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General Jabber / Breaking the Law
« Last post by Private on Today at 06:28 »Security lights had stopped working in my neighbourhood because some thieving wigger bastard cut a single wire to the carpark light so he could steal the bonnet/hood from a car. It tripped a safety switch and all security lighting in the area stopped working.
I have known how to fix it since it first happened, but the powerbox is on a house where a total retard lives. If it was just a case of opening the powerbox, I would have taken care of it straight away, but it had a good solid padlock on it that I had to cut, and the retard would have narked.
The retard moved out on the weekend, so all I had to do was confirm it was gone. Then today I climbed my ladder to seal off the bared cut wire for the carpark security light - to keep off the dew and the rain - otherwise it'd just short out again and the lights would all go off. Then back to the retard's former abode with my bolt cutters - off with the padlock, with a flick of the switch the lights are back on. And that's it. All security lights working again for the entire area ... except for that single light over the car park.
Cutting the lock, I have damaged council property. Climbing the ladder and adding a bit of heat-shrink tubing to the end of the bared wire to keep it clear of the dew - technically that's a fineable offence because I'm not a licensed electrician, but I doubt I'm at risk there. I do know how to fix the security light - just use a junction box - but it's not worth the risk. There's too many narks, and even the grateful can talk. As it is, if anyone bitches, I'll deny the existence of the cut lock and blame the dew.
Now I'll make a complaint to the JOG Minister responsible, and get that security light over the carpark fixed. I'll be sure to inform the Minister that the people responsible for fixing that light have point blank refused. Hopefully someone's arse will be kicked.
... But at least the rest of the security lighting is working again. It was so black out there at night, people had to carry torches to put their bins out. Someone could have tripped and broken a hip. And there were Abos using the darkness to rattle doors and try to break into homes.
We are Creators. Petty red tape, rules and regulations be damned! We look after our local area. We do what must be done when nobody else can or will.
I have known how to fix it since it first happened, but the powerbox is on a house where a total retard lives. If it was just a case of opening the powerbox, I would have taken care of it straight away, but it had a good solid padlock on it that I had to cut, and the retard would have narked.
The retard moved out on the weekend, so all I had to do was confirm it was gone. Then today I climbed my ladder to seal off the bared cut wire for the carpark security light - to keep off the dew and the rain - otherwise it'd just short out again and the lights would all go off. Then back to the retard's former abode with my bolt cutters - off with the padlock, with a flick of the switch the lights are back on. And that's it. All security lights working again for the entire area ... except for that single light over the car park.
Cutting the lock, I have damaged council property. Climbing the ladder and adding a bit of heat-shrink tubing to the end of the bared wire to keep it clear of the dew - technically that's a fineable offence because I'm not a licensed electrician, but I doubt I'm at risk there. I do know how to fix the security light - just use a junction box - but it's not worth the risk. There's too many narks, and even the grateful can talk. As it is, if anyone bitches, I'll deny the existence of the cut lock and blame the dew.
Now I'll make a complaint to the JOG Minister responsible, and get that security light over the carpark fixed. I'll be sure to inform the Minister that the people responsible for fixing that light have point blank refused. Hopefully someone's arse will be kicked.
... But at least the rest of the security lighting is working again. It was so black out there at night, people had to carry torches to put their bins out. Someone could have tripped and broken a hip. And there were Abos using the darkness to rattle doors and try to break into homes.
We are Creators. Petty red tape, rules and regulations be damned! We look after our local area. We do what must be done when nobody else can or will.