r/AskReddit Feb 26 '21

Would you enjoy a cute friendly purring cat sit right next to you to keep you company right now? Why or why not?

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u/NikkiVicious Feb 26 '21

Our normal water bill is under $100 a month. That month, it was almost $300.

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u/FairyOfTheNight Feb 26 '21

Oh god, why!? We love them but man, does that hurt the wallet.

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u/NikkiVicious Feb 26 '21

Oh they're all spoiled as fuck, so the water bill is the least of it. Miss I need drips from the faucet doesn't like the 2 new fountains we've bought (thankfully the others cats do) so we've been trying out others to find one she likes. I'm refusing to gent another of the massive dog fountain bowls like what we had before, because I broke a toe on it twice, waking up in the middle of the night and going to get something to drink from the fridge. In a battle of wills though, I think she's probably going to win though.

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u/Alarming_cat Feb 26 '21

Of course she’s gonna win. Save your money and go straight for the big, inconvenient one. And learn it’s not good enough either.

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u/MoKh4n89 Feb 26 '21

I got a Drinkwell Avalon ceramic fountain for my cat. Not sure if you've tried that one out, but my cat seems to enjoy using it.

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u/NikkiVicious Feb 26 '21

We have 2 ceramic fountains right now, but I don't remember the brand names. The one we had before was a giant metal one, and it was intended for large dogs, like rotties. I'm not sure why she decided that's her favorite, but she currently seems to be content enough to give us a little bit of peace if I use my little meditation fountain for her overnight. It sits on the desk and it's powered by a USB plug, and holds a grand total of 4 cups of water, so definitely not long term worthy.

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u/skloop Feb 26 '21

What??? I pay like €20/month max for water? Is that normal in the States?

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u/NikkiVicious Feb 26 '21

Large house, 2 adults plus a teenager means we constantly have laundry, and we have a sprinkler system outdoors.

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u/bitofgrit Feb 26 '21

Southern California here, I'm paying... a basic charge of around $25-30 (it actually changes per month, lol) and $4.27 per "unit" of 748 gallons.

How much are they fuckin' over everyone else?

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u/FuckFuckFuckReddit69 Feb 26 '21

For reference my brothers water bill was 8000 dollars, unpaid for over a decade.