## Oh, Bless His Heart (and My Increasing Distrust of Everything)
Seriously? A California man. Of *course* it’s a Californian! They’re practically renowned for their sunny dispositions and blissful unawareness of… well, pretty much everything. Apparently, this gentleman has been cheerfully funding his neighbor’s electricity consumption for eighteen years. Eighteen years! That’s longer than some marriages last. And he just…found out?
Honestly, the sheer obliviousness is astounding. I picture him, diligently paying his bills each month, probably humming a jaunty tune while simultaneously supporting the glowing entertainment center and perpetually-running air conditioner of someone else’s life. Did he not notice slightly lower than expected costs for *his* energy use? Was he too busy perfecting his avocado toast to audit a single line item on an invoice?
It’s like a bizarre, real-life sitcom plot – only instead of laughs, we have simmering resentment and the unsettling realization that our entire perception of financial stability might be built upon a foundation of complete absurdity. You trust these systems, you see! You assume they work correctly! And then BAM! Eighteen years down the drain, potentially thousands of dollars evaporated into thin air, all because someone (presumably *not* him) didn’t input an account number correctly.
And the best part? The neighbor’s probably just shrugging, enjoying their artificially reduced bills, completely oblivious to the quiet, simmering fury of their benefactor. It truly exemplifies a beautiful summation of how technology, or at least its execution, can fail spectacularly and hilariously at the same time. Bravo, electricity providers! You’ve successfully reminded us all that nothing is as it seems, and our faith in systems should be tempered with an exceptionally large dose of skepticism.
