Let There Be Light...???

Yesterday a crew from RPN News Nine dropped by our friendly neighborhood to interview our not-so-friendly neighbor who is running for president.

Unfortunately, the presidentiable family--since the presidentiable isn't there--weren't in high spirits, mainly because of an earlier visitor.

The people from Meralco (electric company) swung by during the afternoon to check on their meter--or lack of one, i've been told.

It turns out that our resident billionaire hasn't paid their electricity bill since...gee, a long time?

So the electricians took down the ladder, pulled out the kick-ass huge scissors, and then snipped their lines away--all the way to the end of the street.

Maybe I--and other members of our subdivision--are taking some perverse sense of satisfaction in this, but you wouldn't be so nice either if you had the same Sex Bomb Dancer/ stupid midi karaoke music blasting on high at odd hours.

Those utility people should never be underestimated though, since when you say you have money yet haven't paid a dime, they come after you big time. For some, when you get disonnected, all you get them turning off your meter or a small snip to your power main.

But these people, boy were they pissed. They not only cut the line, but they pulled out the line--all the way across two intersections.

One point: if you're ever running for high office that would entail a monstrous amount of publicity--like say, president, pay all your bills, ditch or sweep mistresses under the rug, hire tutors for your kids or admit their real IQs, and for crying out load, don't bloat your bank account.