We just received a water bill for the billing period of April 9 - April 27. First, that's only 3 weeks. Second, we actually moved out April 23, so the bill is actually only 2 weeks. Third, for the 2 actual weeks of the bill, it was only me and a baby living in the house.
How much water do you think one person plus a baby could use??
Since my husband likes to use Quicken, he's in charge of the bills. I don't look at them anymore, except my credit card, because I pay that one myself and itemize the expenses...
Anyway, my husband comes to me this afternoon as wants to play a guessing game. Guess how much the water bill was? I'm like, "$35". He laughs. I'm like, "$15?"
He says, "$220.26". WHAT??!! How in the world do people use enough water for $220.26.
I asked him if he's going to call and question it. He says, "Well, there was that drip from the hose that one day." I said, "The hose dripped for maybe 12 hours, from 9pm one night when I watered the new flowers, until around 9am the next morning when I watered the flowers again." A "drip" doesn't cause a $220.26. I told him that I would call and handle it.
Wanna guess how many gallons this is??
It's 62,000 gallons!! Do you know how many pools you have to fill to use 62,000 gallons? Beats me, I don't own a pool, but probably 3?
I called the city, and they called me back after reviewing some information. The numbers got keyed in wrong, and the usage was actually 3000 gallons and not 62,000 gallons. That should be around $20, not $220.26, yet my husband wasn't going to call and ask!
I couldn't believe it! We always question inconsistancies like that, and the one time he didn't want to call and check, he could have cost us about $200!!
I'm thinking all bills need to go through my hands first from now on!!
READ YOUR BILLS, DON'T JUST PAY THEM OUT OF HABIT!
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Donna Harris, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Austin Skyline
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