[OT] And I thought *I* was dumb about electricity....

This woman who's gonna replace me as horse-watcher was here today dropping
off a trailer and she brought her mom along. Her mom was waiting near the
car while daughter was inside with me discussing electrical issues of this
place.

We walked outside toward the car, still talking, when the woman mentions
that she could stay in her camper in the yard until I got moved out but
she'd have to have electricity. The mom was hearing this as I told the lady
there is no place to plug into, as the outdoor socket had become inoperable
when a mouse shorted out the wiring in the walls.

Then the mother piped up "Oh, the electric company will take care of that."

I said, "Oh, how's that?"

She says, "Well, they come out and hook up a meter."

I said, "There's already a meter on the pole. Everything past the pole, into
the house, the electric company doesn't do."

She shot back: "Oh yes they do. When they come out and hook up that meter,
then the outlet will work."

I gave up trying to make her get the picture.....

Pat wrote:
This woman who's gonna replace me as horse-watcher was here today dropping
off a trailer and she brought her mom along. Her mom was waiting near the
car while daughter was inside with me discussing electrical issues of this
place.

We walked outside toward the car, still talking, when the woman mentions
that she could stay in her camper in the yard until I got moved out but
she'd have to have electricity. The mom was hearing this as I told the lady
there is no place to plug into, as the outdoor socket had become inoperable
when a mouse shorted out the wiring in the walls.

Then the mother piped up "Oh, the electric company will take care of that."

I said, "Oh, how's that?"

She says, "Well, they come out and hook up a meter."

I said, "There's already a meter on the pole. Everything past the pole, into
the house, the electric company doesn't do."

She shot back: "Oh yes they do. When they come out and hook up that meter,
then the outlet will work."

I gave up trying to make her get the picture.....

Whoa. But I can understand someone very young being so clueless. I was
probably that clueless once. Is she real young?
But I think the *really* clueless one is the landlord/employer. I
wonder if she is aware that if someone burns to death in that trailer,
she could lose her entire farm to a lawsuit. I already know she doesn't
have liability insurance on it -- no company would cover a dwelling in
the condition you describe. I'd honestly be terrified to rent it to
someone, forget lawsuits, just for worry about a tragedy waiting to
happen that would be on my conscience.
Sherry

wrote

Whoa. But I can understand someone very young being so clueless. I was
probably that clueless once. Is she real young?

The woman is 31. But that particular cluelessness came from her *mother* who
looked to be around twice her age!

But I think the *really* clueless one is the landlord/employer. I
wonder if she is aware that if someone burns to death in that trailer,
she could lose her entire farm to a lawsuit. I already know she doesn't
have liability insurance on it -- no company would cover a dwelling in
the condition you describe. I'd honestly be terrified to rent it to
someone, forget lawsuits, just for worry about a tragedy waiting to
happen that would be on my conscience.

She has liability on the farm as a whole but I don't think it would cover
her for damage to someone living in the old trailer.

"Pat" wrote in message
...

wrote

Whoa. But I can understand someone very young being so clueless. I was
probably that clueless once. Is she real young?

The woman is 31. But that particular cluelessness came from her *mother*
who looked to be around twice her age!

But I think the *really* clueless one is the landlord/employer. I
wonder if she is aware that if someone burns to death in that trailer,
she could lose her entire farm to a lawsuit. I already know she doesn't
have liability insurance on it -- no company would cover a dwelling in
the condition you describe. I'd honestly be terrified to rent it to
someone, forget lawsuits, just for worry about a tragedy waiting to
happen that would be on my conscience.

She has liability on the farm as a whole but I don't think it would cover
her for damage to someone living in the old trailer.




In that case, your landlord is *particularly* vulnerable. If someone were
injured (or worse), any lawsuit would go against her personally because she
doesn't have insurance to cover it.

MaryL

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
news:TFsLf.130779$0G.98934@dukeread10...

"Pat" wrote in message
...

SNIP

She has liability on the farm as a whole but I don't think it would
cover
her for damage to someone living in the old trailer.




In that case, your landlord is *particularly* vulnerable. If someone were
injured (or worse), any lawsuit would go against her personally because
she
doesn't have insurance to cover it.

MaryL


*Sigh*... the 'free & democratic' society we think we live in.... Is
not-so-secretly ruled by insurance policys.
Good thing our cats don't know this... the mothership would never approve.
--
Mathew
Butler to 3 cats: Chablis, Muscat & Sage
En Vino Veritas


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Pat wrote:
This woman who's gonna replace me as horse-watcher was here today
dropping off a trailer and she brought her mom along. Her mom was
waiting near the car while daughter was inside with me discussing
electrical issues of this place.

We walked outside toward the car, still talking, when the woman
mentions that she could stay in her camper in the yard until I got
moved out but she'd have to have electricity. The mom was hearing
this as I told the lady there is no place to plug into, as the
outdoor socket had become inoperable when a mouse shorted out the
wiring in the walls.

Then the mother piped up "Oh, the electric company will take care of
that."

I said, "Oh, how's that?"

She says, "Well, they come out and hook up a meter."

I said, "There's already a meter on the pole. Everything past the
pole, into the house, the electric company doesn't do."

She shot back: "Oh yes they do. When they come out and hook up that
meter, then the outlet will work."

I gave up trying to make her get the picture.....

Perhaps she just isn't familiar with the zoning laws in your area or what
the electric company will or won't do out there. I know if I moved to a
place such as you've described I wouldn't have any idea.

Having said that, I'm sure if they would have taken care of it you or Gloria
would have had them already do so

Jill

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:54:02 -0600, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Pat wrote:
This woman who's gonna replace me as horse-watcher was here today
dropping off a trailer and she brought her mom along. Her mom was
waiting near the car while daughter was inside with me discussing
electrical issues of this place.

