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"Dave Plowman (News)" writes:
I've been contacted by the gas people saying they need to change my meter
- strange as it's not that old. Phoned them to confirm the date and asked
the very pleasant guy just why they wanted to change it so soon, and he
said the new ones can be remotely read. By that I take it to mean some
form of radio link. So where do they get the power for that from?

They've been trying to change mine for about 4 years.
I stayed at home for the day, and they didn't show up.
A couple of days later I got a letter saying would have
to cancel the visit (posted after the visit). About every
6 months they try again, and I just say I won't be in.
Their offer to change to another day never works as they
don't ever have any other days. So this will just go on
until they happen to pick a day I happen to want to spend
at home. I'm not taking another day off just for them to
not turn up again, and not tell me in time.

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Andrew Gabriel
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