This is your current water bill:
Service dates: 07/07/11 - 07/11/11
4 days?
Wait, we weren't even at the house during those 4 days. Yet, somehow we managed to use some 200,000 + gallons of water... In 4 days. Needless to say, I felt there must be some error. Still, having such a surety that there was an error did not help me sleep any better the night after we received this. The next morning, I, Joel (Brittany wanted you to know that it is I posting this), promptly called the Water & Sewage utility company. The response from the lady on the other end, "why does it do this sometimes." Apparently, this has happened with this company on numerous occasions. I say get some new freaking meters. She deleted that bill and set our usage to zero.
Turns out that the amount we were billed is the entire usage since construction of the house in 2006. 5 years of water and sewer usage. I must say that, though it gave me a mild heart attack and a sleepless night, I was pleased that it was as easy as a 3 minute phone call to clear it up. The new joys of home-ownership... What have we got ourselves into?
P.S. I am actually very excited to be a homeowner. I have a lawnmower. And, a garden!
Service dates: 07/07/11 - 07/11/114 days?
Wait, we weren't even at the house during those 4 days. Yet, somehow we managed to use some 200,000 + gallons of water... In 4 days. Needless to say, I felt there must be some error. Still, having such a surety that there was an error did not help me sleep any better the night after we received this. The next morning, I, Joel (Brittany wanted you to know that it is I posting this), promptly called the Water & Sewage utility company. The response from the lady on the other end, "why does it do this sometimes." Apparently, this has happened with this company on numerous occasions. I say get some new freaking meters. She deleted that bill and set our usage to zero.
Turns out that the amount we were billed is the entire usage since construction of the house in 2006. 5 years of water and sewer usage. I must say that, though it gave me a mild heart attack and a sleepless night, I was pleased that it was as easy as a 3 minute phone call to clear it up. The new joys of home-ownership... What have we got ourselves into?
P.S. I am actually very excited to be a homeowner. I have a lawnmower. And, a garden!
