TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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GoodIf he had the ingenuity to get away with it, and repeated checks by the electricity board weren't sufficient to reveal anything untoward, then they are welcome by me to suck it up.
One look at all the 'record profits' they make these days tells you all you need to know about who the 'common thieves' are. (Sorry)
(, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 14:54, 1 reply)
:-) Thanksthough I really can't defend his actions as they were, as has already been nicely pointed out, basically theft, however we were in monetary difficulty at the time and he applied his knowledge to help us the best way he could.
Regardless of the morals - I did think it was a good story in line with this weeks QOTW.
As a side note - He still smiles and takes a certain amount of pride in his handiwork when he tells the story even now. :-)
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