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Pirate Electrician Supplied Power To 1,500 Homes

Posted by samzenpus on from the scuttle-the-meter dept.

fridaynightsmoke writes "A former electrical engineer for utility EDF has been prosecuted for illegally supplying power to some 1,500 homes in north London. Derek Brown, 45, was arrested in 2008 after being seen tampering with the electric grid in a manhole. He specialized in connecting separate supplies to houses that were split into apartments. One landlord involved, Haresh Parmar, was jailed for 9 months for stealing £30,000 worth of electricity for 22 of his apartments. Brown's assets will be seized and he has been sentenced to 8 months suspended, and 150 hours community service."

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  1. Oblahgatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey, it's Duvall from Brazil! Hey, it's Durst from Brazil! But he played a plumber! And he was actually played by Wil Wheaton! No, he was played by DeCaprio! No, he was played by Dufante! Wait, I think it was actually Coppola who played the part! Hey, it's James Dean from Brazil! Remember that funny rogue plumber who was operating outside the regulations? He was so cool! Hey, it's Daniel Day-Lewis from Brazil! Remember him? That guy who got in a gunfight over fixing the failed utility in the apartment without the proper paperwork? Hey, it's Benicio Del Toro from Brazil! Remember that guy? He was teh shit! He filled those evil union bureaucrats' suits up with raw sewage. That was so cool! You know, London? Yes, London. Hey, it's Duchovny from Brazil! Only in real life! He really is out there being a rogue electrician instead of a plumber, because the plumbers are on the hunt for the real guy from Brazil! Remember Brazil? That movie with Michael Douglas as the plumber? He was so awesome as a blue-collar rebel! He played that part perfectly! Like when Gordon Gekko looked in the mirror and said, 'You talkin' to me?" I loved that part, I really did, it was so good, remember that part? Hey, it's the Deer Hunter! Remember that film? Squeal like a pig! Hey, it's De Niro.

  2. Buttle, anyone? by c0lo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ...errr, I mean Archibald "Harry" Tuttle.
    Don't know why, but I don't find surprising at all the guy is from the same country as the The Pythons.

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  3. Snap! by hipwah · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've got the power...

  4. More power to him! by blankoboy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Get it?