Does Anyone Know Who to Call

lovemylittleboy

lovemylittleboy

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Ok . My daughter rents this little tiny apartment and it is all electric. Now her heat is not turn on , by her, she can't afford the bill so she keeps it off even in the very cold weather! I got her a small electric one to use from her living room to her bedroom.. Now in this tiny little apartment has run up a $700.00 bill! Which is just ludicrist!

The apt. she had before this one, which is in the same complex , the heater didn't work and when it rained hard last summer it totally flooded and her electric was still that high! I told her something is drastically wrong and call maintenance and the electric company and have them come and check everything and make sure no one else is tapped into her electric.

When the 1st apt. flooded they had to move her up a floor obviously, but the electric bill just keeps climbing. I don't understand this And now they are telling her she has to pay over 300 to get a payment plan set up which I think is wrong too! She is afraid to call anyone because she don't want to get anyone in trouble she said. UGH:mad:!!!!! So I just don't know who to call myself to get this straightened out.

My whole house didn't go over 150 bucks all winter and in summer it never get any higher with the A/C . Now this apt. is only a teeny tiny little thing, bedroom, bath, living room and a very small kitchen. The apt complex management will not fix the windows and everyone's windows are totally shot ....so antique! I just don't know where to begin on this I am tired of this and her for not getting to heart of the problem ...................700 bucks?????? Really? No she didn't owe anyone else cause she lived here with us when she moved here from Indiana ....This girl only makes 10 bucks an hour she can't do this! She likes the little place , but this is really really wrong her I just to know who is proper person to call at the electric company ? And the stinking management at the complex just don't listen
 

Ok, first thing I'd try is to talk with the Electric Company. Like with ours, they will come out and make recommends on how to lower your bills. Also, in most larger towns/cities, there is help for folks that are in that sort of trouble. I would call someone like the DHS, Department of Human Services. Or if there is a food-bank, they have lists of places that can help.

Let me know if she can do that? Denise
 
Ok I guess I will the Electric Company myself. She said she did and asked if they could come out and check to make sure no one else is dibbing in her electric. (I also thought that maybe they are trying to collect on the last person that lived there and didn't pay their bill) But they told her no. I said they can't tell you no.! She won't call to talk to anyone higher cause she said it isn't doing me any good.

And when she checked into help with the bill they just said she makes too much...............yeah right! 10 bucks an hour , 500 for rent, electric, food, and whatever else. I just cannot stand this. She let her Auto insurance lapse to pay electric and don't ya know someone hit hit her full speed in rear! The man never slowed down , and of he had no insurance.........so now she has no car either. She gets a ride to work with a person who lives behind her...thank God they work together! But I don't understand why this guy that hit her just gets to walk away scot free and she had hospital bills too because of that accident. The guy had to be texting cause he sure wasn't paying attention!
 

Well, don't forget your faith. There are some things (if we believe there is a God) that we can turn over to our God. Sometimes we have to blow off some steam and you did a good job of that. So now, when I'm in those kinds of stressful situations, I share them with my friends, like you did, then I start working on the solutions. When it rains, it does seem to pour doesn't it. The more you let your daughter make her own way through this (yes, be there to listen) the stronger she will be. I think I would let her call the electric company. She's an adult and it would be good for her to do this on her own. It's just something to think about.

I'm sorry I didn't get right back to you but I was offline for a bit, I will try to keep an eye on my email so I know if you write again;) You know things are going to work out:) Denise
 
Oh Denise I cannot forget the One who saved me! Never. I do pray for my kids everyday. I went over there a little bit ago and just got back and I told them both get on the stick NOW! Lol. You have no idea what I have been through with these two and everything else. Jesus Christ is the only One who keeps me standing. And that is the "Gospel Truth"
I didn't mean to blow off steam to bad............ sorry. But I told them I am done with their problems I have my own. But I did give them both some $$ so they could get food. But I am done. You know just my mom always said when they are little they walk all over your feet and when the are grown they walk all over your heart.
But God is in control I know this but boy the stress sometimes is overwhelming. We all get caught in it sometimes. But now that I am home I am already feeling better. It is all just how we respond to our trials.
Now I have to get this old dog of my husbands mother who passed 3 years ago (almost 4), To eat because she has a severe ear infection and I can't give her, her meds till she eats or she will get sick. I had her to the vet yesterday and she really needs this medicine. And drops in her ears which she won't let anyone mess with her ears she never did like that. SIGH..............
Ok I am good. Thank you Denise you are such a peach , thanks for listening to m rants lol lol it does help. My Bible group last night helped too. I just Thank the Lord for all of them and you too.
 
I knew you were gonna be ok, sometimes it's hard to know what to say, and really, I am a better listener than giving advice. I was wondering with your dog though, something that used to work for me and my pup, was I always fed her dog food. But when it came to her not feeling well or not wanting to eat, I would give her something out of the norm, but not a lot. She loved yogurt, and I thought that might also help her tummy. Or, I sometimes gave her a piece of hot dog or (I know, not good for dogs) anything so then she could have the meds. Maybe that could work for you.

