The new ones, besides being digital and easier to read, transmit their information wirelessly to a technician riding through the neighborhood. This eliminates the necessity of walking into people's back yards or dealing with unfriendly dogs. It should also make for more accurate readings. Too bad I can't pick it up on my computer.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Ready for a change
The card said, "Your electric meter was ready for a change." It suddenly dawned on me what those two power outages were about that we experienced a couple of weeks ago. Although one had occurred while we were home and could have been the result of the weather, the other was a little more puzzling. Now, I remembered the article in the paper about the power company wanting to replace all the residential electric meters in our area.
The new ones, besides being digital and easier to read, transmit their information wirelessly to a technician riding through the neighborhood. This eliminates the necessity of walking into people's back yards or dealing with unfriendly dogs. It should also make for more accurate readings. Too bad I can't pick it up on my computer.
The new ones, besides being digital and easier to read, transmit their information wirelessly to a technician riding through the neighborhood. This eliminates the necessity of walking into people's back yards or dealing with unfriendly dogs. It should also make for more accurate readings. Too bad I can't pick it up on my computer.
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