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If I were the OP,
If they approached and asked for permission I'd probably let them use my power for free.
If they didn't ask I'd be unhappy and attempt to work out some reasonable compensation, but I'd still end up letting them use my power because:
A) Listening to generators running all day fucking SUCKS.
B) I wouldn't want to give them a reason to further mess with my house or property.
C) It keeps good relations with my neighbor, the person who is ultimately paying these people to be there. Would you want to be the reason his house isn't getting built on schedule (I guess this depends how much you like your neighbor)
Suggesting vindictive things like pulling valve stems, cutting cords or rigging the outlet to shock the person IS FUCKING RETARDED. Come on it's a few bucks of electricity, give your heads a shake people. If you do something like that you're really asking for those contractors to fuck with your shit.
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11-30-2011, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MindBomber  What I'm saying and what most of the people in this thread do not understand is that going after the trades people won't solve anything, they work on the site for a few days and are gone. | Absolutely, even someone who claims to have built several houses doesn't understand that.
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11-30-2011, 09:45 PM
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I dunno if anyone else has thought of this... minimal cost of electricity aside, Quote:
Originally Posted by Shead Hey guys, to keep the story really short, my neighbour is rebuilding their house, and everyday between 11am-3pm when no one is home the builders are plugging their power tools in our outdoor electricity plugs. Now this has been going for at least a month now, I've informed the builders a few times that we do not want them coming to our property and using our electricity, i've even left a note on the plug that reads "do not use electricity", my dad even went to the trouble of shutting off the outlets at the back. they've even gone to the back of our house and turned on the outlets. Now my parents do not want to involve the police blah blah blah... Now im just wondering what are my rights here and if theres anything i can do to stop these assholes from what they are doing.
thx | Unless your breaker panel is actually on the outside of the house, that means they have to be entering the house to re-enable the power. That's trespassing at best... break-and-enter at worst. Either is enough to have someone arrested.
Turn the power off, rig a camera to watch the panel, and when you have video of an unauthorized person ENTERING YOUR HOUSE, take the video to the cops.
Seeing one of their crew being taken in handcuffs and stuffed in the back of a cop car should put an end to it all pretty quickly.
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11-30-2011, 09:46 PM
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Last summer my neighbors tore down their house and they had a wasp nest on the property. They ended up setting up camp in my attic.
I approached them the next day and told them the situation. I had asked them to pay for an exterminator to come in. They told me "I don't control the animals" and told me to fuck off.
The next day they came to my house and asked to borrow water and electricity... obviously I said no but I did everything I could to delay their construction. I'd call WorkSafeBC and report on every infraction I could such as wearing runners and china men straw hats instead of CSA steel shoes and hard hats. They'd also be bitches and work outside of construction hours, especially Sundays.
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11-30-2011, 09:51 PM
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It's not the $4 of electricity. What if they mess up your lawn or fence or electricity outlets in the process?
It's like someone taking your car for a spin without your permission but gas only cost $4. Is that okay? Do your job right or don't do it at all. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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11-30-2011, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TRDood It's not the $4 of electricity. What if they mess up your lawn or fence or electricity outlets in the process?
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It's like someone taking your car for a spin without your permission but gas only cost $4.
| Not really like that at all. Break and enter (what they'd have to do to get in your car) is a much higher degree offence than trespassing. Theft of an automobile is also a higher degree offence than theft of a small amount of electricity.
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11-30-2011, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TRDood It's not the $4 of electricity. What if they mess up your lawn or fence or electricity outlets in the process?
It's like someone taking your car for a spin without your permission but gas only cost $4. Is that okay? Do your job right or don't do it at all. Posted via RS Mobile | Another thing I should clarify from my earlier post, since I'm afraid it made me come across as unprofessional now, which is anything but the truth. If I did, someone let me know so I can edit it accordingly.
When I referred to it being $4 of electricity, I meant that specifically in regards to bringing the police into the situation at the current escalation, because I don't see the police investigating and charging a trades person who plugged into a power outlet for his one day on site. The actual theft is absolutely not okay.
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11-30-2011, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mickz Last summer my neighbors tore down their house and they had a wasp nest on the property. They ended up setting up camp in my attic.
I approached them the next day and told them the situation. I had asked them to pay for an exterminator to come in. They told me "I don't control the animals" and told me to fuck off.
The next day they came to my house and asked to borrow water and electricity... obviously I said no but I did everything I could to delay their construction. I'd call WorkSafeBC and report on every infraction I could such as wearing runners and china men straw hats instead of CSA steel shoes and hard hats. They'd also be bitches and work outside of construction hours, especially Sundays. | No offense, but that's kind of petty.
You really can't blame your Neighbour about the wasp situation.
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11-30-2011, 10:25 PM
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They need power to go on RS , sorry op.
I would do the same.
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11-30-2011, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dangonay Cut the fucking bullshit. | That would require taylor192 to remove his tongue/fingers.
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11-30-2011, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by mickz Last summer my neighbors tore down their house and they had a wasp nest on the property. They ended up setting up camp in my attic.
I approached them the next day and told them the situation. I had asked them to pay for an exterminator to come in. They told me "I don't control the animals" and told me to fuck off.
The next day they came to my house and asked to borrow water and electricity... obviously I said no but I did everything I could to delay their construction. I'd call WorkSafeBC and report on every infraction I could such as wearing runners and china men straw hats instead of CSA steel shoes and hard hats. They'd also be bitches and work outside of construction hours, especially Sundays. | ...im sorry but that is such an asshole move on your part. no one has control over mother nature, for all you know there could have been a nest on your property without you even knowing. it seems like you just took the opportunity to blame your neighbors for something they have no control over. hell if i torn down my property and the next day my neighbor comes running to me saying there is an increased amount of ants and that i should call somebody, i would definitely tell them to screw off.
rejecting their usage of your water and electricity is totally up to you and completely understandable, but screwing with the entire work crew there is just completely unacceptable.
