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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
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
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
Today, I had a really good day out just to come home right before the electricity company closed for the day, to find out my payment hadn’t gone through and they'd turned it off. FML
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
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
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
Today, my power company notified me that one of the payments my husband and I sent last week for our overdue bill had bounced. FML
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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Top comments
ThepurpleCow 19
Lazy government!
tournamentdecide 33
Anything but do their job right, right? That's how billing people work.
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Comments (58)
soulreaper12296 28
Aren't they supposed to call and give you a warning before they actually do shut it off?
Raewyn 8
I would think so...I work at a Water District and we give a 2 week warning and then a 1 week warning...and even then we're very willing to work with people and do payment arrangements. No notice at all seems really unfair.
ksks1234 33
19-- so what happens of people do not pay their utilities? Do they just leave the water on, but turn the pressure to just a trickle?
worldclassrager 41
Well it shouldn't have been off for too long since they found it... The desk did grow it's teeth and "eat" it
vividpictures 17
At least you didn't have to pay again.
xautumnwillsx 15
This is what is happening to the city of Detroit.
metalmods94 8
Thanks obama
Dif_fml 12
The same thing happened to me yesterday except they cut off our power too.
vikky538 29
crazy ... sorry OP.. how you were not in the restroom when they cutoff the water supply...
kiaora_fml 11
I know when I had a similar issue due to my local government and we paid the bill, by law they have to allow a trickle to at least eventually flush the toilets. Formal complaint even with proof that we paid the bill early and on time they said wait 2-3days, head office said the same thing, a call to the health dept got them into deep shit, good luck OP(no pun intended) and they were ordered to fix the issue straight away
ulissey_fml 22
Wa'ter bunch of idiots.