Letters to the Editor 01-17-2005
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By -
- Cable Complaint - Thanks To Wildman - Disagrees With Hunting Preserve - Cable Changes
Cable Complaint
Editor, Times-Union:I think I recall the city council stepping in on the citizens' behalf when one of Comcast's predecessors was raising the prices too much. Where are they now? Comcast came in and raised the prices before they even got started. I have family that live in Frankfort, Ky., and their cable bill is only $25 a month and they have just as many stations as we have for more than $46 a month. They also receive Louisville and Lexington network stations. Why should it be so much higher here?
They are now replacing our Fort Wayne stations with channels that I never knew existed. I like the option of watching either Fort Wayne or South Bend. We usually watch South Bend news and Notre Dame football but I watch a lot of Fort Wayne stations because I occasionally shop in Fort Wayne. I would say that the majority of Warsaw residents do their mall shopping in Fort Wayne and attend events at the Fort Wayne Coliseum. We should have access to Fort Wayne stations.
I have one other question. How many times are they going to change the channel lineup? I haven't got used to the last change, now they are changing again.
Linda Prater
Comcast customer
Winona Lake
Thanks To Wildman
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to publicly thank Wildman Uniform for recently helping our company out during a winter storm emergency situation. On Wednesday, Jan. 5, our community was hit with an ice storm, and all electricity was knocked out, in some cases for up to seven days that I am aware of. Our company was unable to operate, but due to the help of the Wildman Uniform team, we were able to have our merchandise processed in their plant beginning Thursday afternoon and could make deliveries to our customers on Friday morning.
I would especially like to thank Brent Wildman for over the years allowing me to establish the business relationship with him and his firm. I would like to thank Josh Wildman for continuing this relationship. Then, special thanks go out to the people who helped make the work happen, who worked overtime, or came in on their day off. Our company really appreciates your time and effort. I would like to thank the employees who said you would work if we needed you. Thank you all so very much.
Unfortunately, many times we do not always say thank you enough, and I did want to make sure that I not only said thank you again, but that I did it publicly. You all did a great job, even when you would not have had to.
Robert Hager
President
Miller's Textile Service
Wapakoneta, Ohio
via e-mail
Disagrees With Hunting Preserve
Editor, Times-Union:I have been reading with interest the letters to the editor and the news articles re the "hunting preserve" (I believe this is an oxymoron) north of Pierceton, all the while rooting for Ms. Kintzel and the others who have opposed this business. As just an interested observer, I had been shocked that this sort of business actually exists and disappointed that efforts to stop it have not been successful.
Imagine my surprise to read Ms. Kintzel's latest letter and see her reference her former neighbor "Delmar." I realized that they were talking about my Grandpa Gebert's land that my father and the rest of his family auctioned off a few years ago after my grandmother's death. First, let me just say that Ms. Kintzel was right, Grandpa loved to fish! (And I don't know if he ever hunted.) Also, my father and his family were the owners up until it was sold, so Mr. Hyden's comments in his letter dated 1-10-05 about the previous owner hunting on that land are "false and erroneous" - none of them ever hunted on that land. Second, let me say that my father is very disappointed about what has become of this portion of the farm. He contacted the DNR after finding out what this business owner's intentions were and was told nothing could be done. He won't even drive by this area now.
I remember very fondly riding on the tractor with my grandfather, hunting mushrooms in the woods in the spring and mowing the lawn for my grandmother. My grandparents loved that land, and I believe both of them would be very sad to find out that it has become a place for animals to be brought into, caged up and hunted in a very unsportsmanlike way. They would be outraged that people cannot feel safe to be outside in the surrounding woods and fields and yards spending time as their family did for so many years. But I guess the time has passed where people care much about how their actions affect their neighbors.
I realize little can be done about this now. I wish that my father and his family had known about the plans for the land before that parcel was purchased. I believe they would have refused to sell it to him.
Lisa (Gebert) Rector
Warsaw
via e-mail
P.S. For those who defend this type of business, I refer you to the trial that has recently ended in South Bend of Russell Bellar from Peru.
Cable Changes
Editor, Times-Union:This is in response to Kermit L. Collins' letter of Jan. 10. I too am really upset because of all these changes in our cable service. I think the cable company should take a vote on whether or not we (the customer that pays the bills) want this change or not. If we are to pay the cable company, we should have a choice of what we want to watch, not be told "we don't carry the channel" also in reference a year ago (when the cable was cut by people working on Frontage Road).
Someone had their name on my account and I do not know how it got there. How did I find this out? The cable company called and asked if I was "this" person and I asked a lot of questions, and found out. Someone here in Warsaw, and you know who you are, is stealing from us, our name and anything else they can so they don't have to pay. It also happened (the same person) was using my phone number and I was paying double, and found out about it and told (both) companies that they were to take that name from my accounts or I would be seeing an attorney! And they did not live here at my address.
The cable company took the name off after I asked them to. No more trouble till now, a new company trying to dictate to us as to what we watch? No thanks to that. I have been a subscriber to all those stations and cable stations for a long time too. I want to keep these stations on the air.
As for the telephone company, they no longer double bill me for calls I do not make. And only my name is on my bill. Also, people steal Social Security numbers from you and your children. If you and I would try (and I won't) but if we did - we'd land in the slammer quicker than quick! So yes, I'd check the Social Security numbers of the kids too.
Sure hope the cable company doesn't take all off as planned, because the cable we pay for is what we want to watch.
