January 08, 2004
Living down in Southern Texas, a man can work up quite a thirst. But this is insane:
After hearing stories about outrageous utility bills, Chuck Richison finally received his own: a $7,714,510.21 water payment that the city claimed was due.
What would you do if you got a multi-million dollar utility bill? Me too. He had the same idea. He gave them a call but they told him the amount was correct:
Richison's utility bill normally runs about $55. When he opened the new one last week, it was a shocker.
"It was the 21 cents that got me," he said.
Richison's meter had been recently replaced. But when he called the Utility Business Office for help, he was told that his meter wasn't misread.
It seems that they did eventually realize their mistake and the solution has since been resolved. He apparently did not use 154,000 times more water than the previous month.And it sounds like Mr. Richison has a new family heirloom, suitable for framing.