There's lots of people that have children here that could help you I think, better than I since I have none. But I was one, and I was no peach, LOL!!

Have a good night, and get your rest;) denise
 
Yeah I know Denise . she is so very picky though. You wouldn't believe it. I put chicken and gravy in her food and that usually does the trick, she is just not feeling good I know but ....maybe I will microwave some bologna. She had ox tail this morning and a few pieces of chicken. She puked some of that up but not all. The meds are strong but she is hurting. But she is starting to not shake her head so much. She got a big shot yesterday at the vet and only what I gave her this morning. She still has a dose and drops. But we will get through it............. Ok then You have a good night yourself. ! ;)
 
I'm sorry you have to go through that but yes, whatever she will eat. I'm so glad she has you to take care of her. We talk a lot about the love of animals on this forum, lots of animal lovers:) denise
 
I love my animals. I have a very bad umbrella cockatoo too. Ugh. he is 34 now. But I lost my Levi my best friend and companion jan 9th and I just am having a hard time still with that. We were super bonded. He had very aggressive cancer and I cared for him to the end .....I have never been so heart broken .....we did everything together. And now that the weather will be getting half descent I am just lost because we always walked and went for rides ............I miss his big bright eyes ....he was glued to my side. I love that dog. He is cremated and sitting on my end table with his picture and paw prints. He was a beagle/Russell mix. He had the energy of a Russell and bark of the Beagle. He had the Russell tail too. He was my good boy. He wasn't wild about Nyla coming to live here. It took me 3 years to get them to be in the same room. He just wanted me and none else after we lost Smokey his best buddy. Smokey was 14 and we got Levi to help perk Smokey when he was 9-10 years old and let me tell you Levi just made Smokey feel young again.
 
If I were your daughter, I'd face up to the fact that I just couldn't afford to live in that place and move into an apartment where the utilities are paid, even if the rent is a little higher. She also should not be so afraid to rock the boat -- if she's being overcharged, she is being overcharged. She needs to stand up for herself!

Electric stuff is local, but I'm sure there is some way to protest a bill. I got a bill one that was completely out of sight and insisted they come back and re-read the meter and also check to see what in my house was pulling so much power. Turns out they had misread the meter. I don't think they can just refuse to come out and re-read, and most electric companies do offer to help figure out what is overusing power. Maybe an old stove or refrigerator is running all the time when it shouldn't be, or maybe the meter is faulty. She needs to insist that they prove to her why she owes such an outrageous amount for such a little apartment. Space heaters run up your bill a lot, but $700 in a month is a WHOLE lot.
 
lovemylittleboy said:
I love my animals. I have a very bad umbrella cockatoo too. Ugh. he is 34 now. But I lost my Levi my best friend and companion jan 9th and I just am having a hard time still with that. We were super bonded. He had very aggressive cancer and I cared for him to the end .....I have never been so heart broken .....we did everything together. And now that the weather will be getting half descent I am just lost because we always walked and went for rides ............I miss his big bright eyes ....he was glued to my side. I love that dog. He is cremated and sitting on my end table with his picture and paw prints. He was a beagle/Russell mix. He had the energy of a Russell and bark of the Beagle. He had the Russell tail too. He was my good boy. He wasn't wild about Nyla coming to live here. It took me 3 years to get them to be in the same room. He just wanted me and none else after we lost Smokey his best buddy. Smokey was 14 and we got Levi to help perk Smokey when he was 9-10 years old and let me tell you Levi just made Smokey feel young again.
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I know how you feel. I just had to put my old Harold to sleep in February. He was 13 and had an aggressive tumor that was making him feel worse every day. I couldn't bear to watch my beloved old "soul dog" suffer any more, so I let him go.

My other dog (also 13) now has kidney failure. It is so hard when they get old. We are trying some last ditch meds, etc. to get her some more quality time. She has perked up a little and is now eating again, so I"m crossing my fingers and praying that we are not at the end of the road. The saddest part is that every time I adopt a dog, I know that this will ultimately happen some day unless I die first. When Emily dies, I will adopt again, because I can't do life without a diggie.
 
I totally get where you are coming from. Our other dog (his mothers) is old , 13 too, and she has issues as well. No I can't do this anymore either. I told my husband I want no more. Levi took the life out of me. But he insists he wants another one maybe even 2. I said well I don't and you are working , not here to take care of them. And he said well he will have more I said then I will move out.
 
Butterfly I have talked till I was blue in the face. And I am not talking no more. It is her problem, and I know I can't talk to the company for her. It has to be her. I just get so bent out of shape with her I could scream, I told her to move. I am just at my wits end with them.(my son lives in the same complex.) They live there because they can have their cats. Ugh I know it isn't the only place in the world. But I can't tell them that.
The little electric heater really don't take that much , I run one in my Cockatoo's room 24/7 in winter months. And my bill don't go way up.
 

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