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I came home from work to discover that the hot water heater pilot light was out. I am a single, working mom. A male friend tried to light the pilot using long wooden kitchen matches, but it would not light. I called the landlord the next morning. He is out of town for a month. The wife said so sorry, she is not handy. If I called a plumber who finds there is nothing wrong with the heater, then it is my bill. I thought something must be wrong. Why did it go out? What else could I do but call? The plumber used a propane torch to light the leaking heater. He then told the landlord's wife on the phone that nothing is wrong with the heater. He said I probably could have lit it with a long BBQ lighter. So she says the bill for $61.00 is mine. I want to take it off of next months rent. I live in California.

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I AM ALWAYS LIABLE

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Truth Seeker:
I came home from work to discover that the hot water heater pilot light was out. I am a single, working mom. A male friend tried to light the pilot using long wooden kitchen matches, but it would not light. I called the landlord the next morning. He is out of town for a month. The wife said so sorry, she is not handy. If I called a plumber who finds there is nothing wrong with the heater, then it is my bill. I thought something must be wrong. Why did it go out? What else could I do but call? The plumber used a propane torch to light the leaking heater. He then told the landlord's wife on the phone that nothing is wrong with the heater. He said I probably could have lit it with a long BBQ lighter. So she says the bill for $61.00 is mine. I want to take it off of next months rent. I live in California.

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My response:

Wrong, oh seeker of truth.

You could have call the Susanville Gas & Electric Company . . . they would have come over and re-lit the pilot light for FREE, and they would have safety inspected the heater to boot!

Since you use the heater, and nothing was wrong with it (except that the pilot went out, as they often do), didn't know that you could have called the Gas Company, it's your bill - - and no one else's.

IAAL



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I AM ALWAYS LIABLE

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Truth Seeker:
I came home from work to discover that the hot water heater pilot light was out. I am a single, working mom. A male friend tried to light the pilot using long wooden kitchen matches, but it would not light. I called the landlord the next morning. He is out of town for a month. The wife said so sorry, she is not handy. If I called a plumber who finds there is nothing wrong with the heater, then it is my bill. I thought something must be wrong. Why did it go out? What else could I do but call? The plumber used a propane torch to light the leaking heater. He then told the landlord's wife on the phone that nothing is wrong with the heater. He said I probably could have lit it with a long BBQ lighter. So she says the bill for $61.00 is mine. I want to take it off of next months rent. I live in California.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

My response:

Wrong, oh seeker of truth.

You could have call the Susanville Gas & Electric Company . . . they would have come over and re-lit the pilot light for FREE, and they would have safety inspected the heater to boot!

Since you use the heater, and nothing was wrong with it (except that the pilot went out, as they often do), didn't know that you could have called the Gas Company, it's your bill - - and no one else's.

IAAL



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