01-27-2009, 12:58 PM
The Antagonist Wrote:It shouldn't matter if he applied for assistance or not. Keeping the heat at a deliberate 32 degrees means someone was in direct control of the thermostat.
The power company saying out right that the neighbors were more responsible is deplorable and I just checked my bills, that law about not turning off the heat between November and April is for everyone, not just the elderly or disabled.
the catch is you have to have made a good faith effort to pay what you can when you can to them.
the power company's response is disgusting, the situation is regrettable. A phone call to the power companyaskingabout payment arrangements could have been made, but we don't know that that happened, so I can't make the judgment that what happened was wrong. If you don't pay the bill or don't negotiate anything, then you can expect to receive full service. Again, we don't know.
that's what I'm saying,you have to have made a good faith effort to pay what you can.