a good source for humorous threads.

 

[Pepsei]

need a summary please, site blocked at work...

 

[BrokenVisage]

Seen better SA threads, but payback is payback.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
need a summary please, site blocked at work...

Guy finds out neighbors are jacking his cable & screwing up his internet service in the process. Guy posts a thread on SA, with lots of pictures of the whole setup. Guy runs 120 through their coax. House across the street burns (NOT the cable thieves). Everyone wonders whether the two incidents are related.

Viper GTS

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
need a summary please, site blocked at work...

Guys TV and Internet go down. Calls cable company for repair. Fixed it, but say neighbors hooked into his box and it's causing it. A month later, its happening again and cable co hasn't done anything.

To fix their wagon for good, creates an etherzapper (see above description) and installs it late last night.

Gets up this AM, and it appears house across the street burnt down.
Coincidence? Maybe.. still evolving.

 

[blurredvision]

Marked for later.

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

This guy is fvcked!

 

[DeadByDawn]

wow

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Damn, thread just got locked to guests and I'm not paying $9.00 for a forum member account :|

Edit, NM. Must have been a server glitch (ATOT effect possibly?)

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

lol...wait for the fire investigator to knock on his door

 

[TheTony]

Marked for later.

I realize the MSO's local office wasn't doing anything, but why not just take it higher and report it (via http://www.cabletheft.com/, for example)?

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: bernse
To those that do not belong to the Awful forums, this thread is worth a read.

A guy is getting fed up because his neighbors are stealing cable, and it's taking his TV cable and internet down often.

He decides to get even and fix their wagon with an etherzapper. (Sum up - pumps 120V through the Coax)

LINK

It is presently at 35 pages, but if you have an hour or two, I recomend the whole thread is read.

Suffice to say, he follows through with his plan and it may have undesirable and unexpected after effects.
After effect

Nobody wants to look at a thumbnail ...full size pic

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Because it's more fun to burn down the neighbor's house!

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
This guy is fvcked!

 

[jdub1107]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: bernse
To those that do not belong to the Awful forums, this thread is worth a read.

A guy is getting fed up because his neighbors are stealing cable, and it's taking his TV cable and internet down often.

He decides to get even and fix their wagon with an etherzapper. (Sum up - pumps 120V through the Coax)

LINK

It is presently at 35 pages, but if you have an hour or two, I recomend the whole thread is read.

Suffice to say, he follows through with his plan and it may have undesirable and unexpected after effects.
After effect

Nobody wants to look at a thumbnail ...full size pic

Ah. Much better. I couldn't tell what was going in the thumbnail.

 

[dowxp]

damn they locked it as i was nearing page 30 .. :|

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: dowxp
damn they locked it as i was nearing page 30 .. :|

Yep.

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Originally posted by: TitanDiddly

Originally posted by: dowxp
damn they locked it as i was nearing page 30 .. :|

Yep.

Try again right now! Unlocked...

 

[Pepsei]

so it really wasn't a payback as the wrong house caught on fire?

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer

Originally posted by: TitanDiddly

Originally posted by: dowxp
damn they locked it as i was nearing page 30 .. :|

Yep.

Try again right now! Unlocked...

Not funny.

 

[JS80]

It's still working for me.

 

[aircooled]

thread still locked for me.

Did the right house catch fire?

He is WAY fvcked! They will surely be able to determine the cause.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: aircooled
thread still locked for me.

Did the right house catch fire?

He is WAY fvcked! They will surely be able to determine the cause.

No, wrong house- abandoned one across the street. They authorities don't suspect arson.