Long story short. Last year I asked about a local environmental services company on Biznik.com (http://biznik.com/forums/-indie-biz-q
I was curious to get some feedback on their reputation, services, etc. I had a hare-brained idea to setup a parking lot for portable datacenter containers. I
wanted to know if they had experience with non-permeable zoning, but never managed to get in touch with them.
Time went by, my friend left their company on sour terms, I forgot they existed. Until yesterday, that is. Yesterday, the owner of this company apparently googld her company's name, and found my biznik posting which consisted of:
Lucas Environmental Stormwater Services, Inc. I'm curious if anybody knows anything about Lucas Environmental Stormwater Services, Inc.?
Upon seeing this question, she did the (ir)rational thing, and emailed BizNik, hinting at potential legal action. (The content of that email is posted at the end of this posting). I responded to her on BizNik thread with a rather benign observation:
Wow. Apparently asking about Lucas's services on a public forum is enough to get them to threaten legal action.
Tonight at 10:41 PM (PST) she left a threatening voicemail on the # I keep listed on BizNik. She demanded that I remove the blog from the internet, claiming her right is to force me to ask her for permission to ask people about her companies.
Well, I've never backed down to a bully in my life. My only (entertainingly) rational response was to import the voicemail into iMovie, transcribe it with subtitles, and upload to YouTube.
I have broken no laws. To quote our fearless president, "BRING IT ON.
Contents of e-mail to BizNik:
Hi Michael, I received this message today. It appears to have been intended for you, so I'm forwarding to you. Best, (deleted to be a good interweb citizen) Begin forwarded message: From: (deleted to be a good interweb citizen) Date: February 15, 2008 7:34:39 AM PST To: (deleted to be a good interweb citizen) Subject: Web Contact To whom it may concern. I don’t know who Michael Halligan is or why he and your organization is asking about my Corporation but before any of you go any further I suggest you contact me immediately because my attorney and I have questions for Michael Halligan in regards to Lucas Environmental Stormwater Services Inc. Sincerely (deleted to be a good interweb citizen) Environmental Scientist Lucas Environmental Stormwater Services, Inc. 18517 71st Ave Ct. East Puyallup, WA 98375 www.lucasstorm.com Direct line (deleted to be a good interweb citizen) avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080214-0, 02/14/2008 Tested on: 2/15/2008 7:28:52 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software.
February 16 2008, 10:04:13 UTC 4 years ago
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I can understand their position. After all, the http://internetisseriousbusiness.com/.
P.S. for the love of bob, don't actually click that.
February 16 2008, 10:17:16 UTC 4 years ago
Re: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh man, the horror, the horror! Rick Astley = Fear.. That guy had awesome hair though, it defied gravity.February 16 2008, 10:34:29 UTC 4 years ago
What a bunch of fucking idiots!
February 16 2008, 10:42:30 UTC 4 years ago
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February 16 2008, 10:53:42 UTC 4 years ago
I'm sure once they listen to themselves on the voicemail they posted, clarity will prevail, and they will feel stupid.. Or their righteous indignation will be strengthened, and I will get to post a second voicemail?
February 16 2008, 11:03:45 UTC 4 years ago
February 16 2008, 11:04:24 UTC 4 years ago
February 16 2008, 10:51:41 UTC 4 years ago
February 16 2008, 11:03:22 UTC 4 years ago
February 16 2008, 15:50:42 UTC 4 years ago
Hey Lady, You Want Another Martini?
If the content weren't enough to suggest it - and it is - the style certainly sounds like drunken dialing. As for the "legal argument" ... well, I hardly need to comment on that except to say I'm shocked! Shocked! ... that Consumer Reports hasn't been sued by all of the companies whose products they've planned to review.February 16 2008, 19:29:40 UTC 4 years ago
February 16 2008, 23:20:05 UTC 4 years ago
Digg This!
Anonymous
February 19 2008, 17:50:07 UTC 4 years ago
drunk?
dugg. thanks for recording it, that type of crap should be exposed for what it is. i kind of think he/she was drunk, based on how irrational they sounded and the slurring repeating words.February 19 2008, 17:56:43 UTC 4 years ago
Re: drunk?
I cannot speculate as to the originator's blood alcohol level.Anonymous
December 19 2008, 20:11:16 UTC 3 years ago
Re: drunk?
I have lengthy experience with this female going back 20 years. I do google her name from time to time, mostly out of curiosity. I also check into the Washington State Courts website, which i urge anyone tempted to do any kind of business with her to do. Simply enter the name search tab. It is all public information. With a bit of pasting savvy it is simple to get the gist of the mutiple entries there. She is a textbook sociopath. It delights me to no end to witness the karma being meted out to her by herself.