['I had to have the city come out today and check my water meter.', 'how come. is their something wrong with it?', 'It was leaking.  They said I had to replace it.  They quoted me a cost of $650.']
oh my goodness. is that not covered by the water company since it's technically their meter?
I had the city come out to look at my water meter.  It was broken and they said I had to pay to replace it.