f#$%king utility company

ManglerYJ

ManglerYJ

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Lexington, NC
So I go out to walk the dog this morning and the ground in front of my house is SOAKED. About a 8'x8' patch of ground is saturated and the rest is dry as a bone. Pull the cover off the water meter and it's spinning. Since it's on the house side of the meter, I know that there's no sense calling the water company, just wait till it warms up a bit and get the shovel.

I find the break in the line relatively quick and my neighbor comes out to let me know he just repaired his yesterday in almost the exact same distance between the meter and the house. I've seen crews out in the area recently repairing stuff, and he thinks that when they turned the water back on, they must not have feathered it and it just put all the pressure full on. Weakest link gave way and the stuff they used when they built these houses was the cheapest stuff out there.

On the bright side, this stuff is pretty cheap to repair, it's just a serious pain in the butt and a mess in the meantime.

I just needed to vent a little. My neighbor suggested calling the water company to complain, but I figure it will fall on deaf ears.
 
it could'nt hurt to call them, they might give you a break on your bill if it's well above average usage. ( no puns intended )
 
They'll adjust yhe bill ... Did that at my mom's place a couple years ago....had to show receipt where i bought parts to repair... Then they adjusted to a 3 month avg from last year
 
kaiser715 said:
They'll adjust yhe bill ... Did that at my mom's place a couple years ago....had to show receipt where i bought parts to repair... Then they adjusted to a 3 month avg from last year
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Well, the parts were $12 and honestly, compared to last year when my 18 year old step-daughter was here full time, we probably use LESS water now even with a break in the line than last year. It was more the time and aggravation that was the hassle. At least now, I have enough material left over to fix it the next time! I'm in a much better mood now that I've had my shower.

Thanks for listening to my b!tching...
 
Yeah, I can imagine I'd be a little ill if I couldn't get a hot shower!
 
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