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11-30-2011, 10:48 PM
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Somehow wire the exterior outlet to the same line for the oven and washing machines. Make popcorn, and sit at the window and watch what happens next to the tools...  | |
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11-30-2011, 11:10 PM
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cut their cords, since its own your property
or might as well pull on w.e. the cord is connected and fuck them over  | |
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12-01-2011, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by dhillon09 And start being a bitch about bylaws, we've had asshole neighbours call the cops because we went on a site on a sunday. We were levelling the sides of the house with shovels and wheelbarrows, at 11am, and we got a noise complain and had to leave  | Quote:
Originally Posted by mickz I did everything I could to delay their construction. I'd call WorkSafeBC and report on every infraction I could such as wearing runners and china men straw hats instead of CSA steel shoes and hard hats. They'd also be bitches and work outside of construction hours, especially Sundays. |  | |
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12-01-2011, 01:59 AM
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Originally Posted by mickz Last summer my neighbors tore down their house and they had a wasp nest on the property. They ended up setting up camp in my attic.
I approached them the next day and told them the situation. I had asked them to pay for an exterminator to come in. They told me "I don't control the animals" and told me to fuck off.
The next day they came to my house and asked to borrow water and electricity... obviously I said no but I did everything I could to delay their construction. I'd call WorkSafeBC and report on every infraction I could such as wearing runners and china men straw hats instead of CSA steel shoes and hard hats. They'd also be bitches and work outside of construction hours, especially Sundays. | Wow you sounds like an old chinese douchebag.
You know calling in worksafebc will not delay the construction right?
The workers just get a fat fine from the infraction.
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Make the phone calls NOW, and if nothing gets done start cutting their cords at the property line, or unplug them and give them a yank and see what goes flying. Quote:
Originally Posted by Great68 Suggesting vindictive things like pulling valve stems, cutting cords or rigging the outlet to shock the person IS FUCKING RETARDED. Come on it's a few bucks of electricity, give your heads a shake people. If you do something like that you're really asking for those contractors to fuck with your shit. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Great68 Then you can sue them for damages. | So why can't you sue them for damages if they mess with your house for cutting them off?
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Originally Posted by taylor192 Absolutely, even someone who claims to have built several houses doesn't understand that. | You're an idiot, as usually proven in most threads you participate in.
The trades show up, plug in and there's no power. They'll be on the phone right away to whoever's in charge to get things sorted.
It's not the OP's responsibility to fix things or make calls to get things sorted out.
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12-01-2011, 07:06 AM
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A lot of pettiness up here in this thread. Guaranteed, if you guys were actually standing in the yard, with a cord going over the fence, I don't think you'd have the balls to cut it.
Calling WCB? The building inspector? These guys are trying to do their job, just the same as you do.
Go and talk to the GC. You know what he's going to do? Reach in his wallet, and pull out a nice pretty $50 for you, and tell you to come back when you are ready for more.
Is this really what its like to have neighbors around here? We're ready to pull the shotgun over $5 of power?
Fuck me! What happens if I dare ask you for a boost when my battery is dead, take my first born?
Talk and communicate! It's not that hard.
"Hi, your subs are helping themselves to my power. It sucks. No one asked."
"Oh dude! I'm sorry, we have about 5 subs on sight right now, and it gets a little nuts. What can I do to make that right for you?"
"You can taste the curb man. I'm gonna American History X your face!-and I took the liberty of calling the city, and WCB-two fuck you in the ass branches of government. Cause that's how I roll."
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12-01-2011, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by dangonay You're an idiot, as usually proven in most threads you participate in. | I noticed you didn't respond to what Mindbomber and I both pointed out, trades people are going to plug in where most conveinent - yet you having built several houses failed to see that. Quote:
Originally Posted by dangonay The trades show up, plug in and there's no power. They'll be on the phone right away to whoever's in charge to get things sorted. | Finally, a reasonable answer - except the OP has already mentioned he's done this and the trades people found a way to turn it back on - so welcome to this thread.
Any better answers?
Edit: Keeping it clean.
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12-01-2011, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Gridlock Is this really what its like to have neighbors around here? We're ready to pull the shotgun over $5 of power? | Sadly, yes.
That's why I called out what it really is, NIMBYism, and you can see the pettiness increased as people realized they've been rightfully called out and are trying in vain to come up with any viable excuse.
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Originally Posted by underscore Make the phone calls NOW, and if nothing gets done start cutting their cords at the property line, or unplug them and give them a yank and see what goes flying. | Perhaps you missed where the OP said this happens between 11-3 when no-one is home. How would you like to stop it if no-one is around? Quote:
Originally Posted by underscore So why can't you sue them for damages if they mess with your house for cutting them off? | You absolutely can, yet this is obviously from someone who's never been to court to sue for damages. It ain't as easy or cheap as you think.
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12-01-2011, 07:33 AM
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Screw going American history x on his ass, now we want to go straight up american and just sue.
Awesome. Let's import that little bit of american wisdom and get court happy. Once again, fuck me...people are petty.
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12-01-2011, 07:39 AM
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No arguing in this thread. I don't care who starts it and I will give out massive points and bands if I have to. we're all supposed to be grownups here, right? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-01-2011, 07:48 AM
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He has talked to them, yet Shead if you haven't talked to the GC, then track him down. Don't wait because that's just stupid. If I were you and the GC said he doesn't care then call an inspector ASAP. Stuff like this "happens everyday," but surely doesn't mean you have to just put up with it.
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