" In reference to To: ironic's post - Talk about sour grapes. Would you prefer to have your water main pipes freeze because the water company personnel was sitting at home waiting their turn on some snow plow driver's waiting list to get them out of their driveway? It's a private company so if the operations supt. wants to use equipment to plow his drive and/or his employees' drives, that is his perogative. Consider it a job perk. It's not a municipally owned utility, it's a PRIVATE company just like...... Construction Companies who usually let their workers take advantage of the equipment as well. If you don't like it you always have the option of taking your bucket to the river and hauling your own water. :) "

" Pontiac's sewer rates are added on to our water bill... and we are billed for every drop of water we use... even if it doesn't eventually go into the sewer... like watering the garden or lawn. Plus, our bills include a fire protection charge... "

" The money goes to the expenses that Tuley en cures when he uses the American waters Equipment for his own personal use,like plowing his drive in winter and pulling bushes with his employees doing the work. He should pay it back its a little help. "

" You can lead a horse to water but cant make pay for it. "

" If the article is true and the average bill will be $5.19 a month for 6000 gallons, how does one get a bill for $60 dollars. Where does the water go? How do you use so much water? "

" my doctor told me not to drink Pontiac water. Does a rate hike and new technology mean it's now safe? "

" I just got my bill today, opened it and saw it was around $60. Was talking to my son and was saying to him i can remember when my will was like $20(not all that long ago either). Now I see they want to raise it even more. Where is this money going? How do they justify this? "

" thats just what i was going to say we get a pay raise and than all the companies grocers and everyone starts hikin here n hikin there than the dollar extra we were givin is gone to the next big guy needin his hike its rediculous to sit back and watch the money hungry vulchers sweepin in for the kill what a joke it all is hahaha "

" I sure wish I could hike my paycheck by 20% every time the water, natural gas, electric, gasoline and sewer bill went up 20%! "

" Sure wish I could increase my paycheck by 20% everytime my water, natural gas, electric and gasoline, sewer and cable prices get hiked by 20%. "