K's Café: The 30 Second Blog: Fascinating

re: her electric & gas company in England, which charges for power consumption every month, "is only obligated to read our meters once every....TWO YEARS! In the meantime, they ESTIMATE. And charge us based on their estimate." Also, "...The company told me on the phone that they "endeavour" (with a u) to read the meters every six months but are under no legal obligation to do so. So, it the customer would like to (and remembers), she can call in the meter reading herself every last day of the month! FASCINATING! That's one reminder I've never had in my Palm PDA. Yet. In it goes..."...