Thanks Patrick! That was very informative.
As you may know, we have a similar problem here -- not
with water, but with electricity and heating -- but
for different reasons. The Far East and Siberia are
plagued with shutoffs of electricity (in Siberia, in
winter). This is because, in Russia, th
- Original Message -
From: "Chris Doss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Wow. A water Chubais. If they did that in Russia, they
> would have mass opposition rallies. The very idea of
> paying bills is a novelty here. What are water costs
> like in South Africa? Water is free here (two things
> Russia
Hi Patrick.
--- Patrick Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In SA, they've finally stopped the practice of
shutting off whole
sections
of (black) townships when a large proportion of
residents don't pay
bills,
but they still do for apartment houses. And that's in
a country with a
centre-left regime an
Hi Patrick.
--- Patrick Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In SA, they've finally stopped the practice of
shutting off whole
sections
of (black) townships when a large proportion of
residents don't pay
bills,
but they still do for apartment houses. And that's in
a country with a
centre-left regime an
Nice to be back with y'all again.
- Original Message -
From: "Chris Doss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Even with the recent price hikes, my monthly
> electricity bill in Moscow (pretty large Stalin-era
> apartment, with two big rooms, kitchen, bathroom,
> water closet) is a whopping $8.
Come to
