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Old 09-17-2009, 05:54 PM   #41
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If you un-hooked the wires and stole his number 8, would that be worse than stealing power?
That's funny stuff. It would be even funnier if you had the business card of some police officer or detective to leave in the panel, just to make him sweat for no reason.
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Old 09-17-2009, 06:04 PM   #42
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Remember the cable tv company use to have a commercial. The cops put some one in jail. All the tougher looking guys said what are you in for. He say's stealing cable tv. All the other guys in jail bust out laughing.

What the heck sparked 480 sparky?

Oh and I said earlier the guy just wanted to watch Monday night foot ball.
I meant to say Jeopardy.
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Old 09-18-2009, 12:21 AM   #43
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I have seen this way too many times in low rent apartments with common attics.

The last one confused the hell out of me when I was troubleshooting. I KNEW I turned the breaker off. Where the hell is that backfeed coming from?


And...the police don't want to get involved with this petty sh!t. Notify the victim and the landlord.
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Old 09-18-2009, 01:00 AM   #44
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It's the landlords panel, IMO it would not be my decision to call the police, notify the landlord and let them decide how to proceed.
I have to agree with this completely. What if the landlord worked out a deal with his tenant to keep the lights on? Why would you involve the police when nothing illegal has taken place?

The argument comparing this to a woman being mugged is extremely ignorant.
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Old 09-18-2009, 02:08 AM   #45
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Bottom Line. Somebody pulled a sleazy move and it involves the landlord and a tenent. The landlord may have even authorized the install. The tenent could be a reletive or someone he is having relations with. The violation is the landlords concern and as long it is not on your girlfriends meter not your problem.
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If they didn't do it right, then every other tennant in the building was at risk. I wouldn't want my place to live to be in jeopardy because some idiot rigged up a fire hazard just to "watch Jeopardy."
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Old 09-18-2009, 11:13 AM   #47
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If they didn't do it right, then every other tennant in the building was at risk. I wouldn't want my place to live to be in jeopardy because some idiot rigged up a fire hazard just to "watch Jeopardy."
That would be an issue for code enforcement, right?
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ive never actually came across this problem before. about 90% of our customers are very well off residential or larger commercial jobs. i havnt wired a house under 2 million dollars in a few years.
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Your girlfriend lives in Fairhaven? Are you armed when you go to visit her?
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That one leg looks like it's touching the ground. If they reconnect it, the serviceman is looking at one hell of a bang when he tries to resplice it or reinstall the meter.
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Your girlfriend lives in Fairhaven? Are you armed when you go to visit her?
i didnt know fairhaven was dangerous i live here too. about 2 miles away. she lives near the water near the shipyards in a very old apartment
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That one leg looks like it's touching the ground. If they reconnect it, the serviceman is looking at one hell of a bang when he tries to resplice it or reinstall the meter.
i dont think any of the wires are touching ground it just looks like it is in the pictures. nstar knows about this
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i didnt know fairhaven was dangerous i live here too. about 2 miles away. she lives near the water near the shipyards in a very old apartment
Well, it is right next to New Bedford.
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Well, it is right next to New Bedford.
i can throw a rock and hit new bedford from her house
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