As the Ethernet conflict rages, workers must now book municipal dock slots to file timesheets. What once took ten minutes now demands a reservation form, three witnesses, and a notary stamp.
Wait times at the strip-mall kiosk average 47 minutes. Sally G. Porter, office manager at Loop & Wire Corp, said, "I set aside my morning just to fill forms that used to take one signature."
HOAs have begun holding quarterly hearings on backyard cable runs. Board member Gerald M. Socket explained, "Unregulated cords invite disorder, and the hearings give the committee something to do besides argue about lawn ornaments."
Cable providers are striking over access rights, leaving commuters worried their hours will go unrecorded if they cannot reach a port. The result is a city where every extension cord now requires paperwork and patience.
