Stolen Meteor turns the lights out in Hume

Sometimes the headline is so much more exciting than the story. Nary an astronaut, let alone an alien. Not even a stolen small body of matter from outer space, or a chase by a Space Marshall. Sigh.

johnboy said :

At a guess it was left unlocked and could be push started?

Doesn’t even need to be pushed – i have seen a meteor started with a teaspoon. Once those old cars have been stolen and the ignition has been smacked in a bit you can start them with just about anything.

Dvaey you’re thinking of a zone substation. Substations are the shoulder/head height large green square boxes around town. I remember the accident in Kambah a few years ago where a biker put himself into one.

I know crims aren’t always the brightest, but out of all the cars in Canberra, why would you steal a Meteor?

Just out of interest, where is the substation on Tralee St? The nearest I can think of is about 500m away near Rose Cottage, but that wouldnt be real easy to get to and would affect more than the hume area.