Water
Bruce wrote:
>
> On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 05:27:03 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> >Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>
> >> On 4/17/2020 4:20 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> >> >
> >> > This morning I had a big shock! 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! 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!!!!!  How on earth can those people,
> >> > at a time like this, manage with no water?????
> >> >
> >>
> >> Rare, but can happen. How many were shut off? Very few of the 320
> >> million of us. Getting water to a house does have a cost. Most are
> >> probably a year or more behind and made no attempt to resolve the
> >> situation.
> >
> >I agree with you, Ed. In this fairly short time where people have
> >lost income and might be late paying bills, I seriouly doubt
> >having
> >your water cut off is due to this situation. You will get several
> >notices to pay before they resort to a cut-off.
>
> Do you think what Ophelia saw on UK TV was fake news?
No but UK laws are different from US laws.
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