On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:14:16 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>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!Àš 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!Àš 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!!!!!Àš Àš 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.

But it was about the US.