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I feel REALLY BAD for this guy. That has got to be almost the worst feeling in the world. Check out this from one report:

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=174189

John,

Looks like the build out was poorly planned, or they just decided to save money, either way the consumer pays.

They have a series of problems that are contributing to the stray, poor soil conditions, around the sub station, return path problems, and under built area distribution.

John,


It's caution tape.

From the Boston Herald


I have meet the electrical inspector a few times, he is a good guy. I doubt he is involved in any shenanigans.

OK, Bob ... I will suspend my cyncism for the time being ....

Now THATS just ridiculous.... I feel for this guy being out all this $$$$, but someone should've caught this before ground was ever broken... especially if he's building into the poco easement...

But....

Perhaps these stray currents are coming from an underground copper water pipe. But that doesn't explain the currents on doorknobs.

"someone should've caught this before ground was ever broken... especially if he's building into the poco easement..."

I think that someone left the inspection department in November according to the news report.

In the area i am in, they are not to build anything on the easement, but they do, storage sheads, above ground pools, even extend sun rooms into the right of way, and of course no permits, you don't get permits when your building on a right of way, then they complain when they do work in their right of way, and damage anything.

He can just change the door knobs to glass knobs, insulate to plumbing, and use only A Lamps.

I am wondering how all that construction took place without the problem being discovered. Whatever is electrifying doorknobs would also electrify scredrivers and power tools, I would think.

I'm curious as to exactly what is 27 ft. from the house. The property line? The wires themselves?

Moreover ... don't those lines "hum?' I didn't hear any on that news tape.

[This message has been edited by renosteinke (edited 12-30-2006).]

Wonder if he can get a contractor to move his house out of that enormous emf feild? Maybe the lot his home sits on isn't big enough?