February 6, 200917 yr Author Did they disgust you last week when they were out in the ice and snow working around the clock to get people's power back on? What about the electric companies who sent employees out of state away from their homes and families to restore power? getalife That does not disgust me, so don't try putting one up on me with that. They were bringing power back to those who had lost it because THEY HAD NO POWER. They spent their time putting up lines to get power back to people who had lost it so they could have heat. To the old man, they turned his off and thus he had none and died. Yes while he may have had 600,000 dollars and could have easily paid the bill, it is the dead of winter.
February 6, 200917 yr Did they disgust you last week when they were out in the ice and snow working around the clock to get people's power back on? What about the electric companies who sent employees out of state away from their homes and families to restore power? Last I checked it was in their job description. Have a heart and show some compassion for the elderly man. My father has demensia and developed it at 58 yrs old. If you havent dealt with someone with this disease you have no clue because it is a living nightmare. This poor guy probably just didnt have the mental capacity to pay it on time or take care of it. Just because he had $600K somewhere doesnt mean he could go access it in a pinch.
February 6, 200917 yr I was wondering if he was simply ready to go....don't know...but God Bless...RIP.
February 6, 200917 yr Last I checked it was in their job description. Have a heart and show some compassion for the elderly man. My father has demensia and developed it at 58 yrs old. If you havent dealt with someone with this disease you have no clue because it is a living nightmare. This poor guy probably just didnt have the mental capacity to pay it on time or take care of it. Just because he had $600K somewhere doesnt mean he could go access it in a pinch. I have alot of compassion for the man and you have no idea how much I have dealt with the elderly both personally and professionally. My objection is to the blanket statement "the electric companies disgust me". This man's power never should have been shut off in the dead of winter. We can agree on that.
February 6, 200917 yr I have alot of compassion for the man and you have no idea how much I have dealt with the elderly both personally and professionally. My objection is to the blanket statement "the electric companies disgust me". This man's power never should have been shut off in the dead of winter. We can agree on that. :thumb: Ditto for me.
February 6, 200917 yr Yeah, it's an ugly situation to say the least, with a 93-year-old man's power being cut off in the dead of winter. But it's too odd on the face of it. To not have paid a $1,000 bill but leave $600,000 behind... what's the rest of this story? I won't guess about what I don't know, but I'm willing to bet there were about 10 wires that got crossed on this one and something terrible came of it.
February 6, 200917 yr Did you all read the same article that I read? First off, the man was $1000 in arrears. That's two to three months behind on his electric bill. Second, the man had $600,000!!!! Why didn't he pay his bill? Third, virtually every power company will work with their customers to help them keep their power on. Finally, Michigan has a HEAP program that would have helped him. Sounds to me like this was the man's fault, but go ahead and blame the power company if you like. Someone with $600,000 would be ineligible for HEAP. I think the limit is $1500 in liquid resources.
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