an electricity carrying cable at the side of my garden, he has got a massive lights design, but he says not to worry as xmas
decoration power is free until the 5th of January, I`m in uk, I`m
slightly worried as my meter is whizzing round like mad, is he right?
2007-12-02 21:34:13 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
He says to calm down, as it`s not
generally known that it`s free to pensioners, or he would have used his own.
2007-12-02 21:45:48 · update #1
He wants to know if he has to pay for everything as the lights were very expensive and if I switch them off I will be known as Mr. Scrooge..
2007-12-02 23:13:25 · update #2
ANN Onny M, below,
It may be dangerous as well because I have to cross electric cables with my wheelchair in order to go out.
2007-12-02 23:20:48 · update #3
He says my meter whizzing is probably
because my sons sawmill behind the house is also connected to the same
outlet.Am I being led up the garden path by one or both of them?
2007-12-03 04:08:09 · update #4
x. you are going to have a very big bill, of course its not free. x
2007-12-02 21:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by mamgu....... 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Get a portable air tank, fill it with the max ammount of air.
Next go to the hardware store.
Tell the clerk you want to convert the valve to a 5/8ths inch female fitting to fit a garden hose. (If he asks why tell him you store water in it). Next wheel your chair over to his house and connect the tank to his water spigot on the outside of his house. First turn on the air, then open his water valve. Wait 5 seconds and disconnect. Go home now and have a spot of tea knowing you took Karma into your own hands.
The average PSI of water running in a home is 35-45 PSI.
This is from end to end with no air anywhere, when you add a 20+PSI "bubble" to the line it will blow the shower head off the wall, Blow the sink faucet to the ceiling and sometimes crack the toilet. Not to mention all the damage done behind the walls. Basically the system has to burp and has nowhere to expel the air so it makes its own exit.
Just a little trick we use hear in the USA on people who try and take advantage of their disabled or the elderly neighbors.
If this is to extreme call the police or just keep cutting the lines and blame it on vandals.
2007-12-05 08:49:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This bloke should be connected up to the power supply himself!! Turn off the power supply to the socket in the garden if you can (this should be a separate fuse in the fusebox, or an isolator switch wherever that supply comes into the house). Don't fall for any of his stories, the electricity is NOT free and overloading a domestic power supply could be dangerous, not just costly. What a rotter!
2007-12-03 02:42:07 · answer #3 · answered by Sandy Mac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh My Dear
I think he's playing you for a mug
There is no such thing as free xmas electricity!
I'd have my heating on full if that was the case
Pensioners get a cold weather payment to help towards heating but thats it
So What if he calls you a scrooge.
Xmas lights are mostly pretty tacky anyway
And think of the carbon footprints
I should contact the electricity board
Must admit I didn't think people were quite as niave as you
2007-12-02 23:17:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to call the police. This person is robbing you of your electricity that you will have to pay for. He is also a confidence trickster. He is also likely putting you at severe risk. Don't delay. Call your power authority to tell them of what is going on and call the police. It is an offence to steal. What a piece of low life this neighbour is. I hope you do have a happy Christmas but be careful. This sidewinder may even have the cheek to say you gave him permission to set up the lights like this. I would not trust him as far as you can toss a grand-piano.
Best wishes.
Lisa
2007-12-02 23:57:48 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is not only illegal, it could also be dangerous. Get on to the electricity board ASAP, and probably the council's environmental health and safety as well.
Commiserations btw for having such a lying scumbag of a neighbour.
Also it is not free to pensioners, over 60s get a £200 winter fuel payment, but that is just for what it says, not for someone else's house bling.
2007-12-02 21:47:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thats not true, of course electric is not free no matter what its for...unplug it, tell him to use his own electric and ring your electric company and the police and tell them what he's done. He is stealing from you. You will end up paying for his annoying flashy lights!
[Edit] This guy is guilt tripping you...you're a pensioner in a wheelchair and he says you will be known as 'Mr. Scrooge' for not using your winter fuel allowance to power his lights?! Seriously, ring the police, this guy is stealing off you!
2007-12-02 21:43:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The guy is taking you for a ride, there is no such thing as free electricity for anyone. Get the wires disconnected, and tell him to plug it into his own source. If he wants the lights up then he should pay for them, not freeload off of you.
2007-12-03 06:08:45 · answer #8 · answered by Scottish Buddha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not free, they need to power off their mains supply and that goes through their meter and bill. You will get a massive bill. Switch them off, switch your mains off even and go out. Ring the electric board if you don't like it and the police as its theft
2007-12-02 23:59:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as far as i know.
I'd contact your electricity supplier & tell them whats going on.
You are going to be paying for the electricity thet he's using, he's taking you for a soft touch.
Would you work for no wages? Well nither will the people that run the powerstations or the people that read meters, or those that work for the electricity board repairing faults.
Your neighbour is a 'neighbour from hell' & is using you. :-(
2007-12-02 21:43:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No electricity is free to use. Report him to the supply company as soon as you can, and also disconnect his cables. Most electricity companies have a Revenue Protection department to investigate misuse, and they may be interested in him. Report it NOW.
2007-12-03 02:51:47 · answer #11 · answered by Duffer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