This is awkward

[wendyzski]

I have to call ComEd tomorrow and try to force them to let me give them money.

I've just gotten my second bill in a row showing a creidt balance. Now last month's I just assumed was some strange alchemy of the way the old billing/new billing worked out - paying something in advance for the old place and then being credited. I ended up with a check from the phone company for a similar reason.

But taking a closer look at this month's bill, I see the numbers under "previous actual" on 9/27 and "current actual" on 10/26 are the same.

Since I have been using electricity - in part to write this little explanation - clearly there is a meter spinning SOMEPLACE.

And as the person or persons getting that bill are likely at some point to not pay it, and as I rather like continuing to have electricity, it behooves me to call ComEd tomorrow and tell them that someone really ought to come and take a look at that meter they think belongs to my unit. Cuz I'm not sure where they are getting their numbers from but I suspect they aren't correct.

It should be a pleasant change for the person in the call center though.

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[msimon777.livejournal.com]

Due to a delayed commission check, we ended up being short on cash a couple of months ago and missed a mortgage payment. We called Chase and let them know what was going on. They tried to foreclose on us anyway. Our lawyer called their lawyer and they admitted it was a mistake. We had to pay $700 in legal fees but got a $1500 credit for our troubles. We sent them a payment for two months mortgage FIVE times so far this month. They have returned the check four of those times (we sent them the last check a couple of days ago).

No wonder there is a mortgage crisis!