Paying the Water Bill

We don’t often do things the typical way, nor at the typical time.  And usually that pays off – shorter lines, discounts…

Today, however, I went to pay our water bill for 2013.  If you pay early enough in the year, you get a discount.  In addition, this was the first day after the Christmas holidays.

I went to the door where you usually go in to pay, and was sent to the back parking lot.  They had set up a canopy, and about 150-200 chairs.  They gave me a number, and I was directed to one of the chairs.  There were about 100 people in front of me.

Every once in a while they led 20 or 30 people to the front, and we all wound our way through the chairs to find a new seat.  Everyone was mildly amused.

In the end, they were very efficient.  They must have gone through the line at a rate of about 30 seconds per person.  Now we’ve paid for our water for 2013.  Now, if only we can actually get a regular flow of water into the house…

People in line