In September 2004, I saw an 18-year-old girl online that worked at the local Taco Bell. And the local Taco Bell just happened to be the one that RijilV and I had screwed with via their drive-thru radio frequencies for several weeks. You can watch one of our very last Taco Bell assaults here. So I decided to send her a message and ask her what she thought of the problems we caused.

Brad: Hey Jessica, I need to ask you a question. I don’t know you but I promise I’m not a perv or anything. I just have a quick question.
Brad: So can I talk to you for just a minute?
Brad: Pleeeeease? It’s about Herb.
Jessica: who is this
Brad: My name’s Chad. I don’t know you. I just wanted to know if you work at the Taco Bell by Eastgate. Cause if you do I have a question about it.
Jessica: i worked there for a year
Jessica: but then transfered to alton
Jessica: but i still know a lot about it cuz all my friends work there
Brad: Where you there when someone was taking over the drive-thru speakers and messing with the customers?
Jessica: yeah
Brad: I know the guy who did that. He lives in St. Louis. I was just wondering what it was like working there that day.
Brad: I hope you weren’t offended by it.
Jessica: we all were
Brad: Aww. Well I’m sorry. I guess you don’t wanna talk about it then?
Jessica: actually i’m kinda interested
Brad: I was just wondering what it was like to work there when it was happening. Was it complete chaos there?
Jessica: it was complete bullshit
Jessica: we had customers who came through and whoever it was
Jessica: said really bad things to them
Jessica: we could have lost a lot of money
Jessica: we did lose a lot of money
Jessica: a lot of customers
Brad: Yeah, I was with the person when they were doing that.
Jessica: and we had to take orders by hand
Jessica: where were you at?
Brad: In the parking lot at Eastgate. My friend in St. Louis had radio equipment he was doing it with.
Jessica: why would you do something that stupid?
Brad: It wasn’t me! I did find the whole thing pretty funny though.
Brad: It seems like you didn’t though.
Jessica: no, not really
Brad: Well, at least you can appreciate how easy work normally is now that you had to go through that.
Jessica: trust me, that wasn’t the worst thing we’ve ever had to go through
Brad: Really? What’s worse than that?
Jessica: a lot
Jessica: how did you know all of our names?
Brad: I don’t think we did. Maybe we just heard you guys say them over the radios. Neither of us know any of the employees there.
Brad: I’ll leave you alone now. I just happened across your profile and noticed that you worked there. Thanks a lot for talking to me about it!
Jessica: no wait
Brad: And I promise it won’t happen again. :)
Jessica: it can’t happen again
Brad: Why not?
Jessica: we got our system fixed so noone can tap into it
Brad: Haha, that’s what you think. It would be simple to do again.
Jessica: yeah ok
Brad: They just changed the PL tone. It’s a code that is played whenever you talk into the headsets. The frequency never changed, I can still listen to Taco Bell on my police scanner. It would take less than 15 minutes to figure out the new PL tone.
Jessica: if your friend lives in stl why would he come all the way here to screw around?
Brad: I live in Alton and we’re friends.
Jessica: gotcha
Jessica: so why didn’t you go to alton taco bell?
Brad: I think that Taco Bell was torn down at the time, wasn’t it?
Jessica: uh no
Jessica: that was only about a year ago
Brad: Hmm. Well I never go to Alton’s to eat. East Alton’s is closer to where I live.
Jessica: how old are you?
Brad: late 20’s
Jessica: and you’re that immature? wow, that’s not much to say
Brad: Hey, I’ve really got to get going. Thanks again for talking to me.
Brad: Yes, I’m very immature and have no life. You got me figured out.
Jessica: yeah, you have a great time, by the way
Jessica: if you would have been caught, you would have gotten in SO much trouble
Jessica: we had police involved and everything
Brad: Yep, I realize that. Good thing we didn’t get caught!
Jessica: b/c of the threat to herb
Brad: Which threat?
Jessica: telling him to go over to sonic or w/e cuz you’ll kick his ass
Brad: Ahh, that threat.
Jessica: are you done talking to me now
Brad: I suppose so. Not really much else to talk about with you.
Jessica: jee thanks
Brad: Well no offense or anything. :) I just don’t know you.
Jessica: yeah well, it’s a good thing, cuz i’d hit you for doing somethign that stupid if you did
Brad: I sure don’t wanna get hit.