# My neighbor is... stealing my electricity. In a really dumb way. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690 "2012-08-07T03:05:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/421 "2012-09-23T17:17:04Z")
God damn that Baby Jesus was a whiner! If I was around back then he would have been crucified a LOT younger. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/422 "2012-09-23T17:20:57Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Made by Westinghouse. TM And funded and controlled by the folks in DC. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/423 "2012-09-23T17:45:58Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > And funded and controlled by the folks in DC. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/424 "2012-09-23T17:48:22Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Not sure what you guys are expecting, I went through what happened in the last few pages in the thread. Reported it to the property manager, they wanted it documented properly by the police. Police came over, tried to talk to the upstairs neighbor so they were gone, so the cop just yanked the wire which knocked over something upstairs. Neighbor probably think I yanked the wire. I left a few days later and I haven’t been home since, but I’ve had someone checking out my house and there haven’t been any issues. The last piece of the story would be what the reaction of the neighbor is and if they had an explanation for their behavior. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/425 "2012-09-23T18:30:46Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Yeah, sorry it wasn’t more dramatic. I didn’t think this thread would ever take off, it was just a random “wtf, really, I gotta tell someone about this” type of post. I couldn’t manage the expectations, which seemed to grow into the idea that some sort of grand final battle between good vs evil was going to take place on my patio. You should have a least fabricated a story where you fought him for a gold ring and threw it in the pit of Mordor (aka fountains at Bellagio). Amazing, isn’t it - some threads just take off and have a life of their own…who knows, if you had video of all this balcony activity, and posted it to YouTube, you would probably be an internet sensation by now and be appearing on The Ellen Show and hobnobbing with celebrities on The Strip today. Proof that everyone really needs a PR person in their life. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/426 "2012-09-23T18:50:52Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > And funded and controlled by the folks in DC. It took over 5 hours, but finally somebody “got” it… Tough crowd! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/427 "2012-09-24T03:39:01Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > God damn that Baby Jesus was a whiner! If I was around back then he would have been crucified a LOT younger. “If I hear one more whine out of you, on the cross you go!” ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/428 "2012-09-24T10:32:49Z")
Boyo Jim: > [@](#): > > Well, I only added Chicago because I know it has back alleys, and I don’t know for sure whether NYC does or not. Not only does NYC have back alleys, it has back alleys to its back alleys. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/429 "2012-09-24T12:26:25Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/430 "2012-09-24T13:24:26Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > **Honk Kong** and Bombay. The fruit carts must have exotic fruits or maybe even monkey carcasses. And there will presumably be car horn carts, with a wide selection of toot-makers ---
**Author:** ![junior18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@junior18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/junior18)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/431 "2012-09-24T14:01:24Z")
This thread had so much potential! I read through 9 pages, and while I have no problem with how OP handled the situation, I was at least hoping for a picture of the taped wire! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/432 "2012-09-24T14:08:26Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Boyo Jim: > > Not only does NYC have back alleys, it has back alleys to its back alleys. It has Mandelbrot alleys. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/433 "2012-09-24T21:02:02Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I couldn’t manage the expectations, which seemed to grow into the idea that some sort of grand final battle between good vs evil was going to take place on my patio. Now _that’s_ one hell of a sig line. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-stealing-my-electricity-in-a-really-dumb-way/630690/434 "2012-09-25T00:39:34Z")
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