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on monday or tuesday this week someone from the scottish hydro electric broke into my house and changed my electric metter. now this sounds suss to me because it took me 3 hours to reliese this nothing was left apart from a broken door lock. i have phoned them and of course they can't comment till monday. how dare bigging companies come in to you house and do stuff and not even leave a note to say thay have done this, anyone else had this?
melted_wellie
09-Jun-06, 19:29
on monday or tuesday this week someone from the scottish hydro electric broke into my house and changed my electric metter. now this sounds suss to me because it took me 3 hours to reliese this nothing was left apart from a broken door lock. i have phoned them and of course they can't comment till monday. how dare bigging companies come in to you house and do stuff and not even leave a note to say thay have done this, anyone else had this?they must have suspected you were fiddlin the electric.im pretty sure they just cant break in tho,unless accompanied by police with warrant,court order etc.
If that happened to me I would phone the Police! I would have thought that they had no right to break into your house and that they should repair the damage they have done!
I also would phone the police without a doubt.
now that wa smy first reaction to phone the police but now i have to wait till monday, i'll wait till monday then am phoning the police
melted_wellie
09-Jun-06, 19:40
now that wa smy first reaction to phone the police but now i have to wait till monday, i'll wait till monday then am phoning the policeaye,that will give you time to get the magnet off.
i told the card reader to come in and read it but everytime it is £75 more than the readind i am fed up of it
melted_wellie
09-Jun-06, 19:56
i told the card reader to come in and read it but everytime it is £75 more than the readind i am fed up of itDo the authorities let you live on your own????
Billy Boy
09-Jun-06, 20:01
if your house was broken into then why would you want to wait until monday to report it to the police, regardless of what the hydro have told you, if they broke the law then surely it should be reported straight away, dont you think the police will wonder why you left it so long:confused:
i phoned then to ask why i have the name off the person that came in maybe am stupid but i phone them first
Billy Boy
09-Jun-06, 20:07
why not call the police before monday though!
melted_wellie
09-Jun-06, 20:08
why not call the police before monday though!he needs a couple of days to hide the contraband.
i think i will. thats why am looking for advice, thank you
I am afraid I have to agree .... if you think your house has been broken into - why wait until Monday to report it?
i have looked at your posts you just seem to belittle ppl. you post what can i say un- pathetic replys, ppl just want to talk this is what its for , just leave ppl alone
melted_wellie
09-Jun-06, 20:15
i have looked at your posts you just seem to belittle ppl. you post what can i say un- pathetic replys, ppl just want to talk this is what its for , just leave ppl aloneseriously tho hammer,call police,even if its just for thier advice. let us know how you get on.
Billy Boy
09-Jun-06, 20:17
lol, whatever you do you have to call the police and inform them that someone has broken into your house
i will and i thank you for the nice reply. not what i was thinking was coming. will let ppl know
pultneytooner
09-Jun-06, 20:44
I would have imagined that if scottish electric had broken into your house they would be accompanied by the police and I am sure they would have made sure the premises were secure before leaving.
Maybe we have a housebreaker who whilst stealing things likes to replace the electric meter.
Hi
I can sympathise with this as when i lived in the country i never used to lock the door and one morning when i was lying in bed i heard noises down stairs, i crept down (terrified) to investigate and there was the meter reading man looking around my living room for the meter which was by the front door!!! i was furious, he said that it was the norm...but i told him to get out and put in a complaint but nothing was ever done about it.
Another time the man came to read the meter in my present house and i was'nt in so he left a threatening note saying that next time he would get a court order for forced entry !!!!! for gods sake i was at work...i complained and the Hydro people were very apologetic but nothing else.
If i were you i would certainly report this to the police, it is most certainly breaking and entering and should not be overlooked.
Good luck with this and please let us know how you get on with the police.
