She Begged For Mercy. The Utility Cut Her Elderly Parents’ Power Anyway

[Johnboy60]

Angela Haislip begged the power company not to cut off service to her elderly mother and stepfather, both stroke victims who depend on oxygen machines and nebulizers to breathe.

In more than 20 years, her parents had “never, ever, ever missed a payment” to the Halifax Electric Membership Corporation, the power co-operative that serves rural Warren County, North Carolina, she said. Haislip’s 70-year-old mother had actually overpaid last year by so much, she built up enough credit that she hadn’t had to pay for the first two months of 2020.
She Begged For Mercy. The Utility Cut Her Elderly Parents’ Power Anyway.

 

[Basil the Great]

Angela Haislip begged the power company not to cut off service to her elderly mother and stepfather, both stroke victims who depend on oxygen machines and nebulizers to breathe.

In more than 20 years, her parents had “never, ever, ever missed a payment” to the Halifax Electric Membership Corporation, the power co-operative that serves rural Warren County, North Carolina, she said. Haislip’s 70-year-old mother had actually overpaid last year by so much, she built up enough credit that she hadn’t had to pay for the first two months of 2020.
She Begged For Mercy. The Utility Cut Her Elderly Parents’ Power Anyway.

I have a good friend who often uses the phrase "corporate America" when we see a news item like the above, to indicate that much/most of Corporate America only cares about one thing, making money....

Some Governors have issued orders for utilities not to cut off service during the crisis, including mine, but NC's Governor may not be one of them?

 

[keith99]

I have a good friend who often uses the phrase "corporate America" when we see a news item like the above, to indicate that much/most of Corporate America only cares about one thing, making money....

Some Governors have issued orders for utilities not to cut off service during the crisis, including mine, but NC's Governor may not be one of them?

Rather unfair as this was a co-op not a corporation or business of any kind.

Oops!

 

[JCFantasy23]

Sad news for the parents and daughter

And this:

Her parents’ nurse, covered by Medicaid, stopped coming out of concern that she wouldn’t be able to wash her hands if the trailer lacked electricity to run water pumps, which would put her at greater risk of exposure to COVID-19.

“There’s no way for them to stay clean, so she’s taken off until the electricity’s resolved,” Haislip said. “I don’t blame her. I can see why she wouldn’t want to put herself at risk.”

That left Haislip as her parents’ only lifeline to food, water, electricity and medical care, making it impossible to maintain the social distance doctors recommend to lower the chances of infecting elderly relatives, who are most at risk from the disease’s deadliest effects.​

He has just been released with a stroke to this home, so I get her calling on the parents behalf - their energy levels must be nearly shot right now.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I guess she should have kept overpaying, it is all on her.