I need to vent!

[Trent]

WWW.ewom.com.au is the energy and water ombudsman for NSW. might be worth a try.

EWON. With an N. the are pretty good, but slow. Like months slow. Have you tried talking to your retailer? They should be able to look at your history and see that that bill is really unusual. Also check your meter reading with what is says on the bill. That will be a good indicator. And don't pay it until it's sorted out. If you lodge a case with EWON, they can't disconnect your power for non-payment over this dispute while it's being investigated.

[Trent]

God I'm sore.

On Saturday I climbed into the roof to make a few repairs to the remote ceiling fan in the study. The roof over in that corner is a grand total of about 30cm high and the roof in insulated to boot. I actually got stuck at one point and had visions of the fire brigade taking the tiles off my roof to get me out

Fortunately I managed to get myself out of there without putting a knee or elbow though the Gyprock but to do so required that I use my neck as a lever, use my knees in a way that means they no longer have any skin left on them and bruised most of my ribs.

And once I got down I was sweating heaps and forgot and proceeded to wipe my forehead with my arm, that was covered in fiberglass from the bats. GOOD ONE TRENT!!!! So I had an itchy forehead for a few hours

I also had to throw out those clothes and shoes because of the fibreglass


I told the wife I am NEVER getting up there again.

[5FDP]

^ Ahhh, the joys of DIY. I blame all these TV renovation shows. I know my limitations

[UltraMarginal]

God I'm sore.

On Saturday I climbed into the roof to make a few repairs to the remote ceiling fan in the study. The roof over in that corner is a grand total of about 30cm high and the roof in insulated to boot. I actually got stuck at one point and had visions of the fire brigade taking the tiles off my roof to get me out

Fortunately I managed to get myself out of there without putting a knee or elbow though the Gyprock but to do so required that I use my neck as a lever, use my knees in a way that means they no longer have any skin left on them and bruised most of my ribs.

And once I got down I was sweating heaps and forgot and proceeded to wipe my forehead with my arm, that was covered in fiberglass from the bats. GOOD ONE TRENT!!!! So I had an itchy forehead for a few hours

I also had to throw out those clothes and shoes because of the fibreglass


I told the wife I am NEVER getting up there again.

That sounds like a Big Angry Trev Adventure (tm)

[kaiden]

apparently its considered rude to question your bill when they put extra things on that you didn't order.

[Trent]

That sounds like a Big Angry Trev Adventure (tm)

I was actually thinking that as I wrote it Although I imagine Trev would have just barreled through the Gyprock landing on the bed, covered in dust and blood, cursing to the heavens then just as his wife runs in to see what all the commotion is, he looks at her with a suddenly pouty face and comes out with a "How you doin?"

apparently its considered rude to question your bill when they put extra things on that you didn't order.

Like 10 years worth of electricity??

[Ryathalas]

I've faced the same problem with purchases from RK. Took over a week once it arrived in Australia according to the tracking website.

It's Australia Post that's holding it up (I believe). The courier delivers the parcel to your designated address (eg home), which requires a signature. If you aren't at the designated address at time of delivery then the parcel gets stored at your local Australia Post Office. The problem is that the collection card takes forever to reach your letterbox to inform you that you need to collect the parcel from the allocated local Post Office!!!! One way I get around this is to call my local Post Office to check if there is a parcel for my attention. If so, just pop in & present ID with name & address, such as Driver's Licence. This cuts out the waiting time for the collection card to arrive. Why Australia Post doesn't just place the collection card in the letterbox there and then if no one is home? Argh... frustrating indeed.

I find my parcel from BBTS gets dropped on my front door if I'm not at home. It's so much faster. No signature is required (but I guess there is an element of risk). One time, it was placed behind my rubbish bin and away from prying eyes. It was a large box. The guy left a quick note in the letterbox to tell me where the parcel was located. Fantastic!!!!

I actually asked the postie to place my big boxes in the back yard they don't mind but you have to give them written confirmation to enter your property(If you have dogs they wont).They also usually leave the smaller ones at the door or if I need to sign they put the collection card in the mail box mind you I always thank and talk to the postie(If im there at the time,offered him a coffee once lol) to get him on my good side so I guess he doesn't mind but everywhere different I guess

[Bidoofdude]

God I'm sore.

On Saturday I climbed into the roof to make a few repairs to the remote ceiling fan in the study. The roof over in that corner is a grand total of about 30cm high and the roof in insulated to boot. I actually got stuck at one point and had visions of the fire brigade taking the tiles off my roof to get me out

Fortunately I managed to get myself out of there without putting a knee or elbow though the Gyprock but to do so required that I use my neck as a lever, use my knees in a way that means they no longer have any skin left on them and bruised most of my ribs.

And once I got down I was sweating heaps and forgot and proceeded to wipe my forehead with my arm, that was covered in fiberglass from the bats. GOOD ONE TRENT!!!! So I had an itchy forehead for a few hours

I also had to throw out those clothes and shoes because of the fibreglass


I told the wife I am NEVER getting up there again.

Ouch, mate. Sorry to hear.

[Megatron]

STILL no internetz at home due to a problem at the local exchange.

Hurry up and fix it, Telstra!

I don't know how much longer I can cope...


Edit/update: I'm baaaaa-aaaack!!!

[BigTransformerTrev]

God I'm sore.

On Saturday I climbed into the roof to make a few repairs to the remote ceiling fan in the study. The roof over in that corner is a grand total of about 30cm high and the roof in insulated to boot. I actually got stuck at one point and had visions of the fire brigade taking the tiles off my roof to get me out

Fortunately I managed to get myself out of there without putting a knee or elbow though the Gyprock but to do so required that I use my neck as a lever, use my knees in a way that means they no longer have any skin left on them and bruised most of my ribs.

And once I got down I was sweating heaps and forgot and proceeded to wipe my forehead with my arm, that was covered in fiberglass from the bats. GOOD ONE TRENT!!!! So I had an itchy forehead for a few hours

I also had to throw out those clothes and shoes because of the fibreglass


I told the wife I am NEVER getting up there again.

That sounds like a Big Angry Trev Adventure (tm)

I was actually thinking that as I wrote it Although I imagine Trev would have just barreled through the Gyprock landing on the bed, covered in dust and blood, cursing to the heavens then just as his wife runs in to see what all the commotion is, he looks at her with a suddenly pouty face and comes out with a "How you doin?"

You know the really sad thing? When I read Trents initial post I though "Geez, that's bloody something I would do"