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About half of our city lost power today due to a blown transformer. My co-worker's day job is with the local power company. She processed hundreds of bill payments today. On a usual day, she processes about a dozen or so. Today, they had line-ups out the door.
Everyone thought that their power went out because they hadn't paid their bill.
When she told me, I expressed concern because I assumed this was a clear sign that more people are struggling to make ends meet. She said, "Oh, please. Half of these people don't pay anything until its three months overdue and they get a phone call. It's just how they manage their money. They're not poor, they're just lazy and unorganized."
Maybe a planned outage for a few hours one a month would do more for them than their collections department.
Everyone thought that their power went out because they hadn't paid their bill.
When she told me, I expressed concern because I assumed this was a clear sign that more people are struggling to make ends meet. She said, "Oh, please. Half of these people don't pay anything until its three months overdue and they get a phone call. It's just how they manage their money. They're not poor, they're just lazy and unorganized."
Maybe a planned outage for a few hours one a month would do more for them than their collections department.
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