05.09.06
E*ON electrical company wins 1st Stupid Orszag Prize!
Ok… people who have been reading my somewhat regular bitchings about Hungary know how i feel about the seemingly ubiquitous hungarian stupidity. but THIS really pissed me off.
What is ‘this’ you might ask? My electricity was cut this morning (i’m writing to you on my computer, which is being powered by an extention cord connected to my neighbour’s living-room wall outlet via our windows). Anyway- my electricity was cut today, but by “cut” i dont mean that I haven’t been paying and the utility company turned it off until i pay up. nope. they actually sent a guy out this morning who physically REMOVED the electricity meter because apparently nobody lives here. WHO THE HELL DO THEY THINK HAS BEEN PAYING THE BILLS THAT THEY SEND?!!?!?!? AAAAAARGH it’s soooooooo rediculous.. They figured that since the owner (my landlord) lives in the states, nobody must be living here, so they’ll just cut the power. it makes NO SENSE! such idiots.
So, my neighbor (The landlord’s step-mom) and i went to the office to get this fixed. They sortof admited that they made a mistake, and they’ll hook it back up. but WE have to find our own electrician to contract to do it, and it’s supposed to take 1.5 months to reconnect, but since they’ll do their best to hook it up after 2 or 3 three weeks. SUCH IDIOTS.
