tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608697714580513322.post4436272452124651610..comments2023-06-10T09:37:43.228+02:00Comments on ciao down: Here's Another One for The Italian Things That Make You Go "Hmmmmm?" FileEm and GChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411775691121436192noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608697714580513322.post-8916973591542355032009-06-11T14:43:13.942+02:002009-06-11T14:43:13.942+02:00just immagine our surprise to discover that the st...just immagine our surprise to discover that the statute of limitations on that sort of "non-reading" is 5 years (60 months) and the electric company in Venice decided at 59.5 months to check the meters (to not misso ut on the possible windfall), and most everyone in a 5 mile radius got 1-2-3+000 (lots of euros) electric bills ("conguaglio").<br /><br />The "carta di servizio" says "at least" once a year, but you know, sometimes it's better to enjoy a cigarette watching the sun on the lagoon than get around to finishing your rounds. And so on and so on, for years.<br /><br />I also had a similar refund with the gas though, but it arrived by check after 7 months from when they recognized the fact, and you couldn't just use it as "credit" against future in the meanwhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608697714580513322.post-3688761524053378502009-06-03T18:32:38.242+02:002009-06-03T18:32:38.242+02:00That's way too funny!
Our gas bills in the ...That's way too funny! <br /><br />Our gas bills in the 3 apartments I've rented in Italy since 6 years ago have always been covered in my apartment rent, so I've never had to bother with this. Good to know!Roam2Romehttp://roam2rome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608697714580513322.post-14034514433581037062009-06-01T19:47:01.020+02:002009-06-01T19:47:01.020+02:00Ha! That is hilarious and I'm really glad you got...Ha! That is hilarious and I'm really glad you got it figured out. Our gas bill keeps going up here too. I'll need to do some researching after learning this!!Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539828531534835319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608697714580513322.post-75366121288141517272009-05-28T15:50:58.308+02:002009-05-28T15:50:58.308+02:00Oh yes, that happened to me too... more than once!...Oh yes, that happened to me too... more than once! Although it's nice that they "refund" the money, it's still annoying that we had to fork out all that cash in the first place AND lose interest on it to boot :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608697714580513322.post-77313402658629315862009-05-28T12:39:27.771+02:002009-05-28T12:39:27.771+02:00...ma la cosa divertente è che "paese che vai usan......ma la cosa divertente è che "paese che vai usanze che trovi", per cui dove vivo io, la stessa regione, ma a cento chilometri di distanza, la lettura del consumo del gas lo fanno dalla centrale (anche se è comunque buona norma non fidarsi troppo e controllare i consumi sul contatore); l'unica è informarsi presso i locali riguardo le usanze del posto :asd:Polideucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418908253492036132noreply@blogger.com