I know I had to do what was right...

[MomtoSyd&Emma]

Ahhh dont you just love the employees of the companies that determine if we have power or not!?

Just yesterday I called about our gas bill and asked the lady what we owed (I couldnt find my bill, I have been on bed rest for a week due to surgery) and she said that our gas was to of been shut off YESTERDAY, well thank GOD it hadnt been.

I explained to her what was going on, and that I would have my Parents come by to pay it for me, she said not unless they have a bill! UGH She KNEW I couldnt find mine, and she had given me all kinds of private info on our acct but would NOT give me MY acct number. Finally my 3 yr old came in here fussing so I ended the call, called my Mom and she went down there, paid it NO problem just by my address! UGH (Oh and the kicker is my bill was a whopping $61, for 2 months, my Mom paid the past due of $25 for me plus $5) UGH UGH UGH

 

[Bettacreek]

I love our Allegheny power. They were generally very easy to work with. I had a good 2-3 months without paying them at one point in time, and as long as I stayed in contact with them, they didn't turn it off. Granted, we were under the poverty level, plus I think it's part of PA law.

Anyways, I hope that everything works out for you. If we weren't having financial issues ourselves right now, I'd help out.

 

[Katy]

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I don't pay the internet and the cable is already cut off. My mom is the one that pays the internet and phone (which is a combo package). She had that turned on for emergancies, for the phones. I have Video Phone and it requires internet to work, the phone line comes with the internet (DSL). I live out in the middle of no where and pregnant, my mom refuses to let me go without the phone or the internet, also based on the fact that Im alone 85% of the time.

Hubby's cell phone is already cut off.
My mom did give me money to pay parts of the electric bill. She gave me $60 and I put in $60 but we owed a lil over $400 and the electric company wasn't satified with $120.

I too live out in the middle of nowhere and was alone probably 18 hours out of every day when I had little kids and yes, even when I was pregnant. At that time we had only a "regular" house phone which cost us about $30 a month. I know a lot of people have what I consider to be extras that they consider to be necessities, that's their decision. All I'm saying is when my kids were little, I'd have went without whatever it took not to have to farm them out to friends and be away from me.

 

[ibpboo]

Oh my, I do pray your power is back on now, that you are able to get your children back. Best of luck to your hubby on getting work. Congratulations on your soon to be born child, and may your delivery be safe and your child be healthy.

 

[BarbK]

Edited to remove my comment. It was already stated.
I hate going without TV but hey the animals come first. Without them our grocery bill would be much more expensive.

 

[ams3651]

Do you have a Red Cross location near by? Many times they will pay a bill for you, especially being pregnant. That said, I believe if your dr will contact the electric company many times they will leave it on in a emergency situation, and I thought they couldnt cut you off in cold weather if you had kids? They cant here. The Salvation Army is another that may pay a bill for you. Do you qualify for LIHEAP thru the department of welfare for help in paying for heating? You may also be able to get a free cell phone and free minutes each month, here in Pa its 47 minutes, for emergencies. You would at least be able to contact your husband if he had it. https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/home.aspx

Good luck, I hope it works out soon.

 

[agnes_day]

i think you are a very sweet person and you care about your kids, but surely you see something wrong here..a while back you posted about how the school gave your kids clothes and helped with baby things, since you didnt have them. you werent able to feed your pet for 3 days because you couldnt buy any food.. doesnt your husband see that he needs to step up to the plate? he is allowing your electric to go off, allowing his children live elsewhere and isnt even providing the new baby with the necessary basics to start life. i would sit down with him and tell him that he needs to either get a job and be the man of the family or else he can move out so that you can get assistance with housing, childcare, and child support if necessary. there are jobs out there that he could get, if he truly wanted to do it. call centers, burger flipping, janitorial work, selling plasma as a last resort..anything to keep the wolf away from the door. when we first moved back to oklahoma, the only job my husband could find was working at whataburger..it was awful! he worked overnight shifts and it was in a bad neighborhood. i was almost due with my little girl, our kids ranged from 13 down to 4, and we lived in one of the worst neighborhoods in tulsa..no phone, internet, anything. he did it though, and he did it for a full year so we could get our foot into the door, so to speak. now he is back doing computer work, and we were able to get out of that situation.the point is, he did what he had to do. tell him that monday, if the other job doesnt work out, he needs to search of jobs online and get out the door.

i am not trying to be rude and harsh but i hate to think of kids going without during the holidays when something could be done and you need to have your feet propped up and being served breakfast in bed, not dealing with someone elses laziness.

 

[McCord6]

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My husband has done alot even when the doctor said NO. He was in the hospital 6 weeks ago for chest pain that they couldn't figure out where it was coming from so they suspected his heart, which is why he been out of work for a while. But Since he been out of work he been doing scrap yarding, going to people's houses (that call and request) picking up their trash and taking it to the scrap yard. It brought us some money but not enough since the prices at the scrap yard has been cut by alot! He was also doing odd jobs for a friends' mom. This was all until the truck broke down, leaving us hanging, then a old friend popped up and asked if hubby wants to help him with gathering stuff up and doing odd jobs for side money. They been doing it together and splitting the profit, which isn't much. when the electric got cut off, his friend gave him his half of the profit. If hubby doesn't get his job back at the AC company, he has a back up plan. There is a job site in Gainesville that hires just about anyone and they appoint the employees to different companies, ususally construction related, and they do odd jobs and stuff for that company and get paid daily (maybe $50 to $80 a day, depends on if you have your own transportation and if you are "carpooling" for others who don't have the transportation). Hubby is WELL known there and that is how he got his job at the AC company, was through them. The name of the company is Able Body Laborers.

The doctor has given him permission to go back to work but he needs to get the truck running, which is to replace the rear end. Just today his dad gave him the last parts that he needs, the truck should be on the road in a few hours, as soon as they get the new brakes, brake line and a few other things put on, which they are doing right now.

I am stressed out and so is he, everyone is. Im hoping and praying that things would get better now that he will be back to work on Monday.

He said he doesn't care if which it will be. If he doesn't go south with the AC company, he is going to ABL no matter what. I got the older kids back today, we descussed it and decided they can come home since the power IS back on. My friend BEGGED to keep Baby Lily for a lil while, She is having a BLAST, which I don't mind. She is being SPOILED over there and has ALOT of attention. This is giving me a lil time to get some stuff done (work work work) around the house and rest in between. Kids are outside with Papa right now doing this and that around the yard while Daddy is working on the truck. Im going back and forth between cleaning this and that and to the computer to see if I got any craigslist response.

I got alot done already today. I cleaned the fish tank, turtle tank, and scrubbed the truck's bed cover (I thought it was brown in color but suprise it is really WHITE!

It never been cleaned since we got it...

). Im actually feeling pretty good today, sore but have alot of energy. I want to tackle the yard myself, at least clean the front porch (CAN I?! I promise that I won't lift the heavy boxes, just straighten up a lil!). Im going to get as much laundry done as I can as well.

 

[Sunny the Hippie Chick]

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I thought she stated that her husband was out of work due to a medical condition. And just got the ok from the doctor to go back to work...

Oops OP beat me to it.. (comment about doctors not letting him work.)

 

[ams3651]

all that cleaning, sounds like someone is nesting.....