Thread: OT: While you were out: Elec. Co.

On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:13:08 -0500, Andy <[email protected]> wrote:

> OT: While you were out: Elec. Co.
>
> A week ago I come home from somewhere and a metal vertical conduit to my
> inside electric meter had been installed without permission. It's the
> electric co's convenience measure so they don't have to open the shed to
> get a reading. A point and click from the street wireless thing.
>
> So, OK... every other utility has done that but... the conduit stuck out
> in contrast to the color of my house paint. Pissed me off!
>
> Then, just today, while I was out again, I came back home and the
> conduit had been carefully painted to match the house paint color.
>
> The BUMS!!!
>
Wow! I haven't heard a story like that before.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:13:08 -0500, Andy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> OT: While you were out: Elec. Co.
>>
>> A week ago I come home from somewhere and a metal vertical conduit to
>> my inside electric meter had been installed without permission. It's
>> the electric co's convenience measure so they don't have to open the
>> shed to get a reading. A point and click from the street wireless
>> thing.
>>
>> So, OK... every other utility has done that but... the conduit stuck
>> out in contrast to the color of my house paint. Pissed me off!
>>
>> Then, just today, while I was out again, I came back home and the
>> conduit had been carefully painted to match the house paint color.
>>
>> The BUMS!!!
>>
> Wow! I haven't heard a story like that before.


sf,

Yeah, it was quite unexpected. I didn't think they'd have done that. I'm
usually pretty good about before and after photographs but for some
reason, it didn't sound a photo opportunity alarm.

Best,

Andy

On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:13:08 -0500, Andy wrote:

> OT: While you were out: Elec. Co.
>
> A week ago I come home from somewhere and a metal vertical conduit to my
> inside electric meter had been installed without permission. It's the
> electric co's convenience measure so they don't have to open the shed to
> get a reading. A point and click from the street wireless thing.
>
> So, OK... every other utility has done that but... the conduit stuck out
> in contrast to the color of my house paint. Pissed me off!
>
> Then, just today, while I was out again, I came back home and the
> conduit had been carefully painted to match the house paint color

So you're saying you live in a shed ?!?!?

-sw

On 24/03/2011 1:11 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:13:08 -0500, Andy wrote:
>
>> OT: While you were out: Elec. Co.
>>
>> A week ago I come home from somewhere and a metal vertical conduit to my
>> inside electric meter had been installed without permission. It's the
>> electric co's convenience measure so they don't have to open the shed to
>> get a reading. A point and click from the street wireless thing.
>>
>> So, OK... every other utility has done that but... the conduit stuck out
>> in contrast to the color of my house paint. Pissed me off!
>>
>> Then, just today, while I was out again, I came back home and the
>> conduit had been carefully painted to match the house paint color
>
> So you're saying you live in a shed ?!?!?
>
> -sw

He possibly meant the "Meter Box".
Maybe he lives in a meter box? That'd be a new twist and would make for
interesting cooking attempts.

Krypsis