Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36138952)

Well for electric, if you remember the old ones that had the spinning disc you could get a a very thin piece of metal through the casing that would stop the wheel from turning.

Gas was more fun, we just took the meter off and turned it around so it ran backwards. They got wise to that and put a plate on the back so you couldn’t do it.

Temp solution was to take off the meter attach the hoover to it and run it backwards, but that was too much messing about. So we acquired a 2nd meter from a derelict house and just swapped them over as and when.

Had to be done, could still be done today. But a smart meter would deny you any options.

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36138954)

You are Joey Boswell and I claim my £5 :D

Originally Posted by Ms NTL (Post 36138970)

Well, the software offers the thieves a large time window opportunity to do a burglary. Of course, you can ring the bell as JW to check if it is empty

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36138952)

Well for electric, if you remember the old ones that had the spinning disc you could get a a very thin piece of metal through the casing that would stop the wheel from turning.

Gas was more fun, we just took the meter off and turned it around so it ran backwards. They got wise to that and put a plate on the back so you couldn’t do it.

Temp solution was to take off the meter attach the hoover to it and run it backwards, but that was too much messing about. So we acquired a 2nd meter from a derelict house and just swapped them over as and when.

Had to be done, could still be done today. But a smart meter would deny you any options.

Originally Posted by tweetiepooh (Post 36138996)

No, it didn't have to be done. Theft is theft. And theft increases the cost to everyone else.

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36139009)

I think the energy companies (in fact I think they were still nationalised back then) so the government, would have been able to shoulder it.

Just as if anyone was doing it now.

I think BP's shareholders could handle it.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...-business-live

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 36139010)

Maybe I'll got and steal an OLED TV from a mutli millionaires house, as I'm sure they could shoulder the cost of replacing it.....

What's the difference? :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36139011)

You wont freeze without a tv

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36139011)

You wont freeze without a tv

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36139009)

I think the energy companies (in fact I think they were still nationalised back then) so the government, would have been able to shoulder it.

Just as if anyone was doing it now.

I think BP's shareholders could handle it.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...-business-live

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 36139010)

Maybe I'll got and steal an OLED TV from a mutli millionaires house, as I'm sure they could shoulder the cost of replacing it.....

What's the difference? :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36139021)

Ethically stealing from a person results in a clear, direct loss to that individual.

Stealing from companies where the price bears no resemblance to the cost of production there’s no evidence that impacts on the price for anyone.