Anyway, here is what happened.
I was sat at home and we had a power cut - not unusual in these parts. This got me thinking about our electric bills, and after the power came back on I went to the fuse box and switched everything off.
Next door's tumble drier was still whirring away.
I went outside to look at our electric meter and it was still going around! I gazed at all the dubious looking wiring that surrounds our meter ande wondered if Papicito could be right after all!
I emailed our landlord:
"We have a question about our electricity supply and wonder if you can help.
Our electric bill is still very high, no matter what we use or do not use.
Today I turned off all the switches in the fuse box, but the electricity meter was still spinning!
There are a lot of wires coming out of the meter - is there anything that does not have a switch in the fuse box? Or, as a joke - are our neighbours using our electricity!
Thank you very much, Mamasita"
Our landlord is always prompt at sorting out problems, and back came the reply:
"We will request an inspection from Delsur, when I know the day and time of the inspection I will notify you"
Perfecto!
A couple of days later l I received another email from our landlord:
"DelSur says it does not need to inspect the meter. I will contact an authorized electrical technician to check the ,eter that is outside of the house and if necessary repair the cables inside the house if that is necessary. Let me know when it will be convenient for the electrician to call."
A couple of weeks later and Delsur appear and changed the meter to a flash new looking one. I tried asking about the dodgy looking wiring, in my best Spanglish - but guess what - the wiring remains!!
