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Originally Posted by kazbates
They don't do that here anymore. Now they have a car that drives around and they pick up a radio signal from the meter. One of my husband's summer jobs was as a meter reader, walking from house to house and dodging dogs  . When we get the electric bill, he always checks the meter to make sure the bill is on target. Unfortunately, it's been correct everytime, so I can't blame the power company when our bill is high.  |
i do that too.
particularly since they check it twice a year in person, and in between i report the numbers myself, so i pay what i really use. i still blame them when the bill is too high though.
