Comments on: Man Charged With Stealing Water Service From The Town Of Century http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:43:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeannine Walston http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347499 Jeannine Walston Mon, 31 Jul 2017 04:59:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347499 Go to bed, David! Lol That's exactly what I said! However, they would have to see how many plumbing fixtures, tenants, etc for that house and then find opener households with that same combination for each month. I doubt very seriously that they know that information. Go to bed, David! Lol That’s exactly what I said! However, they would have to see how many plumbing fixtures, tenants, etc for that house and then find opener households with that same combination for each month. I doubt very seriously that they know that information.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347386 David Huie Green Sat, 29 Jul 2017 06:38:11 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347386 REGARDING: "there would be no LOGICAL algorithm with which to estimate how much water had been used at that home over any period of time, unless they determined how many people were in the home for each month that water was consumed and then took an average of each of those months’ bills for OTHER households with the same number of inhabitants and added those amounts together. Are you seriously going to try to tell me that was done?" Sure there would. It wouldn't be that hard to do, even though figuring it out to the penny is unreasonable -- even if logical. Margin of error is too wide. Just round up to the nearest thousand. Other records would tell how long he was living there, the number of residents should be known, average annual residential usage under those conditions can be estimated from records of those NOT stealing water under similar conditions. Basic rate and charge for any given monthly consumption is very simple. He can dispute the proper size of the bill in court by proving them wrong if he wishes or convince a jury he is innocent altogether. David for reasonable guesses, juries, and jailers REGARDING:
“there would be no LOGICAL algorithm with which to estimate how much water had been used at that home over any period of time, unless they determined how many people were in the home for each month that water was consumed and then took an average of each of those months’ bills for OTHER households with the same number of inhabitants and added those amounts together. Are you seriously going to try to tell me that was done?”

Sure there would.

It wouldn’t be that hard to do, even though figuring it out to the penny is unreasonable — even if logical. Margin of error is too wide. Just round up to the nearest thousand.

Other records would tell how long he was living there, the number of residents should be known, average annual residential usage under those conditions can be estimated from records of those NOT stealing water under similar conditions. Basic rate and charge for any given monthly consumption is very simple.

He can dispute the proper size of the bill in court by proving them wrong if he wishes or convince a jury he is innocent altogether.

David for reasonable guesses, juries, and jailers

]]> By: Just saying http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347349 Just saying Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:46:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347349 Mr Reality, Here's a dose of that reality for you: 1) I don't live 'up there', so something in the water would not affect me. 2) The article actually says that the house was hooked to the town water system WITHOUT a meter, so there would be no LOGICAL algorithm with which to estimate how much water had been used at that home over any period of time, unless they determined how many people were in the home for each month that water was consumed and then took an average of each of those months' bills for OTHER households with the same number of inhabitants and added those amounts together. Are you seriously going to try to tell me that was done? 3) I misspoke in my previous comment. The article states that there WAS no meter for any water to have gone through. If there was no meter there, how did that escape the attention of town employees before now? 4) Nowhere does it say if this man LIVED at that residence, only that he OWNED it. Did he rent it out? If so, he would not have known if the tenants were paying a bill. 5) Did he own it at the time the line was installed? If not and he didn't live in the home, he would not have known. 6) There is a lot of information not included in the article that WOULD answer those questions, but since it is NOT there, we cannot make ASSUMPTIONS about what the entire truth of the situation is. 7) The true reality here is that there is a lot of missing information and yet you chose to make a condescending reply to my questions in which you implied that I lacked intelligence. The problem here is not my intelligence. It is the better than others attitude that you mistakenly have. Mr Reality,

Here’s a dose of that reality for you:
1) I don’t live ‘up there’, so something in the water would not affect me.
2) The article actually says that the house was hooked to the town water system WITHOUT a meter, so there would be no LOGICAL algorithm with which to estimate how much water had been used at that home over any period of time, unless they determined how many people were in the home for each month that water was consumed and then took an average of each of those months’ bills for OTHER households with the same number of inhabitants and added those amounts together. Are you seriously going to try to tell me that was done?
3) I misspoke in my previous comment. The article states that there WAS no meter for any water to have gone through. If there was no meter there, how did that escape the attention of town employees before now?
4) Nowhere does it say if this man LIVED at that residence, only that he OWNED it. Did he rent it out? If so, he would not have known if the tenants were paying a bill.
5) Did he own it at the time the line was installed? If not and he didn’t live in the home, he would not have known.
6) There is a lot of information not included in the article that WOULD answer those questions, but since it is NOT there, we cannot make ASSUMPTIONS about what the entire truth of the situation is.

7) The true reality here is that there is a lot of missing information and yet you chose to make a condescending reply to my questions in which you implied that I lacked intelligence. The problem here is not my intelligence. It is the better than others attitude that you mistakenly have.

