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Curb key for water shut off Stormin Mormon 10-23-2007
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Posted by larry on October 23, 2007, 12:42 pm
HeyBub wrote:
> Stormin Mormon wrote:

>>I also looked on Ebay, but could not find anything. Any ideas where
>>to get such a tool?
>
>
> Big box store. Couple of bucks.
>

I was shocked to find a brass "meter box" key is now about
$18 at Lowes. I only paid $6 back in the '90s.

--Larry/Dallas.

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Posted by Mamba on October 23, 2007, 2:03 pm
> HeyBub wrote:
>> Stormin Mormon wrote:
>
> I was shocked to find a brass "meter box" key is now about $18 at Lowes. I
> only paid $6 back in the '90s.
>
> --Larry/Dallas.

I got mine at Harbor Freight (Portland) about 5 years ago for under $10.



Posted by Bob F on October 23, 2007, 2:07 pm

> HeyBub wrote:
>> Stormin Mormon wrote:
>
>>>I also looked on Ebay, but could not find anything. Any ideas where
>>>to get such a tool?
>>
>>
>> Big box store. Couple of bucks.
>
> I was shocked to find a brass "meter box" key is now about $18 at Lowes. I
> only paid $6 back in the '90s.

Have you looked at the price of copper and brass recently?

Bob



Posted by HeyBub on October 23, 2007, 3:52 pm
Bob F wrote:
>> HeyBub wrote:
>>> Stormin Mormon wrote:
>>
>>>> I also looked on Ebay, but could not find anything. Any ideas where
>>>> to get such a tool?
>>>
>>>
>>> Big box store. Couple of bucks.
>>
>> I was shocked to find a brass "meter box" key is now about $18 at
>> Lowes. I only paid $6 back in the '90s.
>
> Have you looked at the price of copper and brass recently?
>

But with lead being essentially banned...



Posted by Bob F on October 23, 2007, 4:18 pm

> Bob F wrote:
>>> HeyBub wrote:
>>>> Stormin Mormon wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I also looked on Ebay, but could not find anything. Any ideas where
>>>>> to get such a tool?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Big box store. Couple of bucks.
>>>
>>> I was shocked to find a brass "meter box" key is now about $18 at
>>> Lowes. I only paid $6 back in the '90s.
>>
>> Have you looked at the price of copper and brass recently?
>>
>
> But with lead being essentially banned...

???

Bob



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