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OCR: Dear Jim ,, I was talking to an engineer who works at the electric TAP company in Connecticut and he told me something about how the electric company tries to catch those who jump the meters. He said they have a computer program running that looks for a decrease in the amount of electricity used. It doesn't even have to be a large decrease - a gradual long- term change will be picked up. When this happens, they will send a serviceman to look at the meter and see if it's been jumped. Also, they know how much energy an electric water heater uses, and if you have one and are using less than it requires, you're fucked. He said the only way to prevent SEPT. 1976 NO. 38 the computer program from picking up the ripoff is to jump it as soon as electricity is brought into a new house. And, in light ...