Sticking it to A Man
So, I'm a TEFL teacher, and I have just finished a 6-month stint in Poland, happily destroying what was left of my mind with the jet fuel they call vodka over here. And so the time to leave came about, and I'm in the process of closing down the utility bills. All good so far.

But.
My landlord has repeatedly said that I will pay him, instead of going to the utility company direct. Odd, thinks I, but agrees to it in principal, so long as a valid and legal water bill is presented to me at the end of the contract. I even present this in writing, as to make it all legit and everything. Bearing in mind my Landord 1. Owns his own decent sized logistics company 2. drives 2 quite new Audis 3. Is generally disliked by his staff for being a bit of a tightarse 4. I have it in writing that a bill will be presented to me.

Now, my bills come to approx. 120 PLN a month, so for 6 months that's about 700 PLN x 2 = 1400 for 6 months of gas and electric. So he rocks up at my flat, is happy with the state of it, and gives me back my damage deposit. Excellent, thinks I, duty free here I come! But wait, he then tells me I owe him 3800 for the water. You what now? I was slightly taken aback, and asked again. 3800. Apparently I like leaving the tap on to stare at the pretty waterfall that comes out for hours on end. Also, he presents no bill, despite previously agreeing to it, and demands the money from me. Long story short, I remind of the written agreement about the bill, and promise to give him my friends address so he can bill me. This is also after I remind him of when the water was cut off several times for no reason, and was told to basically lump it by him.

Not thinking to take a photo of it at the time, here's a text version of what I wrote:
Nazwisko - Peel
Imie - Robert
Nr. Domu - Flat 9
Adres - 99 Letsby Avenue
Miejscowosc - Copson Obbers
Wojewodztwo - Oldham
Kod - 0LD 81LL
(I'm not from Oldham, it just works with the postcode)

So yeah, I stuck to a man who I feel was trying to rob me blind for his own good. Take that Man!

Also, *POP*
(Die FlederMaus Is 24 hours from Tulsa, at, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 12:54, 3 replies)

But I...
...AM from Oldham, yay!

*clicks*
( The Pollitt chooses to listen to Enya on, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 12:59, closed)

Nice
and welcome!
( Ungersven would support SpankyHanky's patreon, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 13:00, closed)

Prisoner exchange
Maybe they will arrange an exchange of information leading to the capture of Polish serial criminal Mr Prawo Jazdy:

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7899171.stm
(xixax, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 13:11, closed)