Today, it's day three of our power being off because of a glitch in the power company's computer system. They won't turn it back on until we pay the $2000 we owe from 2010. We moved here in 2012. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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 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, it's been 50 hours since our power outage began. The authorities don't seem to be bothered enough to fix the problem and are constantly making excuses for delays. Did I mention my warm water fish are dying from lack of heat, and it's my time off work? FML
Today, the power in my village went out. This caused the back-up battery powered alarm to go off. Nobody in the house even knew our alarm worked, let alone how to make it stop. It's been going off for over an hour now. FML
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
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, after two weeks with no internet, we had a technician repair our service at our apartment. An hour later, one of my neighbors at the same complex yelled at us because the same technician disconnected her service by mistake. FML
Today, I found out that the electricity company can just show up unannounced and cut off my power, but cannot find the meter for a whole 10 days to switch it on again. It's currently dark and 7°C in my bedroom. FML
Today, marks the two weeks since my paycheck should have arrived. During these two weeks, my battery has failed, tire has blown, and my phone and water bill have become past due. When I called the guy who's supposed to pay me, he said he has a note about it "somewhere on my desk". FML
Today, the power went out to my house a second time after coming on a few days ago due to a series of severe storms that rolled through the area. The first knockout took less than 12 hours. This one? A little over three days in a heat wave. FML
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Top comments
Zebediabolical 45
Isn't there a piece of paper somewhere with your signature on it from when you started the account? Refer them to that. And don't forget to mention those media watchdogs that love to embarrass companies on the news.
Namenlos_fml 20
These are dark times indeed. I hope you overcome their resistance and find enlightenment.
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Comments (43)
andrmac 25
Local news station would eat this up!
sweetbliss3 37
show them your paper work that says when you moved in. that's silly. I hope they get it together. plus, there's a different name on the account, or can they not tell the difference?
ndaguanno 17
I agree, if they are leasing they hopefully have a copy of the lease to show those bozos, thus proving that they are indeed innocent
FweakofCydonia 40
Hopefully, there is light at the end of this tunnel.
FemskyD 26
Wauw they sounds a bit retarded, tell em you paid already :p
hoosiergirl94 31
Just take your lease there and explain. Or get a lawyer involved
Jirekianu2 19
Contact their customer service and billing dispute service and ask for a way to show proof that you weren't the one who owes that money. you can likely fax documentation showing the lease/purchase date as well as the start of your account. if they won't do anything then? and still expect you to pay? there is legal recourse, but local news can likely twist their arm through pressure.
spaced94 15
There might be a law in your state that prevents them from doing that
mdl94 11
I work for a power company (but not this one so sorry I can't help) and I see this from time to time. It's sometimes a big hassle because the power company has to put their foot down until proof if provided. It can be a long process and I always felt bad for the people who clearly had just moved there and got tangled in the previous persons mess. So long as they provide the paperwork from buying the place or a lease if they're renting it should be cleared. Or, like what I see happen ALL the time and it drove me nuts when I couldn't directly fix it. People try to close their old accounts with thousands of dollars being paid and then they open a new account under a different name. Sometimes, it's just a matter of time before we can link the two together. If that happens, they're responsible for the their old balance. Probably not the case here.. Seems like they just moved into the wrong place at the wrong time and accidentally assumed a balance that wasn't theirs. Still, all kinds of crazy stuff can happen lol
sousaphonist 14
Two words: law-suit
guttedbrit 26
there's gotta be documents to prove when you moved in, OP. best of luck!