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)
katachristic 19
You'd have to burn through power like crazy to rack up $2000 in less than a year, but they'd probably cut you off at 3 or 6 months without paying. Basic logic should tell them it's nearly impossible to owe them $2000
tomvertigo 17
If the bill wasnt in your name it isnt your problem. If it was and you simply werent there (vacation home, etc) then it is your problem. We need clarification!
leogachi 15
@28 The FML clearly says they moved there in 2012.
tomvertigo 17
Yes. Moved in the home in 2012. You can own property that consumes electricity and not live in it.
core01 30
They delight in your pain.
Xigax 6
Once this is sorted out you should sue them for denial of a service you paid fir
MrZsDad 19
Is this your old bill? Did you have a delinquent account somewhere else? if not, start checking your credit profile for ID theft, you could owe a lot more other places. Good Luck OP.
KillerBluebird 2
bruh
UndeadCity9 19
If you can't prove when you moved there then you have a problem and you need to fix it.
searchr999 14
I am so sorry it happened. I know someone who can help with that.
the_ugly_rat 2
well then how the hell are you writing this fml?