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(Doug Miller) wrote in
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In article , Jim Elbrecht
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(Doug Miller) wrote:

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Your electric and gas meters were inside the house? Yeah,
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.....

Pretty common in the northeast in old houses in the cities.

My water meter is still in my basement and I've been reading it every
6 months for 25 years. Supposed to go to electronic, remote read
meters this summer.

I have *never* seen either a gas or electric meter inside a house.
Water meters, sure. Gas and electric? Won't believe it without a
photo.


My place was built in 1912. The gas meter was in the crawspace.
I asked the gas company to move it , and they wanted $300.
A couple years go by and the gas company replaces the main line on the
street and lines to the houses. They moved the meter for free, sweet

My neighbor had the electric meter in her kitchen , right beside the
disconnect switch and fuse box. The next guy who bought the place was
required to upgrade the electric service to 100 amp, so the meter got moved
along with a new panel box.
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