Poor woman needs help with her electric bills.

[nissangirl74]

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.

1) Go to the Georgia Power office and ask for a one month extension. Show the clerk proof of employment. Sign the papers. Done.

2) Visit the local Food Bank. They help with heating costs as well as free food.

3) Ask boss for more hours. Ask for an advance. Explain your situation. The worst he can say is no. TRY.

4) Are the sister and the mother working? If not, they need a job too. Even if it's just a part-time gig at McDonald's, that will pay the light bill.

5) Sell absolutely everything you don't need to survive. Food. Clothing. Shelter. That's it. Everything else is unnecessary. I don't care if the TV cost $4000 and they only get $400. That's a light bill. Same thing with the gaming consoles and the computer.

6) Wear a sweater and set the thermostat a little low. Turn your water heater down. Turn off lights when not in use. Wear your outer clothes an extra day to avoid greater laundry costs.

If the woman is for real, I can sympathize with her. I've slept in houses with cracks in the walls you can see daylight out of. I've slept in rooms so cold that you could see your breath out from under the covers. I've slept 10 people in a room because that was the only room we could afford to heat. I went three years without a telephone and a decade without cable. I drove a 1979 Datsun 210 with 200,000 miles on it. How did we make it? We worked together, we pooled our money, we bought the necessities, and did without the wants. That's what you do when you're poor but making it on your own.
However, if she isn't for real, she can bite me for making it harder for the people who are really in need to get the help that they deserve.

[LEMHEAD16]

^ what she said.

[AZhitman]

...and THAT'S why my wife is awesome.

[Jesda]

Besides, this thread is about Jesda's future ex-wife - we should be bashing him for withholding warmth and affection.

[AZhitman]

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Besides, this thread is about Jesda's future ex-wife - we should be bashing him for withholding warmth and affection.

If you google you can find her pathetic responses to criticisms on Facebook. She is a worthless, lazy piece of garbage.

In a future life, you and me are gonna make babies.

Don't worry, I'll support them - I'm cool with hard work.

[audtatious]

Macon, Dublin, Swainsboro, WR, all the other cities in middle GA have been hit hard. The south used to be the manufacturing hub for textiles and such, no more. There is no work like there used to be and what is available is tougher to get. Unfortunately you now have generations of poor who are happy dealing with the system and getting what they can. There is no initiative for these people to better themselves and there are generally no role models either. Things were sucky when I lived down there in the 80's and I'd hate to see how they are now.

Something else should be alarming about these trends. Social Security will be wiped out by the time most of these people (and their future generations) can receive it and they are usually living happily day to day with what they can get, thus, no financial stability for when they can't work anymore. What happens when? At least with the baby boomers the majority of them did pay into SS throughout their lives (thought usually not as much as they are withdrawing). How are the real working class going to pay for themselves AND be forced to pay for support of these people as well? Tax the rich only goes so far.

[AZhitman]

...and people will keep pointing fingers at those of us who HAVE worked our a$$es off to "make it" and complaining that we're not compassionate enough.

I used to wonder why my parents got so pissed every year at tax time... I get it now.

[MinisterofDOOM]

...and people will keep pointing fingers at those of us who HAVE worked our a$$es off to "make it" and complaining that we're not compassionate enough.

Even compassion must be earned. I don't go around saying how much I hate people all the time for my health. People are genuinely terrible most of the time. Self-obsessed, thoughtless, narrow-minded. Anyone wanting compassion from ME can start by not being any of those 3 things. That's step one. As soon as anyone can do that, we'll move on to step 2. I'm not holding my breath for step 2.

[jbracy7]

hey im in agreement with 80% of what has been said, but the system is there to help,are there ppl that abuse the system yes, does that mean that every one on welfare abuses the system no, there will always be bad apples in any bunch.BTW jesda if dats yo girl u know u could have helped her out,wit yo 360 and 40inch plasma bet u were playin fornza huh!

[sx moneypit]

...and people will keep pointing fingers at those of us who HAVE worked our a$$es off to "make it" and complaining that we're not compassionate enough.

Even compassion must be earned. I don't go around saying how much I hate people all the time for my health. People are genuinely terrible most of the time. Self-obsessed, thoughtless, narrow-minded. Anyone wanting compassion from ME can start by not being any of those 3 things. That's step one. As soon as anyone can do that, we'll move on to step 2. I'm not holding my breath for step 2.

As far as i am concerned ,you hit the nail on the head Chris!

[Razi]

MoD for president!

[Ace2cool]

MoD for world leader!