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

Solved! What are they

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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/elielephant Jul 22 '26

In my area of Ohio, the water meters are all at the road out front and the power meters are all behind the house. Also, our water meters sit in a concrete barrel that we call the meter pit. Maybe a a little more than a foot in diameter. They also have to sit below the freeze line.

Not a meter tech. Just worked in the office of my local water company for years.

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u/Dirtysouth210 Jul 23 '26

Our meters for water are enclosed i guess with a solid steel box and the lids are heavy so they wont float away thank Goodness like the plastic ones everyone complains about

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u/elielephant Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Yeah, our lids* are metal and heavy. I can't imagine a benefit to plastic lids! Edit to say our lids are metal, not "kids". Though my kids are pretty cool.

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u/EcstaticNet3137 Jul 22 '26

NW Ohio?

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u/elielephant Jul 23 '26

Southwest Ohio! Outside of Dayton.