On 4/17/2020 10:29 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski"Â* wrote in message ...
>
> On 4/17/2020 4:20 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> This morning I had a big shock!Â* There was a report on the radio that
>> many people in USA were having a difficult time because they don't
>> have water?????
>>
>> Is that true!Â* You have to pay water bills and if you don't, you will
>> have your water turned off????
>>
>> I have never heard of such a thing!!!!!Â*Â* How on earth can those
>> people, at a time like this, manage with no water?????
>>
>
> Rare, but can happen.Â* How many were shut off?Â* Very few of the 320
> million of us.Â* Getting water to a house does have a cost.Â* Most are
> probably a year or more behind and made no attempt to resolve the
> situation
> ===
>
> Â*Oh I am so sorry that it can happen(Â* If you read my other post(s)
> (apols forÂ* that)
>
> Â*Any houses we live in in UK cannot have their water shut offÂ* Yes we
> can be taken to court and we can be fined, but not cut off
>
> Â*It is a terrifying thought.
>
>
>
Not really. There are ways to get help. If the water gets shut off you
can be sure they are true deadbeats with no intention of ever paying.
It is not because they are 10 days late, it is because they are years
late and living in squalor.