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She says last week, her neighbors were robbed, and the suspects turned off her neighbor's power, just to get them outside of the home.
“There was a confrontation with guns, we actually have bullet holes in the back of our home siding and then two days later, that Saturday, we heard on the message board that two homes had been broken into,” she said. View Quote Police are still looking for the 4 men who committed last night's home invasion. In the meantime, neighbors remain on edge. They say they pay more than $200 a month in home association fees, and that it should be enough for them to be able to feel safe. View Quote |
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She says last week, her neighbors were robbed, and the suspects turned off her neighbor's power, just to get them outside of the home.
“There was a confrontation with guns, we actually have bullet holes in the back of our home siding and then two days later, that Saturday, we heard on the message board that two homes had been broken into,” she said. View Quote Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Police are still looking for the 4 men who committed last night's home invasion. In the meantime, neighbors remain on edge. They say they pay more than $200 a month in home association fees, and that it should be enough for them to be able to feel safe. View Quote That's some funny shit right there. Yeah, your HOA is going to keep you safe from armed criminals. Do you live in George Zimmerman's neighborhood? |
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When you live a quarter mile from the Fulton County Food Stamp office, don't expect a trouble-free neighborhood.
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Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Some older homes have the service panels located on the outside of the home. Might even be part of the meter box. So, you pop a fuse...go outside to check the panel. Even some rewired houses with breakers will leave the panel outside since it's cheaper than rewiring the entire house to move it. |
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Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? That's some funny shit right there. Yeah, your HOA is going to keep you safe from armed criminals. Do you live in George Zimmerman's neighborhood? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
She says last week, her neighbors were robbed, and the suspects turned off her neighbor's power, just to get them outside of the home.
“There was a confrontation with guns, we actually have bullet holes in the back of our home siding and then two days later, that Saturday, we heard on the message board that two homes had been broken into,” she said. Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Police are still looking for the 4 men who committed last night's home invasion. In the meantime, neighbors remain on edge. They say they pay more than $200 a month in home association fees, and that it should be enough for them to be able to feel safe. That's some funny shit right there. Yeah, your HOA is going to keep you safe from armed criminals. Do you live in George Zimmerman's neighborhood? I was just going to say send in the Zim-Zam. |
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Snip.... Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Some older homes have the service panels located on the outside of the home. Might even be part of the meter box. So, you pop a fuse...go outside to check the panel. Even some rewired houses with breakers will leave the panel outside since it's cheaper than rewiring the entire house to move it outside View Quote I've spent most of my life living in houses that were built 80+ years ago and I've never seen that. |
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I am amused that they think the HOA should protect them. That is a whole new level of retardation... even more retarded than expecting the police to always be able to protect you.
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Sounds like some of the people from the "why don't you have night vision" thread need to have a look.
My main breaker is outside. After dark, I have an AR, or G21 with flashlight readily available. If my power goes out, and the neighbors doesn't, I'm walking outside at the high ready. |
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I am amused that they think the HOA should protect them. That is a whole new level of retardation... even more retarded than expecting the police to always be able to protect you. View Quote If I paid an HOA $200 a month (I would never do this) I would expect a fucking gated community, a bunch of street lights, and rent a cops. Especially after a series of break ins. HOA is just basically the lowest level of government, and it seems it makes more sense to want them to protect you than the city, county, State or Feds. |
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Snip.... Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Some older homes have the service panels located on the outside of the home. Might even be part of the meter box. So, you pop a fuse...go outside to check the panel. Even some rewired houses with breakers will leave the panel outside since it's cheaper than rewiring the entire house to move it. View Quote "How could they cut the power?! They're animals!" |
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I've spent most of my life living in houses that were built 80+ years ago and I've never seen that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Snip.... Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Some older homes have the service panels located on the outside of the home. Might even be part of the meter box. So, you pop a fuse...go outside to check the panel. Even some rewired houses with breakers will leave the panel outside since it's cheaper than rewiring the entire house to move it outside I've spent most of my life living in houses that were built 80+ years ago and I've never seen that. In AZ, it is very common to have service panels on the exterior of the home. Even new houses. |
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I've spent most of my life living in houses that were built 80+ years ago and I've never seen that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Snip.... Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Some older homes have the service panels located on the outside of the home. Might even be part of the meter box. So, you pop a fuse...go outside to check the panel. Even some rewired houses with breakers will leave the panel outside since it's cheaper than rewiring the entire house to move it outside I've spent most of my life living in houses that were built 80+ years ago and I've never seen that. I can yank your electric meter in 5-10 seconds. Even if you have an auto start generator, all I need to do is cut off the fuel to it before I pull the electric meter and it'll never fire up. |
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I can yank your electric meter in 5-10 seconds. Even if you have an auto start generator, all I need to do is cut off the fuel to it before I pull the electric meter and it'll never fire up. View Quote No shit, but when the power goes out - it's not like I immediately think, "oh, some asshole must have yanked my meter. It clearly wasn't some fault upstream in the grid because a pole got hit by a car or hit by lightning." In other words, why would my logical next step be to go outside? |
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http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/local-neighborhood-high-alert-after-home-invasions/njqzX/ She says last week, her neighbors were robbed, and the suspects turned off her neighbor's power, just to get them outside of the home.
