Money: Infrastructure

Infrastructure

By fedUPwithPEOPLE - 31/07/2014 07:35 - United States - Enterprise

Today, the city shut off our water, because they said we didn't pay the bill. Turns out, it was sitting on their desk the whole time. I guess sending someone out to turn off our water was easier than checking to see if we'd actually paid the bill. FML

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By parched - 02/11/2009 17:30 - United States

Today, the city shut off the water at my house because my roommate thought that the water bills he had been hoarding were "suggestions." FML

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By Anonymous - 07/09/2022 17:00 - Australia - Cremorne

Today, our water got cut off. Since our council tax is also due today, I called them and hurled abuse for cutting off the water so soon. Turns out they don’t actually supply water, nor was it even disconnected. Some random person just turned off the meter tap. FML

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By ENZ - 03/11/2019 23:30

Today, I finally got my paycheck that I could enjoy $300 for myself after taking care of my bills with so many other ones. Then, I find out that the water was shut off, which is supposed to be my roommate's responsibility. Apparently, he has not paid it in months, and they want $288. FML

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By secret - 11/03/2010 05:18 - United States

Today, I found out the electric bill I have been paying was on my old house. I found this out when they shut off the power to my house. FML

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Cough up

By Anonymous - 18/11/2013 18:37 - United States - Fallbrook

Today, my water got cut off. The previous homeowners owed the water company over $300, and the company doesn't believe that I'm not them. The supervisor told me this will keep happening until I pay up. I need a shower. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/08/2017 01:30

Today, my roommate forgot to pay the water bill on time, so they shut it off. Now we're without running water for 3 days and I'm taking my morning dump in Target next to a stranger. FML

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By megatron - 16/03/2016 17:04 - United States - Naperville

Today, my roommate decided to go on a group trip instead of paying our water bill. Now I can't shower until next week. FML

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By nixwolfwood - 19/12/2016 21:14

Today, I woke up to a fog. Literally. A pipe burst in my apartment and scalding water was everywhere. To make matters worse, when I called maintenance he told me he'd come by later, hung up on me, and turned his phone off. He did eventually show up, but it was 5 hours later, well after I'd paid a plumber $200. FML

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By jeauxann - 11/05/2018 23:59

Today, my landlord refused to send a plumber over to unclog the sink. Now he wants me to pay for water damages because he didn't call a plumber sooner. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/05/2017 08:00 - United States - Indianapolis

Today, I called and went downtown after the city incorrectly issued fines against my property and threatened jail time for violating city ordinances, not paying fines, and not filing permits. They told me that, until fines are paid, they cannot correct a thing even though they got the address wrong. FML

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ThepurpleCow 19

Thursday 31 July 2014 17:23

Lazy government!

tournamentdecide 33

Thursday 31 July 2014 17:23

Anything but do their job right, right? That's how billing people work.

Comments

cathrope 10

Friday 1 August 2014 4:15

I'm sorry to hear that op. P.s. when I read it, I thought the public works had shut the water down for the entire city.

Queenie2014 11

Friday 1 August 2014 5:17

My first thought was do you live in Detroit

daydreamer244 13

Friday 1 August 2014 5:29

FYL Op. Dealing with stupid people sucks. I hope your problem gets sorted out! :)

blackonblight 32

Friday 1 August 2014 7:25

This is actually a big issue happening in low income areas, water being shut off with no warning. I'd start reading up on your rights, and see if anyone else in the neighborhood got the same treatment.

swampbaby985 30

Friday 1 August 2014 8:59

I hope they credited your account for the next month as an apology for their incompetence.

lina21 12

Friday 1 August 2014 9:13

Don't they offer you the option to pay it online?

arre2006 19

Friday 1 August 2014 12:16

Get them to refund the day you started paying for it. If it's their screw up, they owe YOU

dammityou 10

Friday 1 August 2014 12:51

can we say lawsuit against the city?

doraaa01 7

Friday 1 August 2014 13:28

The electricity company did this to my parents... We changed the address but they kept sending the bill to our old address, we told them over and over that we hadn't received it and to send it to the new address. Still never got it but oh they could drive to the new address to turn the power off. Douchebags.