This was interesting

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Registered: 02-14-2000
This was interesting
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Thu, 03-22-2007 - 2:21pm
We are going to switch to dish TV.
Pam
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 2:38pm

Hasn't happened but I cant say Im surprised

We have had a rash of males molesting students here-both sexes and various ages. It's sad that it makes me question every male teacher's motives. I'd be covering my tail if I were a male teacher so maybe this is the same type thing

Kind of weird as we have teens 'babysitting' little ones and yet they can't see to be able to do much of anything.

Or maybe its not related to that at all but to teens calling and having cable installed while mom and dad are at work-surprise!!!

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Registered: 10-25-2006
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 2:57pm

Yup...Charter Comm. let me know when I scheduled an appt that someone over 18 needs to be home. At some point there must've been a big lawuit vs. one of the players in the industry after an incident. Better safe than sorry, but as others have noted, there are plenty of other services willing to come into the home without an adult.

I used to take the students I tutor out to eat, or to soccer games or festivals. I've heard too many warnings lately that I cannot ignore and now I just have to bring treats to school occasionally. How are we supposed to teach our kids to trust others when we adults cannot? It's too bad we've become such "if I can get it, I deserve it", litigious society.

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Registered: 11-13-2004
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 3:42pm

Interesting.
I've had a lot of remodeling work done on my house over the last year. ALL of the contractors told me specifically they will not enter my house unless an adult is there. They explained that they need a "qualified decision maker" present at all times in case they run into problems or need to make changes to the work order.
I always thought it was odd that just any adult is a "qualified decision maker" when it comes to MY order for remodeling. LOL

Since your experience was to have them come in to simply pick their stuff up, it just confirms my thought that this rule is not really what they said it was...but that other problem. Thanks for sharing.

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Registered: 12-14-2006
Thu, 03-22-2007 - 9:05pm

Same experience with both cable and Dish - someone over 18 has to be in the house. I guess it makes sense on a number of levels - safety of the child, protection for installer against false accusations, need for "decision maker", etc.

Sue

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Registered: 10-16-1999
Fri, 03-23-2007 - 6:31am
I don't know of any reapairmen around here that will enter a home if an adult isn't there to let them in. Something about a minor not being able to give permission for anyone to enter the home, where an adult (even on his 18th bday) legally can.
Rose
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Registered: 08-14-2006
Fri, 03-23-2007 - 11:29am
My DH is a Sears service technician and at least around here, they are told by Sears they are not allowed to enter a home unless someone 18 or older is home.
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Registered: 11-13-2004
Fri, 03-23-2007 - 11:38am

Thank God for Sears service technicians..
I really get the impression Sears waits and lets the technicians apprentice somewhere else, make their learning mistakes, THEN Sears hires them.
Please thank your DH for me... :-)

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Registered: 12-20-2005
Fri, 03-23-2007 - 11:40am

I first ran into this when I moved out of my "marital" home - before that, my children were too young to leave home alone anyway, so that wasn't an issue.

When I moved, my oldest son was 15, so I didn't think twice about it - they told me he had to be 18+, and there was no way he could even "pass." Luckily, I had a neighbor. The next time they had to come in, I had a friend wait.

There are advantages to DS turning 18 - there's going to come a time when I'm going to say "stay home and wait for the cable guy!"

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Registered: 01-20-2005
Fri, 03-23-2007 - 12:04pm
I have not ever heard of this but I applaud the company for its stance. Their motivation may be one of protecting themselves legally or it could be one of concern for the safety of the children but I don't really care about their motivation - I think it's great.