Freeda:
We wondered later, trying to figure out what would cause someone to do this, if maybe not all houses here have outdoor electrical outlets (although I would assume that they do), as a reason he would have done this; although when he and my husband were talking, he never offered this as a reason for what he had done. (He didn't offer any excuse; no apology; just took his cord and left). But even if that had been the reason, we would have thought someone would at least ask in advance. (And, if we had been asked, and if the reason had been that the man didn't have an outdoor outlet, or something else that was reasonable, we would have said 'fine' - it's just the boldness of using someone else's utilities without asking, rather than the actual cost, that bothered us).[/QUOTE]
I would be extremely annoyed that someone would do something like this without getting permission. It is so inappropriate. It would not be the money but the principle for me.
My take on this person is since he didn't offer an apology for his behavior leads me to think that this person has some emotional issues within themselves.
I like the idea of turning the breaker off several imes. I would turn the breaker off when he starting trimming, wait for him to walk back to the outlet and turning the breaker back on. After doing this several times, he might feel it would serve him well to use his own electricity.
I personally would not confront him as he seems to be in his own world and could lead to a potential incident.
As Murphy Brown said, "I don't know what he calls it in his world but in my world I call it BS.
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