What's wrong with you Britain?

Part IV
Going potty about my
15,573.99p electricity bill!
Well, there it is everybody above! ! "y real "c#oy electricity bill $rom npo%er
$or a si& month period totalling 15,573.99p e&actly.
'ooh ec(! )o% can * pay that then+ *s it accrued interest that,s made it so
high, considering it dates bac( to -.1- and -.13 and %e only received it a
$e% %ee(s ago+
*t,s very strange tho, cos %e don,t really use much electricity / %ell at least %e
didn,t thin( so / because our house is heated by oil and %e have t%o log
burners. 0he only thing %e use electricity $or is po%ering doing the %ashing
and %atching a bit o$ telly!
1ut * don,t mind telling you it gave us a bit o$ a shoc( haha!
)ere,s %hat happened %hen %e phoned up 2po%er to discuss it.
3)ello, you are through to npo%er, my name is 4oan, ho% may help you
today+5
3)ello, i,ve 6ust received an electricity bill $rom you $or 15,573 and 99p, *
thin( it might be %rong.5
3*,m sorry to hear that sir, i$ you %ould give your name 7 etc etc etc. 7 and *
can loo( into this $or you.5
* did %hat %as as(ed and this is %hat %as said8 39es sir, * can con$irm that
your built is correct... i$ you have problems paying it immediately * can o$$er
staged payments.5
Well, * must admit * %as a bit shoc(ed and said8 3What do you thin( i,ve been
doing to get a bill this high+ :unning a cannabis $arm+5
;he replied8 3Well, actually sir these are the types o$ consumption %e see
%hen people have.5
* %as a bit ta(en abac( by that!
3;o, 4oan, you thin( this bill is right / and i$ you thin( i,ve been running a
cannabis $arm in my lounge don,t you thin( you,d better call the police+5
4oan %ent silent.
3Well,i$ you the bill indicates something unto%ard and it,s correct then
perhaps you should.5
<ncom$ortable silence.
3=on,t you care about the la% 4oan+5
;>uirming silence.
;o, * too( a chance8 34oan, i$ you,re not going to get the police to investigate
this bill, because i$ it,s correct as you say / and as * have con$irmed * don,t
have a cannabis $arm / then it sounds e&tortionate to me 7 and %e all (no%
%hat e&tortion is don,t %e.5
3* do not li(e the %ay you are spea(ing to me sir and i$ you continue in this
aggressive and threatening $ashion then * %ill be $orced to hang up on you.5
* $inally raised my voice8 34oan, this isn,t aggression, this is $rustration! 9ou
6ust con$irmed to me that * o%e you nearly 1?,... and suggested * might be
running a cannabis $arm 7 and * thin( you thin( you,ve done a good 6ob
because you o$$ered and easy payment scheme!5
0hat %as obviously too much $or 4oan %ho hung up on me and probably
needed counselling because somebody had the temerity to argue over a bill!
Well, do you (no% %hat everybody+ @ $e% days later it %as sorted out 7 %e
actually had an outstanding balance on our account o$ ?7p.
Well, * never.