I've skim read today's posts - too many, too long, copy 'n' paste hell...

All I'll add is my old mum lives alone in a 3 bedroom council house she has lived in for over 50 years..

[we could debate the rights and wrongs of that elsewhere..]

Her water bill is eye wateringly extortionate, based on estimates for a young family's usage..

Water company says yes it's unfair but she has to pay,
unless a meter is fitted.

We need to contact the council...

However, living month by month, emergency by emergency,
we didn't expect mum to still be around.. just happy for every extra day..
..and it's just one more of those chores that gets put off forgotten,
snowed under all the other mounting daily stresses...

This thread unexpectedly brings it to mind again..

Meter - should we...???