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To the attention of:

US Senators from West Virginia: Joe III Manchin, John D. IV Rockefeller;
US Representatives from West Virginia: David B. McKinley, Nick J. II Rahall, Shelley Moore Capito;
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Mr. Manchin, I know your uncle when he was in office. I was a waitress in a club he visited every Sunday. I have to say he would be very disapointed in what is happining to the working class,disabled, and elderly people of WV. Everything goes to the able bodied non working person, 52 million dollors of the stimules money was thrown at the people on welfare, in a two weekl period, the same month the letter went out to inform the people getting SS and SSI that they would not get a raise the following year. that is tax payers money. why could the people on SS that worked thier lives and paid into it not get any of it. the average person around here got between  $2000. to $4000. just because the state was rushed to spend it so they would not have to return it. The crack dealers got most of it. Why would anyone get a job in WV . You are better off not working, you get free rent, food stamps, money to get a ride to drug clinic to pick up your goverment drugs to sell. dentle and medical . go to pain clinic . get more drugs to sell. free phone , utilites, everything is handed to these lazy people, when the working people can not even get a medical card for their children. I am sitting here now, a single mother of 3 two special needs children. one teen that has no medical insurance, my income is to high for any help under the guidlines. I was on the gas budget, last year, I get sick in Dec, was in bed until March. my yearly budget had to be paid in full. it was 1,174.92. I had not been able to work, I have to boil water to bathe my children and wash dishes, I have two unhealthy children, I have no heat, I can not get my gas on . This is not fair. It is as though I am being punnished for working 

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I need help paying my bills please help me

Hello, to all I am here to ask for help with getting my car repaired so that we could have heat in the car. I have four kids that I take to school every morning and last week my heater coil went out in my car. I found a good mechanic that said he would do it for me for $125 which is a wonderful price considering that he has to take my dash out to get to it. I have to buy the part which is $48.99 from the local Auto Zone. Please if anyone out there could help with this request it would be so much appreciated and my kids will not continue to freeze in the mornings going to school. We live in Michigan and it has been getting colder and colder by the day. I do have paypal if anyone can donate. Thank you so much for reading and ((hugs)) to all.

Today has been a bad day. I struggle to keep food on the table.
We need a portable heater. I have tried freecycle looking for one.
I am just really down today.

Well I am back, I dont have much to say today, but I did want to make an attempt to write something intelligent and inspiring to myself and perhaps someone else. It is 86 degrees right at the moment and the humidity is high, which presents unpleasent conditions excpecially if u have no fan or a/c. However, I have always been creative, I just have me and my boys run up the hill (my backyard, hey at least I have one.) lol and run thru the sprinkler. I have long hair, once it is wet, I feel a lot better for a bit of time. Hey it works and it cost me nothing. (i don't pay for water).

In regards to my goal, to get off the net a little more, I have been somewhat successful, not a complete sucess, but I have more done than I did when I posted that entry. I am definetly aware than I was b4 I log on. I look around, and think of something i can do b4 I log on, or when the pc is loading. I will master it. I guess recognizing what I must do, is important too. I guess we will see how I do on that tonight. I still have an hour to do tonight. I have yet to sort thru Ethans toys and they are all thrown together.

I walked to the store today, and I found 45 cents in bottle returns. (here in NY soda, beer and water bottles have a 5cent return) matthew complained I was picking them up, but of course I didnt listen. lol. I live 5 houses from a pretty busy bar. I am a early riser and i ussually find  a can or two before the janitor comes in. It is not much, but it adds up. I live right down the road from a bottle return center so they r easy to dispose of.

Today has been a trying day, not just cuz of the heat, but I am having some personal problems with Ethans dad. I am not gonna say anything cuz i have nothing to say nice, and it serves no purpose. I am slowely learning u can't argue with idiots. We have a very terrible relationship. He is 51 yrs old and well he is .......(never mind)

That is an area of my life, that I am struggling with gr8tly, I am not overly anxious to share it as it is down right embarrassing and I am being victimized. I know I am, and I dont know how to make it stop. The man won't hit me, as he knows I would throw his but in jail, but that is about all I want to say. I will work on talking about that, I have too, but I am just so fustrated and embarressed. Lets just leave it at the man has it friggen made and there is nothing I  can do about it, I can't jepordize my  kids, and he is a very mean person. If i take Ethan away, he would literally kill me. He has nothing to lose. Ethan is all he has. It really fustrates me, ugh....

well, i made a little progress here as i spoke of ethans dad, I ussually don't speak of him, but I am gonna have too. I guess, well i don't know .....