Regards
Bingobabe
09-Jun-06, 21:19
MMMMMM things seem to be getting stranger and stranger these days. I would have went mental if some one broke into my house cheeky beggers!!! They might have had a good snoop around hope they dont break into my house they might come across some embrassing items i possess heheheheheheh lol.[lol]
Comn Hammer did you call the police? Was it the electric board? Why did they break in? Was it Proffesor Plum in the kitchen with the tickling stick? - Its like a scene from a soap opera -- I need to know what has happening.
Im sitting here with my cup'o'tea and rich tea on tenderhooks.
BTW - Im not nosey, Im concerned
Billy Boy
09-Jun-06, 21:37
Comn Hammer did you call the police? Was it the electric board? Why did they break in? Was it Proffesor Plum in the kitchen with the tickling stick? - Its like a scene from a soap opera -- I need to know what has happening.
Im sitting here with my cup'o'tea and rich tea on tenderhooks.
BTW - Im not nosey, Im concerned
here lol,for someone that's no being nosey you sure ask a lot of question's[lol]
changilass
09-Jun-06, 21:40
I want to know how come you don't know which day it happened, yet you say it took you 3 hours to realise it had happened:confused
on monday or tuesday this week someone from the scottish hydro electric broke into my house and changed my electric metter. now this sounds suss to me because it took me 3 hours to reliese this nothing was left apart from a broken door lock. i have phoned them and of course they can't comment till monday. how dare bigging companies come in to you house and do stuff and not even leave a note to say thay have done this, anyone else had this?
have the diesties and their clan turned over a new leaf they normaly carry the metre away not replace it with a new one
willowbankbear
09-Jun-06, 22:09
I want to know how come you don't know which day it happened, yet you say it took you 3 hours to realise it had happened:confused
How does he ken it was the electric folk? He may have been blitzed & done it him/herself & forgot about it for all we know. Although, I Stress I would doubt that scenario but ye have to be open minded here:Razz
on monday or tuesday this week someone from the scottish hydro electric broke into my house and changed my electric metter. now this sounds suss to me because it took me 3 hours to reliese this nothing was left apart from a broken door lock. i have phoned them and of course they can't comment till monday. how dare bigging companies come in to you house and do stuff and not even leave a note to say thay have done this, anyone else had this?
I'm really puzzled by this post:confused you say your house was broken into either monday or tuesday, this is friday! you have'nt called the police!
They changed your electric meter, was this a credit meter you had that has been changed over to a token meter? if so then obviously you were'nt paying your quarterly bills. That's the only reason the hydro board would seek a warrant to enter your home.
If you had previously had a token meter and they wanted to update this they would have been in touch several times before entering your home. Maybe you simply ignored their request and they were granted a warrant.
As for the hydro not commenting until monday, did you ask why? The first thing i would have done was called the police when i noticed 3 hours later my door was bust.:roll:
pedromcgrory
10-Jun-06, 00:30
first idea would be to fone police maybe your house was broken into before meter man came god knows not making much sence of it ,if ur ok we ur rent bills etc ur fine but they just cant break ur door down and do work without say so from someone
surely the Hydro-electric would notify someone to say they were coming round to the house and arrange a day and time etc. they cannot just break in and if they had a warrant, the tenant weould have to be there. usually they have a policeman with them. its very odd. Are you sure it was the hydro electric if they didnt leave a note to say they had been. surely they are liable to repair the damaged door lock, and it would be an offence for them to leave your premises un safe like that.
if you get no luck with the police contact social work straight away and contact your local mp. dont leave it, do it now and good luck.
hydro-electric breaking into your house?? eh? down here they just "estimate" really high and charge you for it no matter what kinda meter yer on, in fact they could careless if they can get in at all cause they make more money out of it... and if you don't pay I suppose they get the messengers-at-arms after ya! they can't just break into yer house and change the meter! don't put up with it! bizarre.
2little2late
10-Jun-06, 14:57
Is this guy on planet earth or fuller's earth?
Think hammer is a bit suss himself. Should have reported it to the police immediately. Personally I think he is trying to wind everyone up.
Is this guy on planet earth or fuller's earth?
