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GordonG Jun 2022 9:02pm, 20 Jun 2022 9,125 posts	0 GordonG only the phone numbers 555-0100 to 555-0199 are assigned as fictional telephone numbers to be used in American TV shows and films. All the other 555 numbers are real (I think it may have been that all 555 numbers were fictional in the past, but not any more)
Night-owl Jun 2022 9:07pm, 20 Jun 2022 39,795 posts	0 Night-owl I knew that about 555 numbers well that they didn't exist irl But didn't know it had changed
Ocelot Spleens Jun 2022 1:43pm, 21 Jun 2022 34,077 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens That the Qinling Panda existed en.wikipedia.org
Ocelot Spleens Jun 2022 10:58am, 22 Jun 2022 34,092 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Schmalkaldic League en.wikipedia.org
ChrisHB Jun 2022 1:35pm, 22 Jun 2022 21,748 posts	0 ChrisHB even with a smart meter, the electricity companies send meter-readers round to check them.
chunkywizard Jun 2022 2:41pm, 22 Jun 2022 14,324 posts	0 chunkywizard Chris I suspect you have a SMETS1 meter and have changed energy provider meaning it can't be read any more. SMETS2 meters allow migration of energy providers and avoid this problem.
ChrisHB Jun 2022 3:10pm, 22 Jun 2022 21,749 posts	0 ChrisHB no, the meter is new and we are with the same supplier. (I suppose it could be an old meter recently installed).
Eynsham Red Jun 2022 3:15pm, 22 Jun 2022 8,844 posts	0 Eynsham Red We had the same thing recently, several weeks after we had our smart meter installed. I guess they need to check just how smart the meters are!
57.5 Degrees of Pain Jun 2022 9:56pm, 22 Jun 2022 8,952 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain I guess they need to check just how smart the meters are! Or they are looking for home made 'adjustments'?
57.5 Degrees of Pain Jun 2022 9:58pm, 22 Jun 2022 8,953 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain only the phone numbers 555-0100 to 555-0199 are assigned as fictional telephone numbers to be used in American TV shows and films. All the other 555 numbers are real (I think it may have been that all 555 numbers were fictional in the past, but not any more) Is that in every area code? Just in case a hit series is set in Nowheresville Arkansas.