AMEN, BROTHER. Here in Detroit, the power company has better things to
do than harass good citizens. You wouldn't believe how many ghetto
dwellers bypass their meters with auto jumper cables. Some of these s__t
house lawyers we have make me ill.
Rikk Rogers wrote:
>Try clipping the seal off every time they put one on.
>After about the 4th one they will quit messing with it.
>Also a large dog under the meter works well......
><big Grin>
>
>rikk
>
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>Behalf Of M35products@aol.com
>Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 4:33 PM
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>Subject: Re: [MV] PE95 G Gen Set
>
>
>In a message dated 10/31/01 1:42:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>ttpete@gatecom.com writes:
>
><< When you lose
> power, just unplug the meter, plug in the meter base, connect the
> neutral wire to the ground terminal you have put in the meter box, >>
>
>Dear Sir:
>
>I don't know what part of the world you live in, so I may be way off here.
>In New York State, where our gold-plated electricity costs $0.25 per KWh, it
>is a felony to remove, re-insert, or otherwise mess with the meter, pan,
>socket, etc. There is a seal on every meter to indicate if someone has
>removed the meter. Licensed electricians must call the utility in the event
>that they must, for a bona fide reason, remove and replace the meter. They
>are given a clearance number to protect themselves legally. The NEC
>(National
>Electric Code) which is applicable in most states, I believe, also has some
>things to say about jury-rigged contraptions of this type. I'm sure that the
>local Building Inspector as well as the IBEW, would have a few choice words,
>too. If it ain't UL-approved, I would recommend that you don't use it. It
>seems much easier and safer to use a commercially-available transfer switch.
>It may be dead right now, but how do you know it isn't going to be live
>momentarily? Plugging in a gutted meter base, standing in a puddle, in the
>midst of a Nor'Easter rather than sending the teenager down to the cellar to
>throw the switch seems a little masochistic, if not downright suicidal.
>apb
>
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