Reason.com - Free Minds and Free Markets
Reason logo Reason logo
  • Latest
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Subscribe
    • Crossword
  • Video
    • Reason TV
    • The Reason Roundtable
    • Free Media
    • The Reason Interview
  • Podcasts
    • All Shows
    • The Reason Roundtable
    • The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
    • Freed Up
    • The Soho Forum Debates
  • Volokh
  • Newsletters
  • Donate
    • Donate Online
    • Ways To Give To Reason Foundation
    • Torchbearer Society
    • Planned Giving
  • Subscribe
    • Reason Plus Subscription
    • Print Subscription
    • Gift Subscriptions
    • Subscriber Support

Log In

Create new account

Brickbats

Long Showers

Charles Oliver | 1.29.2004 12:00 AM

Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google
Media Contact & Reprint Requests

Chuck Richison's water bill usually runs about $55 a month, so he was a bit perplexed when the city of Corpus Christi, sent him one for $7,714,510.21. "It was the 21 cents that got me," Richison says. City officials said the bill was an error and promised to send one for the correct amount.

Start your day with Reason. Get a daily brief of the most important stories and trends every weekday morning when you subscribe to Reason Roundup.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

NEXT: Campaign Cliches

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

Brickbats
Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google
Media Contact & Reprint Requests

Show Comments (0)

Latest

AOC's Eggs

Liz Wolfe | 8.10.2026 9:30 AM

D.C. Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Trump's Ballroom

Jacob Sullum | 8.10.2026 9:10 AM

The Socialist Surge Revives Failed and Hateful Ideas

J.D. Tuccille | 8.10.2026 7:00 AM

Brickbat: Traffic Toll

Charles Oliver | 8.10.2026 4:00 AM

In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State

Hunt Beaty | 8.9.2026 8:00 AM

Recommended

  • About
  • Browse Topics
  • Events
  • Staff
  • Jobs
  • Donate
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Media
  • Amazon
Reason Facebook@reason on XReason InstagramReason TikTokReason YoutubeApple PodcastsReason on FlipboardReason RSS Add Reason to Google

© 2026 Reason Foundation | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Reason's July 4 Special!

For America's 250th, Get 2 Years of Reason for $17.76

Celebrate your independence with a subscription to Reason magazine, your most trusted source of honest, insightful news and analysis.

Subscribe to Reason