The other day there were several lightning storms and several people had their lines hit by lightning. When you call the telephone company they’ll tell you that if the damage is on the line inside your house, you have to pay for the repair. I don’t understand that. They put the line inside your house. It’s their wires and their hookups. So why shouldn’t the telephone company be responsible for the line inside the house? It doesn’t make any sense.

Dial Tone

Um, it doesn’t have to “make sense” to us. As long as we keep paying it, it makes sense to them.—Ed. Note