"Go insane, go insane, throw some glitter, make it rain!"
All names have been changed to protect the guilty as sin.
So this happened to my cousin. He works for a small startup media company (SMC) in a semi large city. This media company leases out space in an office building for offices, studios, and production rooms with a small detached storage shed just off the parking lot.
A few weeks ago, the building owner sends a letter stating that SMC must leave the building within the next three days. Due to the recent hurricanes, another larger media company (VIP, you know them) got flooded out of their building and needed to use the studio to get back on line. Apparently, the building owner was double renting the space as a backup site for multiple different production companies (pretty illegal) and needed to perform an eviction (very illegal) to get them back on the air.
So SMC looks at their lease, sees that there is no clause for a speedy exit in it, tells the building owner that it’s not happening, and then hires a night time security guard just in-case building owner tries something shady. That night, the security guard is doing his rounds and the building owner shows up demanding to know who he is and why he is there. Guard states that he’s been hired to secure the site and that no one is allowed in after hours. The building owner gets into a huff, drives away, and then promptly calls the police about a trespasser in their property!
What they didn’t know, was that this security guard was an active Police Detective with that precinct. Cops showed up, talked to the Detective, and then promptly told the owner to, “Fuck off with that shit.” ….and then drove away.
Building owner did not take this well. When the guard left the office to go use the bathroom, the building owner snuck in, locked the doors, and revoked passkey access to everyone in SMC, including the guard watching the space. SMC promptly calls their lawyers to start emergency legal proceedings against the building owner to force them to re-open access to the space and abide by the terms of the lease agreement.
Here comes the twist. Building owner is a prominent business official, a “Pillar of the Community,” multi-millionaire rich as fuck with friends in high places, and a total disregard to anyone not on their level. Legal team shows up at the court, is given the run around for hours by court officials, until being told by the judge that they will not be allowed to file their suit due to multiple bullshit reasons. A “settlement offer” is put forward to refund the last month’s rent, exit the lease, and be given access to the space to clear out the equipment. Total bullshit offer, but what’s a small company to do? So, the space is emptied, gear removed, and a rush job construction buildout is being done in a nearby warehouse to get back to production.
Here comes the revenge! My cousin purchased 35 pounds of ultra-fine colored glitter as a going away present. And that shit was spread like herpes in a whorehouse! Sprayed into the vents, poured onto the fan blades, in the refrigerator, IN THE GODDAMNED ICEMAKER! One guy brought an electric leaf blower to make sure it got into spaces with no access. It was put on top of attic access hatches so it would coat anyone who opened the door. This place looked like Pride Parade central booking!
If you watch any cable TV over the next few weeks, watch out for some of the people looking a little bit too sparkly.
Submitted September 16, 2017 at 01:02AM by 00_Joe_Snow http://ift.tt/2f0VXkT pettyrevenge
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