hello people, i'm a quiet lurker here, new member, and i wanted to post something for a long time, i couldn't decide what, my perfectionism and anxiety seems to have weakened enough to post this.
i'm 26 years old, Romanian, blah blah, i don't want to bore you with other details, for now.
this was LLM assisted, because I couldn't trust my English skills, and because it seems like, LLMs write cleaner.
here's the story, i believe it was assisted by DeepSeek V3.1 (the free version), via openrouter, a LLM proxy.
on the DeepSeek site, i have unchecked "model training" but openrouter has a different privacy policy, i hope it won't affect me in the future too much.
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So, let me tell you this ridiculous story about what happened with our gas supply in March/April 2025.
1. On March 31st, my mom went to the E.on Romania office to ask about the deadline for paying her 1600 RON (~$325) gas regularization bill (for heating, hot water, and cooking). I don't know why she waited so long—apparently, she didn't want to pay early to avoid feeling "squeezed." She also didn't bother checking the paper bills or the app for details, which would've saved her this whole mess.
2. Instead of just answering her question, the company roped her into signing a new contract in her name. Up until then, she'd been paying under my grandfather's name (who died in 2014) without any issues. Shockingly, they didn't even ask for a death certificate—just her ID and signature.
3. They told her she could pay "later," but she took that to mean the due date was extended—with no proof. She assumed it moved from April 7th to some vague date two weeks later. But of course, that wasn't the case.
4. Now, because the debt wasn't officially transferred to her (or maybe it was, but the utility company doesn't care), and because ANPC (the consumer agency) might or might not take her complaint seriously (if she even bothers filing one), we ended up without gas in April 2025.
5. The total debt? Around 1600 RON (~$325), plus late fees, plus a disconnection fee (~$30)—so roughly $356 total, maybe even $400 after everything.
6. In the meantime, we've been using an electric radiator (1 kWh), which only heats one room. April isn't freezing, but it's still chilly.
7. Another potential issue? The estimates and regularizations might've added unjustified consumption to the bill. But to dispute that, my mom would have to physically check the gas meter outside—which she hasn't done yet.
8. At least our 92-year-old neighbor offered to let my mom use her kitchen starting April 1st—the same day my mom's naivety was confirmed yet again. So, thankfully, I'm not stuck eating stale or overpriced packaged food.
**Was This Just Miscommunication?**
1. I vaguely remember someone else going through something similar a few years ago. That person even tried to sue, but without audio recordings of the conversation with the company, their case failed. And they were wealthier—$400 wasn't a big deal for them, but for my mom, it's a struggle.
**When Will Gas Be Restored?**
I assume it'll come back once the old contract's debts are paid—around 1500 RON, plus fees (probably 1650-1750 RON total). This whole thing reeks of financial opportunism—now my mom has to pay:
1. Disconnection fee
2. Reconnection fee
3. Late fees (percentage-based)
4. And possibly more if the meter readings were inflated
**A Weird "Synchronicity"**
1. On April 16th, after my mom paid a 250 RON (~$60) reconnection fee, she saw a white dove (or some white bird). That's about the extent of "meaningful" signs in this mess.
**Final Update: Gas Is Back!**
1. Today, April 17th, around 3 PM, the gas was finally restored. After paying:
3200 RON (for Feb/March 2025 bills - yes just 2 months of heat)
+ 250 RON reconnection fee
Total: 3450 RON (~$780 or €700)
2. The 17-day gas-free ordeal is over. Huzzah! Life feels a bit more normal now.
3. Sure, gas stoves and gas cauldrons / boilers, release more CO2 and particulates than electric ones, but my mom says we can't afford to switch right now. Eco-friendly concerns aren't exactly a priority when you're just trying to keep the heat on.
