In one memorable week last year, the hot water heater, the pool pump and the mechanical arm on the gate in their driveway all went on the fritz.

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The card reader sometimes went on the fritz.

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When Victoria Kingscott's cable went on the fritz, the 25-year-old senior analyst at a financial services firm in New York says Time Warner Cable told her she couldn't get a Saturday appointment for three weeks.

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