Hidden cost on water meters

Ray Palmer

I was walking along this morning with the dog and I nearly went flying as I slipped on the new water meter cover. Nothing else was icy or slippy. As I walked along I checked the covers and it seems some weren't. It seemed to me that some had a coating and others didn't. Not sure about that but it seemed to be the case.

Anyway, I suspect there could be some people will sue after slipping on these covers. The could have a valid case considering they just introduced a slippy patch every 15 feet along a path.

Effects

You sound like a gump.

wazky

Stay indoors, call Joe and wait for rescue would be my advice OP.

Chips Lovell

Will people sue for slipping on water meter covers?

They will now

Ray Palmer

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

They will now

Yeah ask the question suddenly makes people realise and they couldn't possibly think of it themselves:rolleyes:

Gatling

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Yeah ask the question suddenly makes people realise and they couldn't possibly think of it themselves:rolleyes:

The Palmer effect people dramatically falling on water meter covers ,
Just in time for Christmas too ,

Cha ching ,cha ching

Hande hoche!

I'm sure RTE news will be setting up cameras to catch someone falling on their arse.

kneemos

How big are the covers?

What did the county council say when you told them?

kneemos

This them?

Ray Palmer

kneemos wrote: »

This them?

Kind of if you actually showed the cover and not the metre under it:p

kneemos

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Kind of if you actually showed the cover and not the metre under it:p

If you look left and right you may see the actual covers.I even put my hand in for scale.

drynne

No one will get any money off them methinks. All the boxes will have some CE mark meaning they aren't faulty so you wont be able to claim.

Ive seen the installers take photos of damaged walls in the areas they work in 2 weeks BEFORE work even starts just incase anybody claims that they damaged a wall, they can prove they didnt. Seem like a tight bunch that dont want to get stung for claims

Fr_Dougal

drynne wrote: »

No one will get any money off them methinks. All the boxes will have some CE mark meaning they aren't faulty so you wont be able to claim.

Ive seen the installers take photos of damaged walls in the areas they work in 2 weeks BEFORE work even starts just incase anybody claims that they damaged a wall, they can prove they didnt. Seem like a tight bunch that dont want to get stung for claims

CE just means that the water meters themselves conform to EU standards, it won't stop people claiming.

kneemos

There's loads of those covers already outside every commercial premises,never heard of anyone breaking their necks on them.

drynne

The boxes the meters are in will have to conform too, to prevent freezing and stop water ingress and the like (and to make sure the surface is slippy!!).

Boxes and meters are 2 separate items. Meter just screws into the connection in the box. Hence why some houses dont need the path dug up, the box is already there, just with no meter in it.

kneemos

If these meters are easily accessible how many of them will be smashed to smithereens?

Ray Palmer

kneemos wrote: »

There's loads of those covers already outside every commercial premises,never heard of anyone breaking their necks on them.

The point I was making is that some of the covers are slippy and others aren't. Maybe a bad batch or missing a coating. They are slippy and I nearly fell. OAPs might not be so quick to get their footing

vicwatson

One must prove neglience in order to be successful at sueing

Ray Palmer

vicwatson wrote: »

One must prove neglience in order to be successful at sueing

Negligent by putting material that is slippy on a path seems an easy thing to prove if they are the only things slippy on the paths.

Is there some way this wouldn't be negligent?

Capt'n Midnight

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

CE just means that the water meters themselves conform to EU standards, it won't stop people claiming.

It could also mean Made in China , depending on the distance between the C and the E.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_marking#China_Export

drynne

kneemos wrote: »

If these meters are easily accessible how many of them will be smashed to smithereens?

Very few I'd imagine, what's stopping people messing with their ESB meters. I'd say it counts as criminal damage or something

biko

I suppose a few compo-hungry individuals will try "slip and sue".
If they're not entertained it'll die down fast.

_Kaiser_

wazky wrote: »

Stay indoors, call Joe and wait for rescue would be my advice OP.

This shyte should really go the way of the "your ma!" comments of a while back :rolleyes:

OP has a valid point but as usual it's far more important to be "funny"/get thanks right?

Won't find it as funny if they hike the charges to compensate.

Canis Lupus

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

This shyte should really go the way of the "your ma!" comments of a while back :rolleyes:

OP has a valid point but as usual it's far more important to be "funny"/get thanks right?

Won't find it as funny if they hike the charges to compensate.

A valid point? As in.... there are things outside that might cause me to fall over? I won't lie, it was a revelation to me.

Victor

There have been water meters in many newer estates for 15-20 years. They haven't been a problem so far.

Jonkenji

How will they be checking the meters if they are under a cover on the path? Wouldn't that take ages. To check a whole road.

Craiggers

Jonkenji wrote: »

How will they be checking the meters if they are under a cover on the path? Wouldn't that take ages. To check a whole road.

Technology these days allows them to read them when the man in the van comes within 5 metres of the meter..... €86m well spent don't ya think?