# end of LLM assisted output.
i just wanted to warn people, regarding contracts, elderly family, or grandparents, naive mothers and so on.
also, consider making your grandparent or whoever owns your home, write a will before they die, because of notary fees, to the successors, which aren't cheap in Romania. you can look up the so called "notary mafia". anyway, it's not urgent, just remembered this random fact.
bye for now, and don't worry if you bother me with questions, or if i won't reply for a while (although i hope i will reply).
i'm 26 years old, Romanian, blah blah, i don't want to bore you with other details, for now.
this was LLM assisted, because I couldn't trust my English skills, and because it seems like, LLMs write cleaner.
here's the story, i believe it was assisted by DeepSeek V3.1 (the free version), via openrouter, a LLM proxy.
on the DeepSeek site, i have unchecked "model training" but openrouter has a different privacy policy, i hope it won't affect me in the future too much.
#
So, let me tell you this ridiculous story about what happened with our gas supply in March/April 2025.
1. On March 31st, my mom went to the E.on Romania office to ask about the deadline for paying her 1600 RON (~$325) gas regularization bill (for heating, hot water, and cooking). I don't know why she waited so long—apparently, she didn't want to pay early to avoid feeling "squeezed." She also didn't bother checking the paper bills or the app for details, which would've saved her this whole mess.
2. Instead of just answering her question, the company roped her into signing a new contract in her name. Up until then, she'd been paying under my grandfather's name (who died in 2014) without any issues. Shockingly, they didn't even ask for a death certificate—just her ID and signature.
3. They told her she could pay "later," but she took that to mean the due date was extended—with no proof. She assumed it moved from April 7th to some vague date two weeks later. But of course, that wasn't the case.
4. Now, because the debt wasn't officially transferred to her (or maybe it was, but the utility company doesn't care), and because ANPC (the consumer agency) might or might not take her complaint seriously (if she even bothers filing one), we ended up without gas in April 2025.
5. The total debt? Around 1600 RON (~$325), plus late fees, plus a disconnection fee (~$30)—so roughly $356 total, maybe even $400 after everything.
6. In the meantime, we've been using an electric radiator (1 kWh), which only heats one room. April isn't freezing, but it's still chilly.
7. Another potential issue? The estimates and regularizations might've added unjustified consumption to the bill. But to dispute that, my mom would have to physically check the gas meter outside—which she hasn't done yet.
8. At least our 92-year-old neighbor offered to let my mom use her kitchen starting April 1st—the same day my mom's naivety was confirmed yet again. So, thankfully, I'm not stuck eating stale or overpriced packaged food.
**Was This Just Miscommunication?**
1. I vaguely remember someone else going through something similar a few years ago. That person even tried to sue, but without audio recordings of the conversation with the company, their case failed. And they were wealthier—$400 wasn't a big deal for them, but for my mom, it's a struggle.
**When Will Gas Be Restored?**
I assume it'll come back once the old contract's debts are paid—around 1500 RON, plus fees (probably 1650-1750 RON total). This whole thing reeks of financial opportunism—now my mom has to pay:
1. Disconnection fee
2. Reconnection fee
3. Late fees (percentage-based)
4. And possibly more if the meter readings were inflated
**A Weird "Synchronicity"**
1. On April 16th, after my mom paid a 250 RON (~$60) reconnection fee, she saw a white dove (or some white bird). That's about the extent of "meaningful" signs in this mess.
**Final Update: Gas Is Back!**
1. Today, April 17th, around 3 PM, the gas was finally restored. After paying:
3200 RON (for Feb/March 2025 bills - yes just 2 months of heat)
+ 250 RON reconnection fee
Total: 3450 RON (~$780 or €700)
2. The 17-day gas-free ordeal is over. Huzzah! Life feels a bit more normal now.
3. Sure, gas stoves and gas cauldrons / boilers, release more CO2 and particulates than electric ones, but my mom says we can't afford to switch right now. Eco-friendly concerns aren't exactly a priority when you're just trying to keep the heat on.
# end of LLM assisted output.
i just wanted to warn people, regarding contracts, elderly family, or grandparents, naive mothers and so on.
also, consider making your grandparent or whoever owns your home, write a will before they die, because of notary fees, to the successors, which aren't cheap in Romania. you can look up the so called "notary mafia". anyway, it's not urgent, just remembered this random fact.
bye for now, and don't worry if you bother me with questions, or if i won't reply for a while (although i hope i will reply).
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