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[maju01]

Another day, another stupid thing I did, but this time only my pride and my wallet were hurt. A couple of weeks ago my gas bill arrived, with the due date being 4th November. I thought I had set up automatic payments, so I kept checking to see whether the money had left my bank account yet. Eventually my balance on the gas company website showed as

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[pondhopper]

Well, that's not stupid either. Neither of us has been thinking very clearly for some time now and for obvious reasons. I hope it gets straightened out quickly. Can you not explain to the gas company what happened?

It's just the gas company requiring payment in cash, then? How ridiculous.

[maju01]

Yes, I guess there has been some brain fog in action lately.

I suspect the gas company just has policies and procedures they have to follow.

I don't really understand why the payment has to be in cash - surely a debit card would work just as well? But they didn't give that as an option.

[sleepybadger]

What the heck! This seems like a crazy way to do things. Even if you didn't have enough money to pay the bill, the solution is to make it even HARDER to pay the bill??

[maju01]

Apparently. Plus, if you don't have enough money to pay the bill on time, they will charge you more money that you can't afford.

[spikesgirl58]

And this is why I don't set up automatic payments. Not with my memory. :P Hopefully, you can get it all straightened out.

[maju01]

I love automatic payments - if I've managed to set them up correctly. This is the first time I've messed up.

[kensmind]

I learned the same thing about supposed autopay options. I'm even more attentive now that I'm trying to build up my credit rating in a new country.