“There was a confrontation with guns, we actually have bullet holes in the back of our home siding and then two days later, that Saturday, we heard on the message board that two homes had been broken into,” she said. View Quote Police are still looking for the 4 men who committed last night's home invasion. In the meantime, neighbors remain on edge. They say they pay more than $200 a month in home association fees, and that it should be enough for them to be able to feel safe. View Quote View Quote Wrong thread. |
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How bizarre. How does your electric company check your meter? http://www.evertonelectric.net/breaker-panel-thumb.jpg View Quote Meter is outside. Panel is inside. Wizardry. |
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How bizarre. How does your electric company check your meter? http://www.evertonelectric.net/breaker-panel-thumb.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Snip.... Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Some older homes have the service panels located on the outside of the home. Might even be part of the meter box. So, you pop a fuse...go outside to check the panel. Even some rewired houses with breakers will leave the panel outside since it's cheaper than rewiring the entire house to move it outside I've spent most of my life living in houses that were built 80+ years ago and I've never seen that. How bizarre. How does your electric company check your meter? http://www.evertonelectric.net/breaker-panel-thumb.jpg The house I grew up in was built in the early 70's. It didn't have a panel over the meter like that. |
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The house I grew up in was built in the early 70's. It didn't have a panel over the meter like that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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How bizarre. How does your electric company check your meter? http://www.evertonelectric.net/breaker-panel-thumb.jpg The house I grew up in was built in the early 70's. It didn't have a panel over the meter like that. I've lived in houses built from 1918 to 2007, in three different states, and have never seen that either. I didn't realize it was even possible to put the panel outside, just from a weather standpoint. |
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I always laugh at folks who live under HOA's. That year's worth of fees at $200 a month could buy a nice AR with an optic and some ammo. They would actually be pretty safe with that set-up.
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Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? That's some funny shit right there. Yeah, your HOA is going to keep you safe from armed criminals. Do you live in George Zimmerman's neighborhood? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
She says last week, her neighbors were robbed, and the suspects turned off her neighbor's power, just to get them outside of the home.
