I learned quite some time ago that paying utility bills here is nothing like in Estonia. In Estonia you see after a month the amount you have used and thus you pay as much as it shows on the bill. Easy-peasy. Here on the otherhand its like pay-as-you-go system. You have this little blue "key" (quotation marks because the thingy looks nothing like an actual key) inserted in your electrical panel and you are supposed to load money on it and as you use the electricity, its ticking off until it reaches zero, then you have the opportunity to press the key in once and you can enjoy the luxuries of a lit and warm home for couple of more days until your "extra time" runs out aswell.
And thats exactly what happened today.(I live here on all-inclusive packet, sort of speak so I have really nothing to do with paying bills and all that.) I had pressed in the key few days ago and got this extra time and I immediately informed my landladys boyfriend of that. So I figured out that they took care of that in those extra days. Boy I was wrong. Today, just around 30 minutes ago that extra time ran out. How did I know? Internet suddenly wasnt there anymore and the heater stopped humming.
So I got dressed and took the "key" and made a trip to the closest shop where I could reload it. Actually, I had to make 2 trips because when I got back the first time, the meter showed me that there was still some debt on it.
Tomorrow is a rent day. And wether they like it or not, they will get 15 pounds less. (Thats the amount I spent on the meter.) They will get the receipts of my payments and less money so next time they actually take care of their business because right now they are both out and Im not going to sit here all evening in the dark and cold. I have done my end of the deal and they should do theirs.
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