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A police officer just dropped off our water bill (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world to c/rant@lemmy.sdf.org
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We have lived here for the last 10 years. We always pay our water bill. Occasionally, we'll forget and receive a final notice for our water bill which we will promptly pay.

Tonight at 8 pm, a city police officer banged on our door with a blinding flashlight in hand. Made me verify my identification and then handed me my water bill (the due date being a week from now)

What the hell!

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[-] pedz@lemmy.ca 27 points 4 months ago

I'm guessing this is in the U.S.? Where I live water is paid through yearly property taxes, along with garbage and other services from the city. Nobody around me has ever seen a "water bill". Businesses pay for the amount of water they use, but citizens all pay an annual flat rate through their taxes and can use as much water as they want, unless there are temporary restrictions.

Sorry to hear about your dystopia.

I'm sure the next person on that police officer's list is a billionaire that's doing tax evasion.

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 16 points 4 months ago

I'm in the US, and they repossessed my garbage can once because we couldn't pay.

[-] SGforce@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago

Don't tell me they fucking lease you the bin

[-] scbasteve7@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

I wouldn't say you lease it. It's free with trash service, but they typically take it if you have out-standing dues so the trash folk won't take your trash until you pay the bill.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah it comes free with the monthly fee you pay. It always fun when people make that argument. Totally free as long as you're paying the money already.

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago

I had to pay an extra set up fee to get them to bring it back when I got a job and could start paying them again.

[-] xorollo@leminal.space 1 points 4 months ago

Yes. Pretty much. And you have to pay extra for two if you need more room. And you have to use their bin, they won't pick up just any old bin.

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