I almost had a heart attack

I might shout LOL,

@louievill that almost 4 thou electril bill is a head ache..how much more with that. Haha

Good thing I do not have high blood pressure, what i felt bad and sorry about was thinking that the kids and other people in our household were at fault, i felt so ashamed for blaming and concluding right away.

@ida123 yes 3 kids in private school, mom's meds plus the electric bill is already enough to make me go crazy, not to mention cable, telephone,internet and daily expense plus my 2 adopted relatives lol lord please don't give me a 15k water bill

@louievill that is a natural reaction when we don't expect some unwanted expenses

@louievill That is not fair anyhow. if something happens will they answer for that?

@sunilparthan yes, that is what i was asking, what if it was an old lady living on pension recieved the bill?

It was a stupid error on the part of the water company

It was not only me, I later learned that a lot of other homeowners in our subdivision were getting similar ridiculous water bills and posting on FB, I called up the utility company and all they told me was " the matter is under investigation"

@Shavkat I was thinking of just having it cut if there was a leak that I failed to notice but my God with that amount our house would have become a swimming pool

@louievill I think it is also a great experience to call your attention.

First thing that entered my mind was " what did the children or our lady clothes washer do?", then I turned of all the faucets and and see if the meter was moving to check for leaks. Imagine how much anxiety that caused me

@louievill yeah :D

@skysnap, hahahahha yeah right unless school.

That is why i practice alternatve medicine, i hate western medicine, it would not only enslave you, it could also kill and kill your pocketLOL!

@ilocosboy, Very much correct hahaha.

@louievill That's good . Us, we just pile them since we started having them . My hubby keeps them already because her mother is already on mild dementia .

@SIMPLYD my practice is to have a paper puncher handy so every time i pay, i punch the 2 holes and off they go to the different folders with fasteners depending on what utility company

I put all my paid bills on file and shred them after every 2 or 3 years

@cacay1

@tech40

That is very possible cause there are also very affluent families living here, especially those with somebody working abroad and all they have to do is show the bill, im sure it would be refunded but it would cast doubt between family members.

@hereandthere yes Maynilad cause we live in the South, i think it's Manila water in the North of the metropolis

@louievill i hope the water company (maynilad?) will issue a statement or make a notation in the next bill.

Our bill ranges from just 7 to 14 dollars a month, remember the Philippines is a water nation, that is what we have of a lot especially now thst it's rainy season

@LadyDuck, roughly just a little more than what i pay, it does not come as a surprise because you also have a lot of streams and mountains and melting ice, its good our countries have lots of fresh water. I think good technology in filtering is also a factor to consider.

@louievill Water in Switzerland is not very expensive, we pay about 180$ per year, that is cheap for an expensive country.

I don't want to go thru all the trouble of suing and I"m in no mood to wage a legal battle with a Goliath lol!

@louievill hehehehe,I just sympathize your feeling and to see you laugh LOL.

Yes I think we can sue but i don't think i would like to pick a fight with such a huge corporation with massive resources and a battery of lawyers to defend herself, Im contented with having no headaches.

@brokenbee that would drag on for years, not sure if it's worth all the time and effort

@louievill maybe a class suit if there are a lot of customers with incorrect bills so that they will be more careful with the bills they are sending. What happens if you paid it in full? The excess will be theirs? Or the employess in the billing department? Hmmmmmm

I would drink rain water, it's also expensive to have a pump installed

@AkoPinay oh so the deep well is the one with a pail like a wishing well

We have no pump

@Gita17112016 oh I see, that is terrible.

Why would the company cap a privatly owned? Is it illegal in yoyr place?

@louievill Yes, apparently.You can't own a spring or well even in your own land. something to do with the water reserves belonging to the government. Local law says that if you are within the radius if 500 feet to 1/4 mile of a spring or well, then government can charge you for use of water. We paid water rates for close to 20 years although we had no pipe borne water. We use to collect rain water and store it. Presently, today, were get water in the night for one night and one day. You have to fill up everywhere using pumps. If you missed out then you have to wait for one to weeks to get water again. The water id divided between the 'up' side of the village and the 'down' side of the village.

@louievill good u are free from tension now

It's okay now, they already admitted the mistake because of a billing error and we do not have to pay the silly amount

@louievill haha, in this case, go and complain to your President, and ask him to scold those folks in utility company.

Hahaha..my family is covered by insurance but i won't waste it on something as crazy, besides if we get a heart attack we would most likely be paralyzed so it's gonna kill you if you go after the utility company

So it has been happening not just with Maynilad but also with Manila water

@louievill Yes even in Meralco.

So glad it was a computer error

Hihihi it was, like waking from a bad dream and being glad it was only a dream

Surely would that is why it pays to be healthy