Think hammer is a bit suss himself. Should have reported it to the police immediately. Personally I think he is trying to wind everyone up.
A bit suss! yip, there is definately something odd about the post. To not know what day your house was broken into, and also it takes 3 hours to notice the door lock bust.:roll:
brokencross
10-Jun-06, 15:25
I agree with most of the posters who say "if in doubt get the polis out"
I am not suggesting any wrong doing on your behalf, but besides extreme safety reasons I cannot think of any valid reason why a utility supplier should break into your house.
If meter tampering is suspected, procedures have to followed as per this link:- http://www.simplyswitch.com/stealing-energy.html
Hope this is of some use.
But if the occupier will not let them in or there is no-one at home, they will use powers under the Gas Act 1986 and the Electricity Act 1989 to force entry (break in).
This applies to non-payment of your gas/electric, not just tampering and stealing it.
I suspect we are not getting even a quarter of a story here.
I would think that if any of the large Utility Companies were in the habit of wandering round illegally breaking into people's homes for any reason whatsoever then there would be a large fuss about it in the Media. Certainly Consumer Groups and other interested parties would make sure it didn't go un-noticed.
Hammer, why would the Electric Company decide that in the whole of Caithness your house was the only one where they wished to take this course of action?
Come on all you poor innocent people who have been made the subject of the same high handed and unwarranted behaviour by these Power Crazy Companies, speak up because there must be thousands of you.
Oh yes, and I think you will find that the providers of certain Utilities have an automatic right to gain entry to your property, by whatever means necessary, under certain specific circumstances, public safety being an obvious example.
As far as I can see there is just an assumption that the Police were not either involved or not informed and I have seen nothing to show that any required procedures had not been carried out by the Electric Company.
Hammer, I do not believe that you have been singled out, from the whole of the population of the Highlands, for special treatment for no reason whatsoever.
Where the Utility Companies in the habit of breaking into people's homes for the flimsiest of reasons then everybody would know somebody it had happened to.
There is a certain judgemental temperment to many people ( of which I do not exclude myself, and that I try to resist as much as I can). I am sure that the whole story has not been told, but hey, that is everyones perogative, to tell only what they want to tell.
As for it being "unlikely" that one house, one person, one family is trageted in this way, I would like to quote from watchdog on a certain power company (and I am sure that they are not the only ones to have this procedure):
The Watchdog show of 13 December featured one customer who was sent a final reminder for over £59,000. Another couple arrived home to find that Powergen had broken into their house and changed their normal meter to a prepay meter - the company was chasing someone else's debt who didn't even live at the property. A third complainant is still trying to convince Powergen that the bills it's sending her aren't right: she pays upfront on a prepay meter and shouldn't be getting bills at all.
(Full text at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/reports/services/services_20051213.shtml )
It looks like that service comapanies can and do break into houses after all. Maybe this isn't the case in this situation. But maybe we should not be quick to jump the gun ......
pultneytooner
10-Jun-06, 20:36
There is a certain judgemental temperment to many people ( of which I do not exclude myself, and that I try to resist as much as I can). I am sure that the whole story has not been told, but hey, that is everyones perogative, to tell only what they want to tell.
As for it being "unlikely" that one house, one person, one family is trageted in this way, I would like to quote from watchdog on a certain power company (and I am sure that they are not the only ones to have this procedure):
(Full text at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/reports/services/services_20051213.shtml )
It looks like that service comapanies can and do break into houses after all. Maybe this isn't the case in this situation. But maybe we should not be quick to jump the gun ......
Where did the saying, 'jump the gun', originate?
melted_wellie
10-Jun-06, 20:38
Where did the saying, 'jump the gun', originate?glamis road,in the queue outside bellas hoose.
glamis road,in the queue outside bellas hoose.
very witty post.:lol:
Where did the saying, 'jump the gun', originate?
