99-Year-Old's Water Bill Jumps Almost 4000% WASA: 139,876 gallons went into Northwest house
By MATTHEW STABLEY
Updated 2:41 PM EDT, Fri, Jun 19, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Stop complaining about your utility bills. Jeannette Cohen's water bill jumped almost 4000 percent.
The 99-year-old northwest Washington woman insists it must be a mistake. Usually, her water bill is $30. In March, she did a double take.
"I got my usual bill and opened the envelope and looked at the amount," she said. "Huh? I looked again."
It was $1,181.
Cohen complained and had plumbers check her house twice. Usually, she uses about 3,000 gallons of water per month. D.C. Water and Sewer Authority's records show that 139,876 gallons went into her house that month, and they insist she must pay for them.
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In addition to the obvious - we can learn from this one small detail. At the very minimum, we use 3,000 gallons per month per person. I am quite sure Ms Cohen does not take 15 minute showers.
X 10,000 people into California each month X ....
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