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What's wrong with you Britain? Part IV

Going potty about my15,573.99p electricity bill!

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Well, there it is everybody above ! "y real "c#oy electricity bill $rom npo%er$or a si& month period totalling 15,573.99p e&actly.

'ooh ec(! )o% can * pay that then+ *s it accrued interest thats made it sohigh, considering it dates bac( to -1- and -13 and %e only received it a

$e% %ee(s ago+

*ts very strange tho cos %e dont really use much electricity / %ell at least %edidnt thin( so / because our house is heated by oil and %e have t%o logburners. 0he only thing %e use electricity $or is po%ering doing the %ashingand %atching a bit o$ telly!

ut * dont mind telling you it gave us a bit o$ a shoc( haha!

)eres %hat happened %hen %e phoned up 2po%er to discuss it.

)ello, you are through to npo%er, my name is 4oan, ho% may help youtoday+

)ello, ive 6ust received an electricity bill $rom you $or 15,573 and 99p, *thin( it might be %rong.

*m sorry to hear that sir, i$ you %ould give your name etc etc etc. and *can loo( into this $or you.

* did %hat %as as(ed and this is %hat %as said8 es sir, * can con$irm thatyour built is correct... i$ you have problems paying it immediately * can o$$erstaged payments.

Well, * must admit * %as a bit shoc(ed and said8 What do you thin( ive beendoing to get a bill this high+ :unning a cannabis $arm+

;he replied8 Well, actually sir these are the types o$ consumption %e see

%hen people have.

* %as a bit ta(en abac( by that!

;o, 4oan, you thin( this bill is right / and i$ you thin( ive been running acannabis $arm in my lounge dont you thin( youd better call the police+

4oan %ent silent.

Well,i$ you the bill indicates something unto%ard and its correct thenperhaps you should.

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uirming silence.

;o, * too( a chance8 4oan, i$ youre not going to get the police to investigatethis bill, because i$ its correct as you say / and as * have con$irmed * donthave a cannabis $arm / then it sounds e&tortionate to me and %e all (no%%hat e&tortion is dont %e.

* do not li(e the %ay you are spea(ing to me sir and i$ you continue in thisaggressive and threatening $ashion then * %ill be $orced to hang up on you.

* $inally raised my voice8 4oan, this isnt aggression, this is $rustration! ou6ust con$irmed to me that * o%e you nearly 1?, and suggested * might berunning a cannabis $arm and * thin( you thin( youve done a good 6obbecause you o$$ered and easy payment scheme!

0hat %as obviously too much $or 4oan %ho hung up on me and probablyneeded counselling because somebody had the temerity to argue over a bill!

Well, do you (no% %hat everybody+ @ $e% days later it %as sorted out %eactually had an outstanding balance on our account o$ ?7p.

Well, * never.