]]> By: RASHEED jACKSON http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347242 RASHEED jACKSON Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:33:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347242 Please Mr Reality don't be so uppity. Nowhere in the article does it say there was a meter with water running through it. The man was arrested for using a service that did not have a meter. How the town calculated his bill was not mentioned. So please don't be so condescending of people you don't know. The truth is you are doing as exactly what other folks are doing, you are assuming, and , well we know what happens when you do that. Please Mr Reality don’t be so uppity. Nowhere in the article does it say there was a meter with water running through it. The man was arrested for using a service that did not have a meter. How the town calculated his bill was not mentioned. So please don’t be so condescending of people you don’t know. The truth is you are doing as exactly what other folks are doing, you are assuming, and , well we know what happens when you do that.

]]> By: Patrick Davis http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347232 Patrick Davis Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:28:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347232 I suggest this man sues the city of century They're literally lying about what and how he was Supposedly done just doesn't add up This is a lawsuit I suggest this man sues the city of century
They’re literally lying about what and how he was
Supposedly done just doesn’t add up
This is a lawsuit

]]> By: Resident http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347230 Resident Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:07:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347230 I would like this news source to give us a full interview with Me. Jernigan. I think this will help may out the line of events, what lead to the arrest, and will inform the citizens. I don't trust our Mayor to tell the truth. I know this town enough to know there is a lot not being told. If we can hear from the utilities superintendent we all will have the facts that if reported may tell us all that has gone on. This under the road stuff is not the missing pieces to this story. I've learned of many drug lords who refuse to pay for things and bribe city officials and threate I would like this news source to give us a full interview with Me. Jernigan. I think this will help may out the line of events, what lead to the arrest, and will inform the citizens. I don’t trust our Mayor to tell the truth. I know this town enough to know there is a lot not being told. If we can hear from the utilities superintendent we all will have the facts that if reported may tell us all that has gone on. This under the road stuff is not the missing pieces to this story. I’ve learned of many drug lords who refuse to pay for things and bribe city officials and threate

]]> By: Mr reality http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347223 Mr reality Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:40:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347223 Dirtyred...free water to homes? Lol..who pays for it? Santa claus? Maybe the easter bunny? No...mr rork from fantasy island....de plane de plane Dirtyred…free water to homes? Lol..who pays for it? Santa claus? Maybe the easter bunny? No…mr rork from fantasy island….de plane de plane

]]> By: Mr reality http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347222 Mr reality Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:38:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347222 Jeez...is it something in the water up there? You people cant understand basic simple logic....if a meter was hooked up guess what it regestered how much water went thru so duhhhh...they can figure out the bill...if no water went thru the meter to be measured, they would take a historical montly average that was on record, then multiply that by he number of months that they havent paid...its pretty simple to figure out how they came up with the amount, if you just stop and think... Jeez…is it something in the water up there? You people cant understand basic simple logic….if a meter was hooked up guess what it regestered how much water went thru so duhhhh…they can figure out the bill…if no water went thru the meter to be measured, they would take a historical montly average that was on record, then multiply that by he number of months that they havent paid…its pretty simple to figure out how they came up with the amount, if you just stop and think…

]]> By: Just saying http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347194 Just saying Thu, 27 Jul 2017 06:34:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347194 The article states that the house had been connected to the water supply with a meter. It does NOT say whether any water was going through the meter or if it was being paid for. If he was paying a bill, I could understand not knowing that a second line also brought water into the house. Unless he crawled under his home or had a plumber do that and tell him that water was coming from two sources, I really don't see how he could have known. I also don't understand how anyone can put a dollar amount on what went into the home through the unmetered second line. There is no way to determine how much water went in that way as opposed to through the meter. I also fail to see how anyone could think that he dug the second line out from under the road. That was obviously done by town employees. The article states that the house had been connected to the water supply with a meter. It does NOT say whether any water was going through the meter or if it was being paid for.
If he was paying a bill, I could understand not knowing that a second line also brought water into the house. Unless he crawled under his home or had a plumber do that and tell him that water was coming from two sources, I really don’t see how he could have known.
I also don’t understand how anyone can put a dollar amount on what went into the home through the unmetered second line. There is no way to determine how much water went in that way as opposed to through the meter.
I also fail to see how anyone could think that he dug the second line out from under the road. That was obviously done by town employees.

]]> By: Tarrence Wright Sr http://www.northescambia.com/2017/07/man-charged-with-stealing-water-service-from-the-town-of-century/comment-page-1#comment-347186 Tarrence Wright Sr Thu, 27 Jul 2017 01:25:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=292429#comment-347186 The only good thief is a thief behind bars. Though should not steal say it in the Bible The only good thief is a thief behind bars. Though should not steal say it in the Bible

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