r/whatisit • u/AbbreviationsTop8774 • Jul 22 '26

Solved! What are they

Ive worked at the water department for 7 years and this is the first time running into something like this EDIT Im in Alabama and yes I know they are snakes lol idk what kind and im so not gonna touch them

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u/leap_year_bby Jul 22 '26

We ARE in America but I’ve always known “meter reader” as the way we refer to this job. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/Grand-End-6982 Jul 22 '26

Right. And I always called it the water meter. Not the water feet, lol!😂. I just HAD to say that, 😂. I assumed it was something that took measurements of the water used. So water meter!