Now, I am not the best person to ask that, but I'll give it my best shot (excuse the pun). Could it have something to do with the use of pistols to start races and that some over-eager athletes might start the race before the pistol is shot?[lol]
Now, I am not the best person to ask that, but I'll give it my best shot (excuse the pun). Could it have something to do with the use of pistols to start races and that some over-eager athletes might start the race before the pistol is shot?[lol]
Quite right Ju.....When impromtu horse races were a feature of regional fairs and gatherings these races were often started by a gun shot since it was a clear signal to begin the race.
Another way of starting such a race was for the finish line judge to hold his hat high in the air and then "drop his hat" or more accurately, swoop it downwards. Hence another of our fine phrases - "I'd do it at the drop of a hat."
Well there is only 2 outcomes to this thread. Other he is fiddling the meter, which forced the hydro to get a court order and a police escort to break in a fit the meter, or he is just winding everyone up, its as simple as that.
The hydro wouldnt just break into a house, and if someone had broken into the house the first thing u do is call the police.
If the hydro did break in on the own accord then i fancy a big compensation event is coming hammers way.
If the police was escorting the hydro then finally you have been caught fiddling and its time to pay up.
Hammer, i must agree with most of the people on this thread and re-iterate that you must phone the police. i would do this now and not wait for any reply from the hydro board. i would also contact the council emergency number as your lock has been broken and this leaves you open to whatever theives and morons there are about. the council should be able to come and make your premises secure and give you peace of mind until the rest of the mess is sorted out with the hydro. if you get anything stolen at the moment it is unlikely that the insurance would pay out as they would say that you are negligent in getting your property secured.
Victor Vendetta
11-Jun-06, 12:21
i phoned then to ask why i have the name off the person that came in maybe am stupid but i phone them first
You're right you are stupid, either that or a crook who has failed to read letters sent to you previously by the electricity company.
Your reluctance to contact the police is probably because you realise your in the wrong to at least some degree.
Suggest you switch your PC off and unplug it to save money for the bill and the new door lock.
Thank Heaven it's Monday. Maybe, sometime later today, we will get the next exciting episode of "The Man from H.Y.D.R.O."
Was it really the man from H.Y.D.R.O.?
Did hammer finally call the Police?
Did H.Y.D.R.O. confess to their dastardly behaviour?
Have the Hydro installed an accurate meter to replace the one hammer says was constantly overcharging by seventy five pounds?
Has anybody seen the "One Armed Man"?
Is anyone else glued to their screens in excited anticipation to find out what happened? :eek:
me! will he punch his puss or no? LOL
Glued to my screen! i have'nt been doing much else, the suspense is killing me.
Can't wait for the outcome today.:D
If you ask me we will never know the real story.
dunderheed
12-Jun-06, 10:26
i always thought that the law stipulated that if forced entry is required to serve a warrant (of any kind) then the people doing the forcing (this includes the police) must make the property secure again before leaving .
but then again maybe thats not in the scottish constabulary.
come on hammer whats happening???
Now there's a point dunderhead. Hammer arrives home and it's only three hours later that he notices that his house has been broken into and the meter changed.
I rather think if I arrived home I don't think it would take me three hours to realise that my place was insecure and the lock had been broken when I went in.
maybe he had a few bevvies? you must take these things into account of course. if so, quite understandable I would say.
brokencross
12-Jun-06, 17:33
Come On!!
Let's be having the next instalment from the Hammer House of Horrors
Its Monday - were are you mate, whats happening?
Still concerned
willowbankbear
12-Jun-06, 21:09
He probably cant believe that he`s hooked & then reeled everyone in so easily. Its a wind up-no doubt in my mind now[lol]
connieb19
12-Jun-06, 21:14
He probably cant believe that he`s hooked & then reeled everyone in so easily. Its a wind up-no doubt in my mind now[lol]Maybe the lekky has been cut off now and he has no way of letting us know..:roll:
willowbankbear
12-Jun-06, 21:22
Maybe the lekky has been cut off now and he has no way of letting us know..:roll:
Aye, & ye shoulda started yer own thread, My house couldnt be broken into[lol]
Maybe the lekky has been cut off now and he has no way of letting us know..
