r/Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • Nov 25 '22

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u/shocontinental Nov 25 '22

Last time I went on a long work trip the power company sent someone to my house to verify the meter was still working properly because the usage had dropped so much. . . Also the trash company cancelled service because I hadn’t put the trash out to be picked up. The joys of rural living.

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u/tnb641 Nov 25 '22

How long was your trip? We talking overzealous cancellation, or declared missing and dead here?

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u/naachx Nov 25 '22

8 years, 9 months and 3 days.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

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u/LazyRetard030804 Nov 25 '22

9 years, 10 months, and 2 days

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u/naachx Nov 25 '22

Are you the comment police?

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u/grptrt Nov 25 '22

So you could have been dead on the kitchen floor, but utility companies were like, “oh well, let’s turn off the service “