“There was a confrontation with guns, we actually have bullet holes in the back of our home siding and then two days later, that Saturday, we heard on the message board that two homes had been broken into,” she said. Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Police are still looking for the 4 men who committed last night's home invasion. In the meantime, neighbors remain on edge. They say they pay more than $200 a month in home association fees, and that it should be enough for them to be able to feel safe. That's some funny shit right there. Yeah, your HOA is going to keep you safe from armed criminals. Do you live in George Zimmerman's neighborhood? If they're paying $200/month I'm guessing this is a gated community. I'd expect that there would be some protection from roaming packs of thugs for that. That said, will we learn in the end that the thugs are buddies with the gate guard or friends of a resident who moved into the community to set up a base of operations for such criminal activities? I'm aware that is what happened in a couple of gated communities with multi-hundred dollar HOA fees that have turned into hives of criminal activity. |
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If I paid an HOA $200 a month (I would never do this) I would expect a fucking gated community, a bunch of street lights, and rent a cops. Especially after a series of break ins. HOA is just basically the lowest level of government, and it seems it makes more sense to want them to protect you than the city, county, State or Feds. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I am amused that they think the HOA should protect them. That is a whole new level of retardation... even more retarded than expecting the police to always be able to protect you. If I paid an HOA $200 a month (I would never do this) I would expect a fucking gated community, a bunch of street lights, and rent a cops. Especially after a series of break ins. HOA is just basically the lowest level of government, and it seems it makes more sense to want them to protect you than the city, county, State or Feds. Fourth paragraph: "...has lived in the gated southwest Atlanta community..." I suspect the gated feature is the source of the frustration with the HOA, which is responsible for maintaining the gate, and resident access. Perhaps the gate is broken, or they never change the access code. I don't know what good rent-a-cops would do in this instance. They likely wouldn't be aware of the home invasion until after the perps have left the community. |
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. In the meantime, neighbors remain on edge. They say they pay more than $200 a month in home association fees, and that it should be enough for them to be able to feel safe. View Quote View Quote So what services or promises were made to them in exchange for that monthly payment? I'd be curious to hear more about that. |
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Meter is outside. Panel is inside. Wizardry. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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How bizarre. How does your electric company check your meter? http://www.evertonelectric.net/breaker-panel-thumb.jpg Meter is outside. Panel is inside. Wizardry. I've never seen a house with the breakers outside. |
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Fourth paragraph: "...has lived in the gated southwest Atlanta community..." I suspect the gated feature is the source of the frustration with the HOA, which is responsible for maintaining the gate, and resident access. Perhaps the gate is broken, or they never change the access code. I don't know what good rent-a-cops would do in this instance. They likely wouldn't be aware of the home invasion until after the perps have left the community. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I am amused that they think the HOA should protect them. That is a whole new level of retardation... even more retarded than expecting the police to always be able to protect you. If I paid an HOA $200 a month (I would never do this) I would expect a fucking gated community, a bunch of street lights, and rent a cops. Especially after a series of break ins. HOA is just basically the lowest level of government, and it seems it makes more sense to want them to protect you than the city, county, State or Feds. Fourth paragraph: "...has lived in the gated southwest Atlanta community..." I suspect the gated feature is the source of the frustration with the HOA, which is responsible for maintaining the gate, and resident access. Perhaps the gate is broken, or they never change the access code. I don't know what good rent-a-cops would do in this instance. They likely wouldn't be aware of the home invasion until after the perps have left the community. #1 The gate sucks. #2 The rent a cops suck if they have them. Time to change the gate code, and get new security. I wouldn't be surprised if security was in on it. Edit time to add a gate. Lol the gated community with outrageous fees, and no gate. |
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No shit, but when the power goes out - it's not like I immediately think, "oh, some asshole must have yanked my meter. It clearly wasn't some fault upstream in the grid because a pole got hit by a car or hit by lightning." In other words, why would my logical next step be to go outside? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I can yank your electric meter in 5-10 seconds. Even if you have an auto start generator, all I need to do is cut off the fuel to it before I pull the electric meter and it'll never fire up. No shit, but when the power goes out - it's not like I immediately think, "oh, some asshole must have yanked my meter. It clearly wasn't some fault upstream in the grid because a pole got hit by a car or hit by lightning." In other words, why would my logical next step be to go outside? To see if it's just your house that lost power or the whole neighborhood. |
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A shining example of douches expecting others to provide their safety.
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I've spent most of my life living in houses that were built 80+ years ago and I've never seen that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Snip.... Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Some older homes have the service panels located on the outside of the home. Might even be part of the meter box. So, you pop a fuse...go outside to check the panel. Even some rewired houses with breakers will leave the panel outside since it's cheaper than rewiring the entire house to move it outside I've spent most of my life living in houses that were built 80+ years ago and I've never seen that. Ours was built in 2003 and our box is outside. Padlocked. Our breakers pop all the time. I never thought about bad guys. Will have to have a plan for that. |
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Lived most of my life on the East Coast (Maryland, Connecticut, and briefly in Alabama), and worked on houses in four more states, and I never saw an outside breaker box.
