Posted by
novelator on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:19:54 PM
My devout Mormon neighbors, whose last name is H---h, aren't quite as God-fearing as weekly attendance in church would indicate. Seems they got themselves a new computer and helped themselves to my wireless internet--without even asking me--to the point where my satellite internet service provider sent me an email saying they were going to slow down my service because I was getting close to my usage limit.
I have never in over two years been anywhere near my limit so naturally I looked into it. My usage doubled this month as compared to the last 120 days...DOUBLED!
I couldn't figure it out and called tech support. The rep couldn't see anything on my account other than an increased (highly increased) level of downloading. I got to looking around the files and folders on my computer and lo and behold, there was a whole new MS Workgroup on my machine with one member, H---hFamilyPC, in a folder I couldn't access because it was password protected. I called tech support a second time and we disabled the wireless part of my router. What my so-called neighbors were doing is called theft of service and it's a crime, not that I'm going to press any charges or anything. But what truly boggles me is these people and their children go to church every Sunday like religion and I know enough about Mormons to know they're supposed to live by the same Ten Commandments that I do. Maybe their god only sees them once a week. Good thing my God is the One and Only.
The saddest part of all of this: we could've gotten even higher speed (and a higher usage limit) and split the cost, but now I don't trust them any further than I can spit dry sawdust. All they had to do was ask me. Just be decent, upstanding, ethical, moral individuals and ask me. I suppose waiting for an apology is a complete waste of time.
Oh, I so wanted to scream at them, to knock on their door and ask them what they thought they were doing, but I eschewed the temptation. Turn the other cheek and let the Lord God have them. That's what Jesus would do...no, really, that's what I think turn the other cheek really means. Forgive and let God have a go.
Feel sorry for these neighbors in a way. Wouldn't want the Lord God angry with me...not even an itty-bitty bit.