We walked outside toward the car, still talking, when the woman
mentions that she could stay in her camper in the yard until I got
moved out but she'd have to have electricity. The mom was hearing
this as I told the lady there is no place to plug into, as the
outdoor socket had become inoperable when a mouse shorted out the
wiring in the walls.

Then the mother piped up "Oh, the electric company will take care of
that."

I said, "Oh, how's that?"

She says, "Well, they come out and hook up a meter."

I said, "There's already a meter on the pole. Everything past the
pole, into the house, the electric company doesn't do."

She shot back: "Oh yes they do. When they come out and hook up that
meter, then the outlet will work."

I gave up trying to make her get the picture.....

Perhaps she just isn't familiar with the zoning laws in your area or what
the electric company will or won't do out there. I know if I moved to a
place such as you've described I wouldn't have any idea.

Having said that, I'm sure if they would have taken care of it you or Gloria
would have had them already do so


Even so, hooking up a meter wouldn't magically fix the inside wiring.

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than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

"jmcquown" wrote

This woman who's gonna replace me as horse-watcher was here today
dropping off a trailer and she brought her mom along. Her mom was
waiting near the car while daughter was inside with me discussing
electrical issues of this place.

We walked outside toward the car, still talking, when the woman
mentions that she could stay in her camper in the yard until I got
moved out but she'd have to have electricity. The mom was hearing
this as I told the lady there is no place to plug into, as the
outdoor socket had become inoperable when a mouse shorted out the
wiring in the walls.

Then the mother piped up "Oh, the electric company will take care of
that."

I said, "Oh, how's that?"

She says, "Well, they come out and hook up a meter."

I said, "There's already a meter on the pole. Everything past the
pole, into the house, the electric company doesn't do."

She shot back: "Oh yes they do. When they come out and hook up that
meter, then the outlet will work."

I gave up trying to make her get the picture.....

Perhaps she just isn't familiar with the zoning laws in your area or what
the electric company will or won't do out there. I know if I moved to a
place such as you've described I wouldn't have any idea.

Having said that, I'm sure if they would have taken care of it you or
Gloria
would have had them already do so

The woman in question lives 4 miles away and uses the same electric company.

To set the record straight, electric companies produce and distribute
electricity. They do not handle wiring to and within individual homes, that
is the province of private electricians.

Pat wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote

This woman who's gonna replace me as horse-watcher was here today
dropping off a trailer and she brought her mom along. Her mom was
waiting near the car while daughter was inside with me discussing
electrical issues of this place.

We walked outside toward the car, still talking, when the woman
mentions that she could stay in her camper in the yard until I got
moved out but she'd have to have electricity. The mom was hearing
this as I told the lady there is no place to plug into, as the
outdoor socket had become inoperable when a mouse shorted out the
wiring in the walls.

Then the mother piped up "Oh, the electric company will take care of
that."

I said, "Oh, how's that?"

She says, "Well, they come out and hook up a meter."

I said, "There's already a meter on the pole. Everything past the
pole, into the house, the electric company doesn't do."

She shot back: "Oh yes they do. When they come out and hook up that
meter, then the outlet will work."

I gave up trying to make her get the picture.....

Perhaps she just isn't familiar with the zoning laws in your area or
what the electric company will or won't do out there. I know if I
moved to a place such as you've described I wouldn't have any idea.

Having said that, I'm sure if they would have taken care of it you or
Gloria
would have had them already do so

The woman in question lives 4 miles away and uses the same electric
company.

To set the record straight, electric companies produce and distribute
electricity. They do not handle wiring to and within individual
homes, that is the province of private electricians.

That makes sense. But then again, I've lived in places where a mile down
the road I've have been in the Memphis city limits but where I lived wasn't
considered the city even though we use the same electric company. They
handled things differently depending on the zones. For example, in the
"city" they install street lights in new subdivisions. In the county, it
can take years for streetlights to be installed (by the same electric
company). It depends on the tax base.

Still, as I stated, I'm sure if your electric company would have fixed the
problem with a new meter or by *whatever* means, y'all would have had it
taken care of well before this.

Jill

Pat wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote

This woman who's gonna replace me as horse-watcher was here today
dropping off a trailer and she brought her mom along. Her mom was
waiting near the car while daughter was inside with me discussing
electrical issues of this place.

We walked outside toward the car, still talking, when the woman
mentions that she could stay in her camper in the yard until I got
moved out but she'd have to have electricity. The mom was hearing
this as I told the lady there is no place to plug into, as the
outdoor socket had become inoperable when a mouse shorted out the
wiring in the walls.

Then the mother piped up "Oh, the electric company will take care of
that."

I said, "Oh, how's that?"

She says, "Well, they come out and hook up a meter."

I said, "There's already a meter on the pole. Everything past the
pole, into the house, the electric company doesn't do."

She shot back: "Oh yes they do. When they come out and hook up that
meter, then the outlet will work."

I gave up trying to make her get the picture.....

Perhaps she just isn't familiar with the zoning laws in your area or what
the electric company will or won't do out there. I know if I moved to a
place such as you've described I wouldn't have any idea.

Having said that, I'm sure if they would have taken care of it you or
Gloria
would have had them already do so

The woman in question lives 4 miles away and uses the same electric company.

To set the record straight, electric companies produce and distribute
electricity. They do not handle wiring to and within individual homes, that
is the province of private electricians.

Our rural electric company actually *does* repair wiring inside the
house. You have to pay for it though. Anything outside your walls, they
pay for.

Sherry