All Hail Neptune the God of the Sea

Well not exactly.  It's our new mandatory city water meter.  Our old one is to the left there.   And just below it is this little plastic thing on the outside of our house (well that's our neighbours. I forgot to take a pic before it got detached but it's similar to that) that I always wondered what it was for.  Then I saw a city person walking from house to house with a meter reading device.

I then realized it was for our water meter.  Instead of coming into the house to read it, they came to the house and stick this device to it and it will remotely read the meter without having to go in and note down the meter reading.

So end of Nov 2013, we received a letter for a mandatory meter replacement to this Neptune meter.  It basically takes that meter sniffing guy's job away.
And within 2 weeks of receiving the letter you have to book an appointment to get this work done.
I know because I didn't read the first letter and got a notice from the City Water gods that I hadn't booked.  I don't know what the repercussions are but I know someone that's had 4 notices and still hasn't had it done.

The meter is replaced by a newer one that is a little smaller. And a transmitter that will send back the water readings without the need of a meter person to come by with his device.

The city has a website describing the work, they say it takes 1hr to do.  They are all nicey nice and bring in a blanket to lay on the floor to keep the area clean. But ours took 40mins. And there was no blanket.  Only an old Target bag. But work duration all depends on how accessible the old meter is. And the guy was pleasant.

And if you need your shutoff replaced.  Now is the time.  But I did ours in 2008.  The old one wouldn't completely shut off the water.  But you should tell them in advance when you book.  Otherwise they won't do it.  This guy had 17 to do in our area and I think we were the first of the day.  Probably why he was still in a good mood.

Tresa was happy that the box is outside.  When I told her they would be installing a transmitter box inside (according to the video), her eye's lit up like a deer in headlights. "WHAAAAT?"  sort of like the McD commercial on how many calories in an egg mcmuffin.  But with an angry tone like when people find out about the caloric stat on a Big Mac meal combo.  Do a commercial  on that McD.  And people will be saying "OMG!" instead.

I asked how long the battery on that transmitter will last.
Ans: 15 yrs.
Response: WHAAAAT

Large fries please.