Possible.[lol] I was looking forward to part 2 yesterday, i hate half a story.
Come on hammer put us out our misery.:confused
brokencross
13-Jun-06, 10:12
Connieb19 is probably right, his lectrick is probably cut off.
Maybe we should start an elecricity fund for Hammer.....I have a car battery and some unused AA and AAA batteries to start it off.
Also have a few lengths of flex that hammer could run to the nearest wind turbine (or lampost).
Or my old bicycle dynamo which could easily be connected to any hamster wheel.
i've got a windup radio and light he could use!
changilass
13-Jun-06, 16:47
i've got a windup radio and light he could use!
Sound like he is a good enough 'wind up' without it lol:)
Well? What happened? Why no update? Definately a wind up then?
I would think that hammer knew exactly what had happened and had been expecting it to occur for some time. From his own posts he was saying that he had made complaints about a meter giving faulty readings. After the complaints the Hydro would obviously wish to remove the faulty meter and replace it with one they knew was operating correctly and hammer would have been informed of this and would have been given opportunities for suitable arrangements to be made.
The reason hammer was so evasive about reporting the matter to the police was that he had either done so already and been advised or already was aware that the people who were going to change the meter would have notified the police and produced ID to them before they went to the house.
That is simple common sense because the last thing they would want is for the police and themselves being inconvenienced because somebody had taken them for burglars.
The only reason for the police to attend themselves is if there was some reason to anticipate some form of trouble from the occupant.
Hammer himself said he had phoned Hydro and demanded the name of the workman who attended. Well, under the circumstances, would you want your boss giving out that sort of information about you to somebody obviously intent on mischief?
Hammer had obviously lost a battle of wills with Hydro and having done so was trying to stir up ill will towards Hydro as an act of revenge.
Hammer, please feel free to correct me if I am in error because I'm sure one or two members, at least, would like to see me crash and burn. [evil]
That makes sense. but what definately sounds strange is that he does not know which day it happened, and on returning home he entered the house without noticing that the lock was bust until three hours later, and he did not phone anyone until friday.
Was he (a) totally intoxicated by one substance or another? (b) involved with illegal substances and perhaps thought he had been raided by police until he found the meter changed? (c) Involved with same but thought it was rival gang/unpaid dealers, and well, we all know they don't get shopped.
Second question. why was the meter removed in the first place? And why did he ignore letters he must have recieved?
third question - why does he not answer these questions which have been asked before and Where is he now?
If he is winding us up - ha ha good joke!
If he is a totally innocent victim who suffers from some medical condition which causes memory lapses - then I appologise in advance. Come on Hammer - you started this thread -explain! (please)
good evening orger's... sort of like what i've been hearing and not.. no i don't cheat the meter although if anyone knows how to let me know lol, yes i pay my bills but an electric fund is always welcome he he. i work away all week so i had to phone the electric company last friday to find out when it happened and yes because i was angry i ask who it was, maybe faulse name was given, and to the story so far, meter was changed because of faulse metter readings but my grievaince is still the same.... i don't like someone coming into my house when am away to do stuff i have now to go to the wick sherriffe court to get a copy of the warrant.. don't know if they are just saying this but i will indeed get a copy if i can... would you beleive it my gas has put a new gas tank out to me this week lol i went back to coal a year and a half ago after they told me my gas tank was illegal because it could not be seen from the road, just home folks
peedie man
16-Jun-06, 21:55
here we go again....episode 2
would you beleive it my gas has put a new gas tank out to me this week lol i went back to coal a year and a half ago after they told me my gas tank was illegal because it could not be seen from the road, just home folks
Good lord! you're having a time of it hammer. How long are we going to wait for the 2nd episode.?:roll:
I'm wondering what will happen to hammer next week ![smirk]
I'm wondering what will happen to hammer next week ![smirk]
He'll be fined for having his gas tank in an illegal place.
