Apparently, people aren't the only ones waiting for fiber to come to their area. Once upon a time, a squirrel came along an expensive fiber-optic FiOS line and decided to rewire some of it for his little cavern.
"I lost my FiOS connectivity Saturday morning, rendering my Verizon (VZ) triple-play package of voice, data, and television inoperative. The culprit? Squirrels," writes Andrew Schmitt.
Click here to read the terrible tale "
Squirrels Ate My FiOS." While this is definitely tragic, I still believe it comes in second to "
Russian squirrel pack kills dog."