We’ve heard of flushing money down the toilet, but this upstate New York man is taking that old adage a little too literally.

After receiving a $422.90 water bill in September of 2006, Ron Borgna claimed he was over billed and began the drawn-out process of disputing. After a year and a half of deliberation, the additional charges, penalties and late fees have increased his outstanding balance to $2,509.66.

“Fine,” thought Mr. Borgna. “I’ll pay the bill.”

So he showed up at the Binghamton, NY city office with a check in hand.

It was written on floral, two-ply toilet paper.

City officials refused to accept Borgna’s check, and a short argument eventually led to Borgna being escorted from the building. He refuses to give up the crusade, and is currently appealing the judgment against him in small claims court.

If your company ever needed an excuse to switch over to e-payments, we’re pretty sure this is it.

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