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  • redandwhitestripes
    redandwhitestripes Posts: 43 Forumite
    Sareteegee wrote: »
    FYI, comments like this just make people feel stupid and embarrassed about asking a question in the first place. People should be able to ask questions without judgement on topics they aren't clued up about. Rather educate myself on a topic than just to go in blindly and end up in debt!

    As my IT department often tell me, there are no stupid questions... only stupid answers!
  • davemorton
    davemorton Posts: 29,084 Forumite
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    CocoLouie wrote: »
    Of course you will need to pay them. You will still be using the services so they won't be free. Even when you don't use some utilities there[STRIKE] will[/STRIKE] may be a standing charge as there is a cost associated with having things like electricity ready to use when you need it.


    You might get a discount on the council tax but you might also be made pay more you will need to check your councils policy.

    Slight edit.
    “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
    Juvenal, The Sixteen Satires
  • saajan_12
    saajan_12 Posts: 5,333 Forumite
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    redandwhitestripes wrote: »
    As my IT department often tell me, there are no stupid questions... only stupid answers!

    Just because something is a common saying / maxim, doesn't make it reasonable. Otherwise we could fill these boards up with "I don't feel like paying my mortgage this month because the lender changed their logo colour, can I stop paying?" etc etc.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    Sareteegee wrote: »
    FYI, comments like this just make people feel stupid and embarrassed about asking a question in the first place. People should be able to ask questions without judgement on topics they aren't clued up about. Rather educate myself on a topic than just to go in blindly and end up in debt!
    But the point stand - who did you think would pay??
  • Sareteegee
    Sareteegee Posts: 27 Forumite
    :rotfl:

    You all need to get off your soap boxes. There are some times in life where people don't know all of the answers. There is no shame in asking a question!!!!
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    Sareteegee wrote: »
    :rotfl:

    You all need to get off your soap boxes. There are some times in life where people don't know all of the answers. There is no shame in asking a question!!!!



    No there isn't, but you need to accept the flak when it's a bit silly too! :)
  • Sareteegee
    Sareteegee Posts: 27 Forumite
    Comms69 wrote: »
    No there isn't, but you need to accept the flak when it's a bit silly too! :)

    Honestly, there is no such thing as a ''silly'' question. If someone is trying to educate themselves then no question is silly in my eyes.
  • ReadingTim
    ReadingTim Posts: 4,087 Forumite
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    Sareteegee wrote: »
    :rotfl:

    You all need to get off your soap boxes. There are some times in life where people don't know all of the answers. There is no shame in asking a question!!!!

    The real shame is either making absolutely no attempt to find out the answer yourself, or being too stupid to understand that answer.
  • Sareteegee
    Sareteegee Posts: 27 Forumite
    Think you all need to educate yourselves on the etiquette section of the forum.

    ''Please be nice to all MoneySavers: There's no such thing as a stupid question and, even if you disagree, courtesy helps.''
  • Rosemary7391
    Rosemary7391 Posts: 2,879 Forumite
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    I suppose you could cut the gas and electric off if you're not living there. Then you wouldn't have to pay. Dunno if you can do that with water? And council tax will depend on the council.
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