The Power-Hungry Guy and His Ladybug Purse
Atlanta, GA
A man on Crew Street said another man, who is house-sitting at the home next door, is stealing power from him. A police officer arrived, and saw an orange extension cord running from the man’s house to the house next door. The officer went to the house next door and knocked. The house-sitter, a 47-year-old man, freely admitted to taking power from the man’s house. He said, “All the man had to do was ask me to unplug the cord, and I would have done it. I was only listening to the radio.” Also, the male house-sitter had a black purse with ladybugs on it. He said the ladybug purse did not belong to him, and he found it in the yard that morning.
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July 2nd, 2007 at 7:30 am
Yea, getting a power for a radio will really make that power meter spin!
I don’t suppose the house sitter ever heard of batteries.
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:22 am
Stealing power - unbelievable. Who would ever do something like that!?!
July 2nd, 2007 at 10:24 am
How did the police find the lady bug handbag?
I also wonder if he thought the neighbor wouldn’t notice the big orange power cord running between the houses.
July 2nd, 2007 at 11:50 am
I have a cord that runs to my ornamental pond. When winter came I just rolled it up and put it next to the house with the power still connected. My wife caught the neighbor using it to run his power tools. Needless to say, but I disconnected it promptly.
People have got their nerve!
July 2nd, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Ber? Whaddaya think? People’ll be siphoning gasoline next, I’ll bet.