gas and electric tuned off.with kids in the house.?

Question

i asked this Q.because i wanted to find out how heartless we truly are as human beings.almost all of you have answered my true Q.thank you.

Answer 1

what!? are you sick? wheres child protection when you need them

Answer 2

Yes, the utility company can and will do that, regardless of children being in the home. If they could not, who would bother paying their bill? The head of the house should have tried to work something out with the utility company. There are also programs to assist people in need of heating assistance, such as the Salvation Army. If the circumstances are that dire, the person needs to apply to live in public housing.

At one time, I worked in the utility billing department and we worked out payment plans with people. As part of the job, I would help customers make budgets for their expenses. It always amazed me to hear the person did not have the funds to pay for heat in their home (Pennsylvania) yet had a cell phone, cable television, internet service, and many other expenses that were really not crucial to survival. And before you think I don't know what it is to deal with hardship, I grew up in a housing project, without running water at times, in the dark at others. It's all about the choices we make. My mother worked 7 days a week to get us out of the projects and off of welfare. This person's current dilemma is not the fault of the utility company.

Answer 3

That's incredible! On the other hand, judging by the price of gas and power, the people behind the companies are mostly monsters. I do know that you can get help in those situations, though. http://liheap.ncat.org/ should help. There are allotted emergency funds per state that help pay low income families' power bills.

Answer 4

Its against the law in most states to turn them off in the dead of winter if there is a chance of freezing weather.

Answer 5

get the kids out of the house.