The Like/Hate Thread

[Ashe]

Hate: Light bill nearly doubled. I'm not that surprised but god damn am I pissed. The fucking three percent increase hasn't even gone into effect and my bill has already risen by fifty bucks. This...is fucking lame.

I had a bill come in for power once that was triple its normal monthly avg. I looked at the last two years and checked that month of it, and ended up calling them up. At first they were like "Well, its likely from using the AC since the hot weather is starting..." and all. I had to tell them "Uh, no, its not. I haven't turned the air on yet, my computers haven't suddenly started running bank servers, I've got the same number of TVs and appliances as I did the past few months, and I'm not trying to infect myself with gamma rays in the bedroom. I'm listed for three times the number of KWH that I normally am." "Well, sir, what does the meter say..." "One moment please."

I put my shoes on, grabbed a flashlight, and walked downstairs to look at the meter. I compared the number on my meter to what was written on the bill. It was, surprise surprise, about 2000 kwh less than what the bill said. Simply put, it was written incorrectly. No possible argument. I mentioned it, they decided to send someone out to reread the meter.

I do have to say they handled it fairly quickly though and about two days later I had a note on my door informing me that due to their mistake, my bill for the month was free.