stranger in my yard

[remoh]

so my dogs are barking out of control , then i hear a gate being slammed. i run out to my back yard and i see this dude there. i asked him that who the fuck he was, he said he was from the power company. i asked him if they were supposed to knock or they just go in peoples yards like that...he said that they are the only ones allowed by law to do this
personally i think is bullshit, nobody should be allowed on another persons property without the person knowing.... did i agree to this somewere?

[Garrick]

they have been doing this forever... it isn't againt the law. most houses have it on the side of the house though,.

[Pataky P]

Ok,Great story!!Many thanks!! :wink:

[3dx]

Trespassing is exactly that. The property belongs to you. If they can't gain acces to their meter, they usually leave a note to schedule an appointment.

How it's done here, YMMV - of course the two huge dogs back there help enforce our no-tolerance policy

[Steve Graham]

but metre is the property of the power company tho

[sooper]

I'd just nod, then let a big fart rip upwind of him - that's also not against the law or considered trespassing.

[3dx]

Like I said, YMMV. Here I don't have a problem with them gaining access into our back yard.

Both our gas meter and power meter are back there. I always see the power and gas guys walking the streets with binoculars trying to read meters.

[remoh]

i think as a courtesy they should ask if they can go in and read it ..

[umlaut]

hell, ya should have let the dog loose

[thesightless]

actually in most states it is illegal to leave your dog out if they let you know they will be stopping by. no jail time, but a fine. unless of cousre they get mauled.

[remoh]

^ you said it "if they let you know they will be stopping by"

[skahound]

It's called an 'ingress and egress easement' and in the contract to your house you'll find it explained. If you live on a piece of land that is subdivided with a recorded plat you'll find it stated in there as well. It really helps being a land surveyor because now I know what I can get away with when I'm up to my voyeurism of the lady next door!

[picklemonkey]

The property belongs to you.

...which explains why you pay taxes on it every year. You may own the house, but the US still "owns" the land (whether all parties admit it or not)

[Garrick]

^ what happened to your chica dancing around? i liked her.

[picklemonkey]

apparently cadresolutions.net didn't like sharing it with [ms]

It's all good though--I like the one they replaced it with, too