Update and Sad Story

It's getting warmer here, the snow and ice are melting away,
leaving it's damages behind. I feel so badly for those who
have power outages. I have relatives near Neelyville, MO.,
who are suffering with no power. I have alot of diarist
friends from Kentucky who are also without power. Please
keep them in your prayers.
Yesterday I cleaned house. Not a small task, as I suffer
with Multiple Sclerosis along with being overweight.
After working in the kitchen, my hands became so overly
fatigued. But through it all, I just thank God I was able
to do what I did. God is my Rock. I couldn't make it
through a day without Him.


I read a story that broke me down to tears.
I'd like to share this with you:


Bay City, Mi. - In the dead of winter, anger is boiling over on South Chilson Street in Bay City, Michigan over what happened to 93-year-old Marvin Schur.

A neighbor found the widowed World War II veteran wearing four layers of clothes, wrapped in blankets on the floor. There were icicles hanging from the kitchen faucet. Schur froze to death in his own home.

Medical examiner Kanu Virani noted, "We actually found frostbite on his foot, so he was undergoing that process many hours before he became unconscious." Talkback:
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Neighbor Cindy Howell was outraged. "He froze to death inside his home. In his home, he froze to death. That's wrong."

Schur had fallen months behind in his electric bills, so the power company installed a limiting device on his meter: use too much power, and the device trips, cutting off all electricity. The homeowner then needs to go outside to hit a re-set button.

It's unclear whether Schur knew the limiter had been placed on his meter, or whether he was told how to re-set it.

Howell added, "The city has to be held accountable for that. You don't turn off anybody's electricity in the middle of the winter when it's below zero temperatures."

The power company says it has used limiters on delinquent bill payers for 18 years without incident... until now.

Philip Newton of Bay City Electric Light and Power said, "We are looking at this good and hard to see if we could possibly have avoided this."

Those with older relatives who live alone say that utility companies need to do more than just look at this situation -- they say companies need to think twice about pulling the plug.

Article found at:
http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0109/589588.html

Please, let's check on our neighbors...
With love,
Bonnie