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Submitted By -Years ago, my buddy and I were assigned the task of running a new triplex service and setting a meter for yet another summer home in the not-so-beautiful-any-more Poconos. The line work was finished and the meter was ready to be installed. The customer had been watching the whole process and had a million questions. In his best New York City accent, he asked if it was a new meter. "Yes" was my reply. "In fact" I said, "it's one of the newest ones on the market. It has a battery inside that slowly turns the meter during the times you aren't here so the wheel inside the case won't freeze up. It will only raise your bill about a quarter a month". BIG MISTAKE! He was on the phone before we cleared the development and my boss was waiting for us when we got in. "For Cripes sake, never, never tell a customer that again!" I didn't.... W ;-)