Cablevision Is Dead! Long Live FiOS!

September 10, 2007 · Filed under Life in Peekskill, tv

We just got home from a Peekskill Common Council meeting where there was a public forum on the vote for Verizon’s FiOS television service to be available to Peekskill residents. The Council voted a resounding YES on the contract, and we will no longer be under Cablevision’s tyrannical rule. G got up to speak a short piece about how FiOS availability was one of the top reasons why we moved to Peekskill, and the Verizon reps thanked him after the meeting (I’m so proud!). No more irritating Optimum Online ads hogging tv time, no more incompetent techs and reps, no more cable whatsoever. As many of the speakers noted, competition is healthy and a good thing for all concerned. Of course, there were some of the usual suspects who got up to speak (most notably Ray, a guy we refer to as “Timmy/Jimmy,” after the South Park characters. He’s in a motorized wheelchair, is on public assistance, lives in a HUD apartment, stutters and stammers, and generally has no clue as to what he’s talking about. Ever.) Every time the Cablevision guy (hisss) spoke about some point, someone from Verizon was right there to combat his views. There were union people there, Verizon workers, official reps. When the Council voted in the affirmative, there was thunderous applause. One of the Verizon guys took down G’s name and number; we should be able to sign up mid-October. Hallelujah (cue Handel’s Messiah)!

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    Curran said,

    September 11, 2007 @ 4:28 pm

    I have no idea what you’re talking about, but i loved your description of the Timmy/Jimmy guy !

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