Re: Help for lower income homeowners serviced by PG&E


"LooseCannon" <lambchop.LC@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hawki63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

"mr.cin" <mr.cin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Excuse me while I laugh until I cry. or puke.


not sure just what you mean

jealous that perhaps someone has achieved enuf in 60+ years of living
within their means to "afford"..a pool...etc..

if so..then please go ahead and puke...if it makes you feel better...

you sound like a very angry person...

There was nuthin angry about his post, although I did pick up some disgust
in what he wrote. I happen to concur w/that. Yer post sure as hell was
inconsiderate at the very least. In a thread where info was given to help
those truly in need, you had the audacity to whine about yer electric bill
being high cuz of yer pool and said "we could use some help"??? What
kinda person does that? It wasnt funny, if humor was yer goal. All you
were doing was what? Bragging? Complaining? Either way, it was UGLY.
To jump in a thread for ppl in financial need and brag about yer pool,
then whine about how YOU need help in paying for it sure takes some kinda
ugly minded person.



holy crap...if you folks don't understand a "joke"...than it is you..not
me..that needs help..

no..of course I was not asking for "help"...it was a simple statement that
OUR power bill has gone thru the roof...

as for the title of the thread....."we" also have NO income..other than
hubby's SS check...so yes...that does put is in the same category of those
who qualify for "low income help"

why is it "wrong" or "bragging" to post in a thread concerning an issue that
effects me too....JUST because we have a pool??'

again...we have NO income other than ONE SS check...mine starts next month
as I just turned 62....which will be nice...as HIS very barely covers our
health insurance premiums

I refuse to be called the bad guy here...

oh..and we also pay cash for HIS meds...and a huge co pay for mine..



Yeah, you sure could use some help! Help with yer attitude. Im really
happy that youve achieved something to "afford" a pool, but to jump in a
thread for ppl in need of REAL utility assistance and claim that YOU could
use some help that way cuz of yer pool isnt exactly being considerate or
decent. Its just being rude and way too full of yerself and completely
inconsiderate of those who are struggling cuz of the financial burdens of
disability.

Whatcha did is NO DIFFERNT then jumping into a post about someone dying of
cancer and bragging about yer good fortune of being healthy.








<Hawki63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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we could use some help...just fell over opening this month's electric
bill....$462

no joke...yes we have a pool...ie filter on..and yes it has been so
ungodly hot the the a/c is being used


but that is twice what we have ever paid in any month in any year in the
past 21 years

I truly feel for those with no a/c.....and not enuf money to use it ...

yikes..it better cool off soon...




"LooseCannon" <lambchop.LC@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ruada wrote:


It does here. For Food stamps, for Social Security, for Legal Aide,
for
Food Banks, for Weatherization Programs

Sort of an aside here, but speaking of weatherization programs, the
other nite Im sitting here watching tv w/my SO and theres a knock at
the door. Some guy with the local gas company doing a door to door
inspection thing (fully OK...legit ID, etc.), making offers to anyone
who fits within the income levels (which were allot higher than I ever
woulda imagined!!!!) By the time this guy left, I had called two very
dear neighbors who are barely making it on their SS monies and had set
up appointments for them when he was done w/me. This guy did a quick
check of my heater, water heater & stove, all of which came out OK, but
he said if he'd found problems that since I qualified for this program,
they wouldve tried to fix the problem at no cost, and if unable to fix,
theyd replace em at no cost to me too. And, he said that as long as I
continue to qualify, they will fix or replace the heater & water heater
for the next 10 yrs. Helluva program! And he said theyd be back in
about 2 weeks to do some weatherization for me too.

The strange part, is that he said that virtually NO ONE really knows
about their program! No advertising, nothing. Not so much as fliers
put where ppl might find em. So since he's being promoted to head this
program for this area, he's starting to canvas neighborhoods when hes
NOT on the clock, looking for ppl who need help and tries to get
referrals from one place to another. I know I had recently been
looking at a home warranty program that covered just the basics that
you really need, and it wouldve cost me $36/month! And it just covered
the REAL basics, most of what this program covered.

I know theres several Californians who post here, and this particular
gas co. covers a great deal of Northern California, so anyone who is
even remotely lower income and a home owner can qualify if they are in
the PG&E area (Pacific Gas & Electricity), call them!

Here's the correct contact info for anyone who gets gas from PG&E:
1.800.989.9744
www.pge.com/energypartners




, for Medicaid, and on and on and on.

If you live in the same house both incomes count. No matter whether
you are
related or not. It is overwhelming. There is nowhere anyone can
afford to
live with out a roommate if you are at the bottom of the scale and no
situation where the roommates income does not count including the
sliding
fee Federally funded Neighborhood health Center. I know exactly what
she is
talking about.

The only way it doesn't count is if you pay rent, utilities, and all
that
separate with each of the companies on your own. Otherwise you are
one
household. Works real well to keep from having to pay benefits and
makes it
look like there are a whole lot less needy people than there are.
Check it
out -- you will see. I've tried while my hubby was out of work.
Nothing
works.
"LooseCannon" <lambchop.LC@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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ZombyWoof wrote:


On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:11:52 -0500, Marcia
<moonlitesonata2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote something wonderfully witty:
<snip>

I do not qualify for any legal aid, as I also did not during the
divorce. My room mate's income is included as household income,
even
though she is a disabled vet, and we are not related, nor do we
have
an intimate relationship.


I'm not trying to be nosey, even though it may seem that I am being
so, but how in hell can your "room-mate's" anything, be considered
part of yours by anybody? Who the hell told you that and why did
you
believe them? What's hers is hers and what's yours is yours. Next
time anyone else tells you anything differently tell them to sod
off.
You are each separate entities, you may share some living expenses,
but are not one household. Simply say you rent a room from her.
--

You can run, but you'll only die tired.

ZombyWoof

Zomby is 100% correct here! There is no way in hell that 2
unrelated,
unmarried ppl who share a domicile will EVER have the others income
counted in theirs! And it doesnt matter what state yer in too!





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