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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
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Originally Posted by Nightmare
Might not be a popular question to ask (but it should), but was there any statement as to why she didn't pay her bill? I don't know about anybody else, but if I were dependant on an electric oxygen pump to breath I'd be paying (or if I couldn't, my family would be) that electric bill the day it arrived in the mail. Hell, I'd have a backup generator installed in my house just in case of power loss!
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It is quite common for illnesses to force you to choose between paying your electric bill or paying for the medical treatment you so desperately need.
Also, under long term illness, she probably doesn't have much income, and if she has no savings either, she probably can't pay her electric bill.
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That is very true, however according to a different article on this same story, the electric company had sent several disconnect notices to the residence over a 6-7 week period. Common sense says that if you don't pay your electric bill, they are going to shut off your power. It's not like they came over the minute the bill was late to shut everything down. They gave her ample opportunity to do something.
All I'm saying is, if it's a matter of life or death to keep the power on, then she (or someone from the family) should have called either when they realized they couldn't pay the bill or when they received their first disconnect notice and worked something out with the power company. Every company that I have monthly bills with can and do offer monthly payment plans and deferred payments. Failing that, ask for help from family and friends.
To those that might label me as heartless, I do understand what it’s like to not be able to afford to live and be in debt for 100’s of thousands of dollars in medical bills. My best friend was hit by a speeding car that was running a red light while he was crossing a cross walk. Because the car took off after hitting him (hit-and-run) and that the police were never able to track down the car or the driver, he was left to pay out of pocket for all his medical bills. He ended up having to sell off everything he owned and move in with his father to afford to live and pay his medical bills since his injuries have rendered him unable to work.