How many men does it take to....

[Miss Chicken]

put in a water meter?

They are currently 8 men on my front lawn. Only two of them seem to be actually doing any work - the rest are just looking.

We have never had water meters before. I am not sure how much we are going to be charged for water or if we are only going to be charged for excess water.

So I am going to ask people here if they know how much they are charged for water.

 

[Subcommander R.]

Not charged any more. The apartment complex just has a flat rate for utilities as part of the rent.

 

[Newspaper Taxi]

On the job training, maybe?

 

[Satyrquaze]

2 workers and 6 supervisors?

 

[Canadave]

No idea what my water costs. It's included in my rent.

 

[Wanderlust]

Mabe it an instruction class for new peeps.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

Miss Chicken's meter brings all the boys to the yard.(Sorry couldn't resist)

 

[T'Girl]

2 workers and 6 supervisors?

Some of those supervisors might have been leads, and one of them could have been the union rep.

When I first read the thread title of "How many men does it take to....," no offense, I did think of something more interesting.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Mabe it an instruction class for new peeps.

Or maybe a typical union job?

 

[Miss Chicken]

They all disappeared at around 11am leaving their wheelbarrows behind. I went out and looked and my water meter is installed. One of my neighbours has a new water meter but the one on the other side of me hasn't been installed yet.

My son has informed me that about 30 of these workers are gathered in the park at the bottom of the street. It is about 12.40 so I assume that they are taking a long lunch break. Standing around must have worn them out.

 

[Goliath]

I was a water and sewer worker, very briefly, in my youth. And I can tell you from my own experience that crews will bring along the maximum number of workers they know they will need.

At some point during the day, we were all busy: the job wouldn't have got done without us. But we weren't all needed all the time. So some of us spent a lot of time fucking the dog, doing busywork, or just standing around.

It's not the most efficient way to do things, but it may have been easier than driving the extra workers around from site to site.

That was a pretty shitty job--no pun intended. I particularly remember being handed a shovel, and told to get down in the hole and find the power line.

"How will I know when I find it?" I said.

"You'll light up," they said. Har-de-fucking-har.

Then: "Just make sure you don't score the casing, or you really will light up."

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Mabe it an instruction class for new peeps.

I wouldn't want Peeps to work in my yard. They'd melt at the first sign of rain. If they're not eaten by the neighbor's cat.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

About a thousand a year. There is also a one off mysterious parks charge which goes to parks.. whatever they are.

I think you should prepare for it most likely going UP.

 

[Jadzia]

Simple. Write a letter to your water company explaining that they are overstaffed.

Using your experiences as an example, show how they are paying for 8 people to do the work of 2 people, and they could potentially make a 75% saving on contractor costs by laying off the excess.

 

[Naira]

Quite a lot, but things like city tax are included in water bills here...

On a related story, there is a guy at my University building that does maintenance things. It's usual to see him holding a ladder and a new bulb to change an old one (all by himself as expected). One day, I told him I wanted some new bulbs for my office and later that day he came along with 4(!) other people to change 2 bulbs! I don't even know who these guys were, I don't think they work here.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

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Standing around must have worn them out.

I spewed my cereal!!!!!!

 

[Pingfah]

I have a water meter, and it costs me about £15 a month. That compares to about £45 a month for people who don't have a water meter.

 

[Holdfast]

I've no idea if I have a water meter or not; I think I do. I've never needed to know. Anyway, I pay about £200 a year, roughly.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

When I lived in Indiana, it cost $20-30 a month.

Things that will make you have a high water bill:

* Running a clothes washer.
* Running a dishwasher.
* Taking baths or long showers.
* Filling pools.
* Drippy faucets.
* Toilet that's always running.

I don't actually pay for water in NJ, just the gas to heat it. The water in my building is not metered per apartment. Can't say I'd want to pay for it anyway, it's shit.

 

[Marie1]

Two were working?? WOW!!! Usually here it's just one! XD