disconnecting someone elses supply
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Two wrongs don't make a right - listen - do all your other neighbours a favour and grow up. Have your battle with the guy next door legally. You seem thoughtless and irresponsible - just like your neighbour.
i know its dangerous and illegal to pull the fuse, but you guys do it all the time, and he could just put it back on top of the meter, not stealing then!! and under cover of darkness . . . . nobodys gonna see you are they.
but anyway, forget it. i wouldnt do it, not after some of the things i heard on here, flashes of light, ceramic bits everywhere etc.
get onto the council and if they do nothing, take him / the council to court etc. theres always a way.
but anyway, forget it. i wouldnt do it, not after some of the things i heard on here, flashes of light, ceramic bits everywhere etc.
get onto the council and if they do nothing, take him / the council to court etc. theres always a way.
1) Legal action can take a long time, may not be very effective, and, crucially, puts you on record as having a dispute with him, which can be a problem when you come to sell your house. It's a question which is asked, and if you lie you could end up with liabilities. If you tell the truth you could lose the sale. I for one would be much more wary of a history of troublesome neighbours than I would a non-Part-P-Certified kitchen, which all the doomsayers are prophesying as the kiss of death.
2) Extra-legal action, if risk-free, or virtually risk-free, is quick, effective and deniable. But don't remove his fuse - go in and remove his speakers.
2) Extra-legal action, if risk-free, or virtually risk-free, is quick, effective and deniable. But don't remove his fuse - go in and remove his speakers.
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Removing anything belonging to the neighbour will almost certainly result in a spell in prison as it would legally be Burglary thus a Criminal Offence.
The local authorities are your only course of action if you wish to stay legal, BAS has pointed out some of the pitfalls of this action, however I would suggest that you read up opn the law first, then quote this verbatim to the council in writing, then let them do the rest.
The local authorities are your only course of action if you wish to stay legal, BAS has pointed out some of the pitfalls of this action, however I would suggest that you read up opn the law first, then quote this verbatim to the council in writing, then let them do the rest.
I know it is an old post, I found it whilst searching for something else... however, one big, BIGGGGG point of legality and liability comes to mind:
If you remove the company fuse, then alcoholic/druggy neighbour comes out to have a look at it, then you are likely to be held liable when he kills himself touching the exposed live conductors. Now, he is obviously a complete <manual manipulator of male genitalia>, but is he really worth risking a spell in prison and a criminal record for? So whatever you do, do not do this!
As to the other options
1) EMP generator: not a good idea. I haven't seen any of these internet designs, but I suspect you would not have any luck with them. They are probably verbatim copies of the stuff we used to read in "The Jolly Roger's Cookbook"
In order to have the desired effect you need BIG power. You would need to build a pretty formidable capacitor bank, and also as you have identified, would be at a real danger of frazzling your own equipment. A stereo system is not particularly sophisticated and your computer would be long gone before the stereo! It would be cheaper to pay a solicitor to do what is necessary to get him shut-up
2) Find out if he rents or owns the place. If he rents, the landlord might be interested. There was a post recently on how to find out the names and contact details of landlords (I think it was by RichardP, if memory serves correct)
3) Avoid getting him an ASBO if possible. It is likely that when selling, "the neighbour has an ASBO" is even worse than "we have a minor dispute with the neighbour". Unfortunately this sort of thing has the effect of penalising the innocent party, as it is harder to sell a house with this sort of stigma.
Unfortunately these antisocial gets are hard to get to cooperate. I tried to help some friends who were having problems with their scary all-night loud neighbours: the nearest we got to cooperation was that they invited us to their dodgy parties
Not sure your mother would be too keen on "hang out with the wino/druggy neighbour" as a solution to this though.