Until I moved here. They're pretty common, but I don't know why. |
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Quoted: Snip.... Why would losing power lead one to go outside? What, are you going to go and fix the grid yourself? Some older homes have the service panels located on the outside of the home. Might even be part of the meter box. So, you pop a fuse...go outside to check the panel. Even some rewired houses with breakers will leave the panel outside since it's cheaper than rewiring the entire house to move it. View Quote Building codes require the meter and main breaker to be accessible from the outside of the house. If there is a fire, the fire department or power company needs access to the meter and main breaker to kill the power to the house. |
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If they're paying $200/month I'm guessing this is a gated community. I'd expect that there would be some protection from roaming packs of thugs for that. That said, will we learn in the end that the thugs are buddies with the gate guard or friends of a resident who moved into the community to set up a base of operations for such criminal activities? I'm aware that is what happened in a couple of gated communities with multi-hundred dollar HOA fees that have turned into hives of criminal activity. View Quote $200/month HOA fee doesn't even get you a pool in some parts of my state. And those gates don't do much. |
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To see if it's just your house that lost power or the whole neighborhood. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I can yank your electric meter in 5-10 seconds. Even if you have an auto start generator, all I need to do is cut off the fuel to it before I pull the electric meter and it'll never fire up. No shit, but when the power goes out - it's not like I immediately think, "oh, some asshole must have yanked my meter. It clearly wasn't some fault upstream in the grid because a pole got hit by a car or hit by lightning." In other words, why would my logical next step be to go outside? To see if it's just your house that lost power or the whole neighborhood. Do they not have windows? |
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No shit, but when the power goes out - it's not like I immediately think, "oh, some asshole must have yanked my meter. It clearly wasn't some fault upstream in the grid because a pole got hit by a car or hit by lightning." In other words, why would my logical next step be to go outside? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I can yank your electric meter in 5-10 seconds. Even if you have an auto start generator, all I need to do is cut off the fuel to it before I pull the electric meter and it'll never fire up. No shit, but when the power goes out - it's not like I immediately think, "oh, some asshole must have yanked my meter. It clearly wasn't some fault upstream in the grid because a pole got hit by a car or hit by lightning." In other words, why would my logical next step be to go outside? Exactly. That's not my first reaction. |
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Putting the stupidity of believing that somehow paying a HOA fee gives you security , Atlanta , Ga is a very dangerous city. For blacks and whites alike .
The S/W area has been dicey for years. and just damn forget downtown around the capital. gd |
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All of the gates I have seen get rammed and damaged every other week. Eventually the HOA stops repairing them.
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I can yank your electric meter in 5-10 seconds. Even if you have an auto start generator, all I need to do is cut off the fuel to it before I pull the electric meter and it'll never fire up. No shit, but when the power goes out - it's not like I immediately think, "oh, some asshole must have yanked my meter. It clearly wasn't some fault upstream in the grid because a pole got hit by a car or hit by lightning." In other words, why would my logical next step be to go outside? To see if it's just your house that lost power or the whole neighborhood. Do they not have windows? I understand that's how you would handle it. I can tell you from experience that when a neighborhood loses power, if you look outside (or apparently heaven forbid, walk outside), you'll probably see 20% or more of the neighbors doing the exact same thing. It's not exactly a rare or uncommon reaction to losing power. |
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No shit, but when the power goes out - it's not like I immediately think, "oh, some asshole must have yanked my meter. It clearly wasn't some fault upstream in the grid because a pole got hit by a car or hit by lightning." In other words, why would my logical next step be to go outside? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I can yank your electric meter in 5-10 seconds. Even if you have an auto start generator, all I need to do is cut off the fuel to it before I pull the electric meter and it'll never fire up. No shit, but when the power goes out - it's not like I immediately think, "oh, some asshole must have yanked my meter. It clearly wasn't some fault upstream in the grid because a pole got hit by a car or hit by lightning." In other words, why would my logical next step be to go outside? To see if your neighbor's lights are on, and to talk to them and make sure they're okay. It's what I did. I got to know my neighbors a bit better by putting down my Hot Pockets leaving the basement. |
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Quoted: That's some funny shit right there. Yeah, your HOA is going to keep you safe from armed criminals. Do you live in George Zimmerman's neighborhood? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Police are still looking for the 4 men who committed last night's home invasion. In the meantime, neighbors remain on edge. They say they pay more than $200 a month in home association fees, and that it should be enough for them to be able to feel safe. That's some funny shit right there. Yeah, your HOA is going to keep you safe from armed criminals. Do you live in George Zimmerman's neighborhood? Mentality: It has to be SOMEONE'S responsibility to make us safe! As long as it's not ours..... |
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