Wonder how his water supply is.:roll:
just ignore these stupid comments,sorry to hear about that i would certainly not like that if it happened to me,some1 else could have spotted the bust door lock and saw the opportunity to get in and nick your belongings but thankfully that never happened!!! hope you get it all sorted out soon!
changilass
16-Jun-06, 23:18
Our very own caithness.org soap opera
Our very own caithness.org soap opera
Indeed it is changilass, you can see how observant the orgers are on sunday night by asking a question about this drama.:lol:
changilass
16-Jun-06, 23:26
Indeed it is changilass, you can see how observant the orgers are on sunday night by asking a question about this drama.:lol:
Not sure anyone, including me would know the answer though :lol:
Not sure anyone, including me would know the answer though
Well that's sooooooo true,:lol: hammer does'nt know either.:roll:
2little2late
17-Jun-06, 16:21
And in episode 2, hammer arrives home to find the council have demolished his house/flat and rebuilt him a new one.
When somebody picks on me I take a long hard look at them and put it down to the fact that they have some sort of problem.
When everybody picks on me I take a long hard look at myself and put it down to the fact that I have a very serious problem and that I should do something to change the way I am behaving.
We all upset somebody occasionally but it takes a great amount of effort and expertise to create a situation whereby you manage to upset just about everybody.
Has anybody else managed to have so much trouble with Utility Companies in so short a period of time?
Don't get me wrong, I know people do have problems with them from time to time but to have them queuing at the door to get at you next, that's a first for me.
celtic 302
18-Jun-06, 01:07
i was under the impression (but i may be wrong) that the electric board or hydro, owned the electric thing, so they are legally aloud to enter a property to check, remove, or modify it, aslong as they do not change, touch, or steal anthin, but like i said, i may be wrong
Mr P Cannop
18-Jun-06, 10:40
i was under the impression (but i may be wrong) that the electric board or hydro, owned the electric thing, so they are legally aloud to enter a property to check, remove, or modify it, aslong as they do not change, touch, or steal anthin, but like i said, i may be wrong
go in to someones house when their not there thats not right
i was under the impression (but i may be wrong) that the electric board or hydro, owned the electric thing, so they are legally aloud to enter a property to check, remove, or modify it, aslong as they do not change, touch, or steal anthin, but like i said, i may be wrong
But surely not to leave the door unsecured? I would have thought they could be in BIG trouble for that. Hammer should be compensated! However I still don't know why he didn't notice this tight away, not three hours later. Also his last post sounds almost as it it is written by a different person......strange.
go in to someones house when their not there thats not right
If they have been granted a warrant they can enter your home, regardless of wether your there or not.
you must be daft not to notice a broken door for 3 hours:confused
connieb19
18-Jun-06, 14:11
you must be daft not to notice a broken door for 3 hours:confusedMaybe it wasn't the front door, but a cupboard door? That would explain Hammer not noticing for three hours..:confused
melted_wellie
18-Jun-06, 14:25
Maybe it wasn't the front door, but a cupboard door? That would explain Hammer not noticing for three hours..:confusedA cupboard door??? how could anyone get into his house through the cupboard? Where does he live? Narnia????
Bingobabe
18-Jun-06, 17:00
A cupboard door??? how could anyone get into his house through the cupboard? Where does he live? Narnia????lol that was quite funny sorry connie but got to admit that was a good one rotfl[lol]
Maybe it wasn't the front door, but a cupboard door? That would explain Hammer not noticing for three hours..:confused
Very funny connie.:lol:
A cupboard door??? how could anyone get into his house through the cupboard? Where does he live? Narnia????
Perhaps he's a Bank Manager, :lol:
This is a wind-up, hammer should be in a mental institute.:roll:
first idea would be to fone police maybe your house was broken into before meter man came god knows not making much sence of it ,if ur ok we ur rent bills etc ur fine but they just cant break ur door down and do work without say so from someone
If hammer is up to date with his rent or not pedro, whats it got to do with his electric:roll:
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