However, here comes 4:
4) If he IS a druggy, and you are CERTAIN of this, then there is nothing stopping you from tipping off the police. Last time I checked "Has the neighbouring property ever been used as a crack den?" is not a question buyers ask. If he smokes a bit of pot then don't bother, nothing will come of it. But if you think he is using class A stuff in there, especially if he seems to do it in large gatherings, then the police will take it more seriously (although if you want them marched off to prison then don't hold your breath!). A few instances of this and he may grow weary of the police attention.
In the meantime, just try to get those powerless morons at the council to do something.
If you remove the company fuse, then alcoholic/druggy neighbour comes out to have a look at it, then you are likely to be held liable when he kills himself touching the exposed live conductors. Now, he is obviously a complete <manual manipulator of male genitalia>, but is he really worth risking a spell in prison and a criminal record for? So whatever you do, do not do this!
As to the other options
1) EMP generator: not a good idea. I haven't seen any of these internet designs, but I suspect you would not have any luck with them. They are probably verbatim copies of the stuff we used to read in "The Jolly Roger's Cookbook"
In order to have the desired effect you need BIG power. You would need to build a pretty formidable capacitor bank, and also as you have identified, would be at a real danger of frazzling your own equipment. A stereo system is not particularly sophisticated and your computer would be long gone before the stereo! It would be cheaper to pay a solicitor to do what is necessary to get him shut-up2) Find out if he rents or owns the place. If he rents, the landlord might be interested. There was a post recently on how to find out the names and contact details of landlords (I think it was by RichardP, if memory serves correct)
3) Avoid getting him an ASBO if possible. It is likely that when selling, "the neighbour has an ASBO" is even worse than "we have a minor dispute with the neighbour". Unfortunately this sort of thing has the effect of penalising the innocent party, as it is harder to sell a house with this sort of stigma.
Unfortunately these antisocial gets are hard to get to cooperate. I tried to help some friends who were having problems with their scary all-night loud neighbours: the nearest we got to cooperation was that they invited us to their dodgy parties
Not sure your mother would be too keen on "hang out with the wino/druggy neighbour" as a solution to this though.However, here comes 4:
4) If he IS a druggy, and you are CERTAIN of this, then there is nothing stopping you from tipping off the police. Last time I checked "Has the neighbouring property ever been used as a crack den?" is not a question buyers ask. If he smokes a bit of pot then don't bother, nothing will come of it. But if you think he is using class A stuff in there, especially if he seems to do it in large gatherings, then the police will take it more seriously (although if you want them marched off to prison then don't hold your breath!). A few instances of this and he may grow weary of the police attention.
In the meantime, just try to get those powerless morons at the council to do something.
If he ever goes out you could remove the fuse, blow it with a car battery & replace it.....AdamW said:
Nothing to do with EMP generators, or HERF guns, or this topic at all, but "capacitor bank" reminded me of this:EMP generator: not a good idea. I haven't seen any of these internet designs, but I suspect you would not have any luck with them. They are probably verbatim copies of the stuff we used to read in "The Jolly Roger's Cookbook"
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/electricstuff/marxgen.htm
Or - remove fuse from carrier, replace carrier in service head
Or remove fuse, bypass meter, replace fuse and wait for the supplier to take him to court...
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is there anyway to make their RCD trip, turning the music off?
Failing that, a .22 rifle.
works on cats/
Failing that, a .22 rifle.
works on cats/
You mean it kills them?punchjoshua said:
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well if you miss you may shoot one of the speakers out?
ban's link reminded me of this: http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/makendo.htm
WARNING: The following is highly illegal and highly dangerous, it should not be done, and is only posted here as part of a technical discussion.
Edit: I probably shouldn't post this here, incase someone really is stupid enough to try it
Seriously, don't, just don't, it would result in legal issues, and damage to property and people
WARNING: The following is highly illegal and highly dangerous, it should not be done, and is only posted here as part of a technical discussion.
Edit: I probably shouldn't post this here, incase someone really is stupid enough to try it
Seriously, don't, just don't, it would result in legal issues, and damage to property and people
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Adam_151 said:
So why post it?
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