Post by marikaA paralegal from my office lived a few buildings over in a one bedroom and
ran her air conditioner nonstop
But her bill was half mine
I called the electric company
I suggested maybe a neighbor was stealing my power or the company had
accidentally wired me wrong
This happened with my cable, which kept getting shut off wheneverva
neighbor moved out. So i had a reason to suspect it
She also called me a liar
But they sent someone out to check and followed it up with a courteous
letter telling me everything was fine followed by a bill the next month one
hundred dollars less than all previous
During college school, when I was living in an apartment (basement in a
multi-unit divided house) , I had to stay at a center for one month. I
unplugged EVERYTHING (including the refrigerator) when I left. There was
absolutely nothing electric turned on in that house for 30 consecutive
days. It was a hot month, August maybe.
The bill I got for electricity that month was HIGHER than when I was in the
house actually using electricity the previous month.
I called the power company, and they explained to me that prices go up “for
everyone” in times of high demand, so you can pay more even if you use
less.
I asked her how I could pay more if I used ZERO.
She proceeded to argue with me that it’s “not possible” to use zero.
No lights at all, she asked? Nope.
She proceeded to rattle off appliances. No TV, no AC, no fans, washing
machine, vacuum cleaner, kitchen stove? Nope.
It is impossible that you didn’t use a refrigerator or freezer though,
right? NO I UNPLUGGED IT FOR THE PAST MONTH.
And you know what she did? She accused me of LYING, and that was the end of
that.