Nancy E. Owens
Warsaw
[[In-content Ad]]
- Cable Complaint - Thanks To Wildman - Disagrees With Hunting Preserve - Cable Changes
Cable Complaint
Editor, Times-Union:I think I recall the city council stepping in on the citizens' behalf when one of Comcast's predecessors was raising the prices too much. Where are they now? Comcast came in and raised the prices before they even got started. I have family that live in Frankfort, Ky., and their cable bill is only $25 a month and they have just as many stations as we have for more than $46 a month. They also receive Louisville and Lexington network stations. Why should it be so much higher here?
They are now replacing our Fort Wayne stations with channels that I never knew existed. I like the option of watching either Fort Wayne or South Bend. We usually watch South Bend news and Notre Dame football but I watch a lot of Fort Wayne stations because I occasionally shop in Fort Wayne. I would say that the majority of Warsaw residents do their mall shopping in Fort Wayne and attend events at the Fort Wayne Coliseum. We should have access to Fort Wayne stations.
I have one other question. How many times are they going to change the channel lineup? I haven't got used to the last change, now they are changing again.
Linda Prater
Comcast customer
Winona Lake
Thanks To Wildman
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to publicly thank Wildman Uniform for recently helping our company out during a winter storm emergency situation. On Wednesday, Jan. 5, our community was hit with an ice storm, and all electricity was knocked out, in some cases for up to seven days that I am aware of. Our company was unable to operate, but due to the help of the Wildman Uniform team, we were able to have our merchandise processed in their plant beginning Thursday afternoon and could make deliveries to our customers on Friday morning.
I would especially like to thank Brent Wildman for over the years allowing me to establish the business relationship with him and his firm. I would like to thank Josh Wildman for continuing this relationship. Then, special thanks go out to the people who helped make the work happen, who worked overtime, or came in on their day off. Our company really appreciates your time and effort. I would like to thank the employees who said you would work if we needed you. Thank you all so very much.
Unfortunately, many times we do not always say thank you enough, and I did want to make sure that I not only said thank you again, but that I did it publicly. You all did a great job, even when you would not have had to.
Robert Hager
President
Miller's Textile Service
Wapakoneta, Ohio
via e-mail
Disagrees With Hunting Preserve
Editor, Times-Union:I have been reading with interest the letters to the editor and the news articles re the "hunting preserve" (I believe this is an oxymoron) north of Pierceton, all the while rooting for Ms. Kintzel and the others who have opposed this business. As just an interested observer, I had been shocked that this sort of business actually exists and disappointed that efforts to stop it have not been successful.
Imagine my surprise to read Ms. Kintzel's latest letter and see her reference her former neighbor "Delmar." I realized that they were talking about my Grandpa Gebert's land that my father and the rest of his family auctioned off a few years ago after my grandmother's death. First, let me just say that Ms. Kintzel was right, Grandpa loved to fish! (And I don't know if he ever hunted.) Also, my father and his family were the owners up until it was sold, so Mr. Hyden's comments in his letter dated 1-10-05 about the previous owner hunting on that land are "false and erroneous" - none of them ever hunted on that land. Second, let me say that my father is very disappointed about what has become of this portion of the farm. He contacted the DNR after finding out what this business owner's intentions were and was told nothing could be done. He won't even drive by this area now.
I remember very fondly riding on the tractor with my grandfather, hunting mushrooms in the woods in the spring and mowing the lawn for my grandmother. My grandparents loved that land, and I believe both of them would be very sad to find out that it has become a place for animals to be brought into, caged up and hunted in a very unsportsmanlike way. They would be outraged that people cannot feel safe to be outside in the surrounding woods and fields and yards spending time as their family did for so many years. But I guess the time has passed where people care much about how their actions affect their neighbors.
I realize little can be done about this now. I wish that my father and his family had known about the plans for the land before that parcel was purchased. I believe they would have refused to sell it to him.
Lisa (Gebert) Rector
Warsaw
via e-mail
P.S. For those who defend this type of business, I refer you to the trial that has recently ended in South Bend of Russell Bellar from Peru.
Cable Changes
Editor, Times-Union:This is in response to Kermit L. Collins' letter of Jan. 10. I too am really upset because of all these changes in our cable service. I think the cable company should take a vote on whether or not we (the customer that pays the bills) want this change or not. If we are to pay the cable company, we should have a choice of what we want to watch, not be told "we don't carry the channel" also in reference a year ago (when the cable was cut by people working on Frontage Road).
Someone had their name on my account and I do not know how it got there. How did I find this out? The cable company called and asked if I was "this" person and I asked a lot of questions, and found out. Someone here in Warsaw, and you know who you are, is stealing from us, our name and anything else they can so they don't have to pay. It also happened (the same person) was using my phone number and I was paying double, and found out about it and told (both) companies that they were to take that name from my accounts or I would be seeing an attorney! And they did not live here at my address.
The cable company took the name off after I asked them to. No more trouble till now, a new company trying to dictate to us as to what we watch? No thanks to that. I have been a subscriber to all those stations and cable stations for a long time too. I want to keep these stations on the air.
As for the telephone company, they no longer double bill me for calls I do not make. And only my name is on my bill. Also, people steal Social Security numbers from you and your children. If you and I would try (and I won't) but if we did - we'd land in the slammer quicker than quick! So yes, I'd check the Social Security numbers of the kids too.
Sure hope the cable company doesn't take all off as planned, because the cable we pay for is what we want to watch.
Nancy E. Owens
Warsaw
[[In-content Ad]]
Have a news tip? Email [email protected] or Call/Text 360-922-3092