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rsmith6621

(6,942 posts) Thu Dec 29, 2011, 08:10 PM Dec 2011

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it should be standard procedure for the tech to call and check to see ejpoeta Dec 2011 #1

Yes, and CERTAINLY when customer TOLD HIM she'd made the payment! elleng Dec 2011 #4

It also needs to be illegal if there are still a few days left in the billing period Warpy Dec 2011 #25

I'd bet money it is standard procedure, I bet this guy was just a jerkwad. joshcryer Dec 2011 #38

Good for you. You did good. emilyg Dec 2011 #2

BRAVO and thank goodness for you, rsmith! elleng Dec 2011 #3

Good going! KT2000 Dec 2011 #5

Luckily you were there to intercede for her. n/t RebelOne Dec 2011 #6

You are a good soul! It's going to take all of us helping one another to get through these bad times riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #7

I used to work customer service for a gas company Enrique Dec 2011 #8

Damn but you did a great thing! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2011 #9

This is just wrong, wrong, wrong. My husband does shut offs for a gas company here in CT. Jennicut Dec 2011 #10

You are a gem of a human being. Thank you for being so kind to someone's auntie, grandma, whatever. MADem Dec 2011 #11

Thank you for helping your neighbor abelenkpe Dec 2011 #12

You are a beautiful person! FarPoint Dec 2011 #13

I'll bet this lady adores you right now! The Genealogist Dec 2011 #14

Well done! MissB Dec 2011 #15

Yep, I would, plus pipi_k Dec 2011 #41

Now - while it is fresh in your mind Ms. Toad Dec 2011 #16

It is going to take all of use sticking up for each other, as rideronthestorm said, prairierose Dec 2011 #17

You are a good person suffragette Dec 2011 #18

Report the power company to whatever state agency oversees them csziggy Dec 2011 #19

Call the newspaper and tell them, too. They love stuff like this, especially right now, because Brickbat Dec 2011 #20

+1000... HipChick Dec 2011 #31

+1,000 freshwest Dec 2011 #36

Your kindness to this woman will be rewarded. Thank you for standing up for your neighbor. Justice wanted Dec 2011 #21

omg!!!!!! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #22

Good Job! MineralMan Dec 2011 #23

Thanks for being an ordinary hero! n/t pnwmom Dec 2011 #24

Last winter a friend paid her bill xmas74 Dec 2011 #26

HERO OF THE DAY! xfundy Dec 2011 #27

You are a hero today Tsiyu Dec 2011 #28

You did good nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #29

Good job. Gemini Cat Dec 2011 #30

You did a good thing. Most people don't want to get involved. Honeycombe8 Dec 2011 #32

You rock for doing this, good karma for you ! nt steve2470 Dec 2011 #33

Because they know they got you by the b$lls, short answer. THIS is one way they keep us as slaves. webDude Dec 2011 #34

It's going to be real fun when all the power meters are electronic... joshcryer Dec 2011 #39

Thank you... Bobbie Jo Dec 2011 #35

$40 reconnect. God. Some people are truly evil. Truly, deep down, evil. joshcryer Dec 2011 #37

You are a wonderful human being Irishonly Dec 2011 #40

Good on you!! You did the right thing, stepping forward! nt msanthrope Dec 2011 #42

And the utility company probably doesn't pay it's own bills. Rozlee Dec 2011 #43