well its like this guys...there is the wires running from the electric wires outside that run to the meter then the meter connects the wires from the outside...to the inside...the entire meter face was black and charcol like...and when the man pulled the meter...all the wires fell apart like a cartoon character that had just been burnt up....and for those that think its cuase i live in a shack...lol...no its an old house where the electric hadnt been updated so the wires there were the size of a pencil...and now they are the size of the base of my thumb..about the size of a 50 cent peice...i wish i could show ya a pic...maybe one day...but i hope you all have better luck than i did...and im down...not out...ill grow again...in the spring...OUTSIDEEEE...where i dont risk the possibility of blowing any of the house up...!!!! peace guys...