and in the process ripped out my cable lines (no TV, no Internet and no telephone service).

I started ranting and raving, then called Comcast using my brand new Motorola cell phone. I then turned to my wife and started ranting and raving again - "No F*cking TV, No F*cking Internet" and then my wife, with her usual sense of common sense, said:

And my God, I did and started to cry - I really did and wrote a check to the Red Cross and another to the Salvation Army. What a jerk I was feeling such self pitty for the loss of TV and Internet.

Kritine has to influence all our thoughts for weeks if not months ahead - I for one, am going to think twice about any complaints (damm I lost an eBay auction, hell my diabetic legs are hurting, etc.) - they all have to be compared to the pain, suffering and loss of the folks on the gulf coast.

JMHO - Fred