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Topic: Water Bill Total Panic
Moondark's photo
Mon 08/04/08 03:51 PM
I got the final bill on my water. They say I owe 2460.52 Dollars. It has to be a misreading.

They say since the bills were estimated over the past 10 months, they underestimated that much. I haven't been in the house the past two months. Do to an error, they forgot to finish submiting the work-order for my final bill. Should have been mid June.

So they are saying it should have been 200 higher a month. Only it is really 8 months. So the water should have been 250 higher a month.

Only I lived alone. A few loads of laundry, a few load of dishes. Short showers to try to save money. I never watered the lawn.

So how could I use 966,416 gallons more than they thought I used.......


Can I just kill myself now.....??????grumble grumble grumble

merlin2525's photo
Mon 08/04/08 03:52 PM
You sure flush a lotlaugh

PATSFAN's photo
Mon 08/04/08 03:52 PM
noway

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Mon 08/04/08 03:52 PM
Yikes ...rasberry to the water company!!

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Mon 08/04/08 03:54 PM
well,you can go to someone elses yard,wait for the sprinklers to go on,and use it to take a shower....and you`ll save money:tongue:

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Mon 08/04/08 03:55 PM
I hate to say it but just complain and ask to speak to a manager and you can get that reduced....but sounds like an error anyway

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Mon 08/04/08 03:56 PM
Edited by laidroccordial on Mon 08/04/08 03:56 PM
that is a lot of money. since I have been reading meters, our water department hasn't estimated. that is the reason why I atleast frown upon it. 10 months is far to long to estimate.

Moondark's photo
Mon 08/04/08 03:56 PM
In a downtown apartment now. No yards.

This was a final bill. I think they misread it. It is the dial kind.

missy51970's photo
Mon 08/04/08 03:56 PM
HOLY CRAP!!!!!


My water bill doesnt total that amount in 2 years...good luck getting them to fix it

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Mon 08/04/08 03:56 PM
switch to bottled waterbigsmile

Moondark's photo
Mon 08/04/08 03:57 PM

HOLY CRAP!!!!!


My water bill doesnt total that amount in 2 years...good luck getting them to fix it


My friend has a family of six and their monthly bill isn't as high as what MUD is saying I should have been paying a month for myself.

darkowl1's photo
Mon 08/04/08 04:00 PM
that's bull. go to the top and nicely ask them to look in to it. nicely, because you can get more with sugar, the bend over backwards for me, i hope they do the same for you......cause it's wrong!!!

Jules0565's photo
Mon 08/04/08 04:02 PM
My ex father in law received an estimated bill once.. he solved that problem quickly.. he called them up and said: "You estimate my bill.. I guess I will estimate how much I will pay you"

Moondark's photo
Mon 08/04/08 04:53 PM
Edited by Moondark on Mon 08/04/08 04:53 PM
I usually just lived with the estimates. Every few months I got a credit since they always over estimated. They always wanted to read the meter in a four hour block when I was working. They don't have very good times.

The thing is, they are supposed to leave a card so I can read it myself. But they never do.

cutelildevilsmom's photo
Mon 08/04/08 05:01 PM
Go down and straighten it out.sounds like a clerical error.If you wait to long it will be assumed you accept it.

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Mon 08/04/08 05:27 PM
LOL are your fingers & toes wrinkled?

Moondark's photo
Mon 08/04/08 06:26 PM

Go down and straighten it out.sounds like a clerical error.If you wait to long it will be assumed you accept it.


Oh no, I called them right away and they have someone going to the house tomorrow to reread the meter.

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Mon 08/04/08 06:50 PM
Good. I would not worry about it, it's so obviously wrong.

livelife68's photo
Mon 08/04/08 06:53 PM
that's over twice my yearly bill. It has to be wrong.

mcattygarnett's photo
Mon 08/04/08 06:58 PM
I would of had a heart attack, I sure do hope that they fix it for you.

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