I'm fascinated by the story I heard on the news this morning about a woman suing Rogers because they bundled her private phone with the family phone without letting her know. The bill comes in the mail. Her husband opens it and sees some very long calls to a number he doesn't recognized. So he called it. After a bit of digging he found out his wife was having an affair. She's suing Rogers for 600 grand. It's a breach of privacy. She says it's ruined her life.
Let's take a time out here for some breaking news. If you're having an affair you've pretty much veered off the marital path. You've pulled in to the temptation station of ruination.
I was interested in the reaction I got after I posted this story on face book. Rogers was in the wrong, according to some, for breaching the woman's privacy. But the majority of the people blamed her. Mostly for being dumb. And by being dumb she got caught.
I'm willing to bet that up to 80% of the people who cheat on their partners get nailed. That's nailed as in get caught. You might get away with a one night stand but not much chance you're going to beat the odds with a long term affair and you might expect your partner will get a little cranky with your hanky panky.
Unexplainable credit card bills. Leaving your email page open. Too many out of town trips. Showering as soon as you get home. A sudden interest in oysters. You start wearing turtlenecks to bed. Going to the store for milk turns into a 5 hour marathon. New hair. New clothes. New underware. New computer password. Change your cell phone number. It's a never ending list of ways to get found out.
Getting bundled by Rogers is a new one for me. That's connection detection. Is Rogers to blame? Well if they did without her okay they probably are. But ultimately Rogers just put one and one together. No wait, that was already going on. Rogers just connected the dots. It's like anyone who gets dinged in a fling. Focus the blame anywhere but on yourself.
600 grand for a ruined life? Okay, then what's it worth to her husband?
Maybe, if she wins, the judge should order it all turned over to her presumeably-by-then-ex-husband as punitive damages? (Lawyers, talk amongst yourselves.) Not that that will kill the pain, but it might help to ease if a little.
What a joke. I am really starting to lose tolerance for idiots who screw up their life and look for someone else to blame it on. Unfortunately the world is full of these people it seems.
I smell an Ashley Madison endorsement....
As Dave Allen used to say to close his show...."if you can't be good, be good at it".
I am a big advocate of having an affair, especially with ashley madison, after all you only live once :-).