First, no water, now ALL the water.

inorite? Gotta go home and see if the meter spins when no one's using it. And thank heavens I'm not the homeowner!

Thanks, Toddson. I'm pretty sure it's not, but I'll check for odd pipes when I look at the meter tonight. It's weird though, a licensed plumber did $650 of repairs before I got my meter installed, and I talked to him today and confirmed that a) he fixed the one leak he found and b) that bill is insane.

Smonster, I meant to say that bill definitely sounds insane. Although, I have never had to pay a water bill in any place I have rented.

My electric bill's gone weird - it'd been going along, increasing more or less gradually, but pretty much in the same, er, vein. Then, in July, I got a bill for double my usual payment; I checked, and the hours were double. Now ... I suspect that something else is wired into my electric circuit - I've had problems with the one circuit in my apartment not being able to bear much in the way of electricity. To the point I once blew a fuse with three 60-watt lightbulbs and the TV. So, I figured I'd wait and see what the August bill was. Which was zero. Not only was my usage zero, but they're saying they owe me $5 and change. Very strange. I know Pepeco has been installing new meters, so I maybe that was it.

Toddson, are you using an AC? Our electric bill always spikes sharply in July and August because of our window AC.

AC's on a different line and paid separately - at $65 per month for four months in a lump sum on June 1.

Interesting jewelery line with steampunk and cyberpunk pieces.

One of my students emailed me, essentially saying that he knows he did badly on the quiz today, and he wants me to tell him that everything's going to be OK.

Did you stroke his hair and hum, "there there"?

smonster, Tom suggested that perhaps Sousha is flushing the toilet all day long while you are away?

Toddson, my guess would be that they estimated your bill during the meter changeout.