Matthews father died when he was 6 mo. old from a multiple drug overdose, so he is never a problem. I dont get any survior benefits for Matthew, cuz his dad never pd into the system. The only wacky part about that, is ssi gave him a disability ck from the time he was 18 untill he died at the age of 28. so how in the heck could he work enough quarters, if he was freakin disabled. Just freakin unbelievable.  oh well, that is old news anyhow.

I recieved two blessings today. First Ethan got some underwear, he wont use the potty, and he has been holding his bladder all day, he is resting at the moment, I will make sure he uses the bathroom when i wake him up. I better do that soon or i will wish I had cuz ill never get to bed. As u can imagine with Ethan being 4 yrs and 5 months old he REALLY needed underwear.

The second blessing I recieved today was matthews grandfather took him shopping for his upcomming Boy scout trip on Sunday. I was afraid he wasn't gonna be able to go, cuz he wouldn't have what he needs. Now he will probably be the most prepared kid there. Matt goes to church with the Latter Day Saints. aka Mormans. They r good ppl, just not for me. Been there, done that. However there are a lot of positive male role models there, and Matthew is in desprate need of them. They sponsered his cost for the camp. Matthew worked it off thru community service with them. So it will be pretty quiet here next wk. 6 nights and 7 days. woo hoo......lol

well , i got to go wake ethan up and run thru the sprinkler and of course put him on the potty. I will see u all tommorrow. I am sorry if i don't have any thing uplifting to say but I am sweating my butt off.

My work has slowed way down, and the bills seem to keep going up.I have
been robbing Peter to pay Paul for that past 2 months.
I had planned to buy groceries last week but my electric bill was so high i had to take the money from the groceries to pay it  ...so back I'm to nothing.
my pipes are frozen and i am heating my trailer with one heater i dont now where to turn or what to do i work 20-30 hours a week as we was but back on hours and my check will not pay for everything. if anyone can help with a electric heater or blanket and some food it would be a blessing and very greatful Thank you for looking and for any assistance you can give during this time of unforeseen hardship.

Teresa

We are having problems with turning our gas back on. The bill is 607 dollars and they want 480 up front or they won't turn it on. Winter is fast approaching and I have a baby with health issues. I can't get any help til November 1st. Please pray for us! Thanks

My mom who is currently disabled owes dte energy for our heat a little under 3k with a 1k monthly income there is no way she can pay i am disabled myself so i can not help that much even if i wanted to. she has Fibromyalgia,Rheumatoid arthritis, High blood pressure. we live in northern michigan and it is almost oct and we have no heat we pay 500 for rent and and pay electric phone cat food and thats it we dont have money for nything else let alone that bill so if someone could help us we would appreciate it so so much

Supermarkets have these containers that are a lot like the old Tupperware containers but they're made of a very thin very tough plastic.  They're a really good size for an entree to microwave for lunch at work.  They're generally around 50 cents each for a set of five, so even if you use them and throw them away each time they cost a tenth as much as going to McDonald's or Subway.  My favorite size is the "soup and salad" size.

Usually when we cook a meal at home there is enough left for one or two lunches.  A chicken leg from the cacciatore, some sauce, on a bed of rice, that's one lunch.  If it's chili, fill it up an inch to an inch and a half with chili, put a slice of cornbread on top, not underneath, so it won't get soggy.  Spaghetti is pretty obvious.  Slightly less than half the container is generally enough.

For breaks, learn the value of a peanut butter sandwich, a banana, or a piece of fruit instead of those 75 cent snacks from the machines.  If you feel like you just have to have a bag of chips, split it between two breaks.  

Sometimes I like bottled water, sometimes I refill the bottles with tap water depending, and you can make Kool-Aid and refill water or soda bottles.  Soda pop generally costs 25 to 33 cents per can in the 12 packs so you can save money by buying 12 packs instead of out of the machine.  Generic drinking water can cost as little as 15 cents for a half liter in a 24 pack. 

If you work in the heat and use a sports drink like Gatorade or Powerade be careful with it.  Those drinks generally need to be taken with equal amounts of water.  It saves money to cut a bottle of a sports drink with an equal amount of water, half the money that you spend on them, so you're both making the drinks work better and saving money.

Another thing that I do is make up some Hamburger Helper and divide it between four or five containers.  That's between one and two dollars for the mix, depending on the sales, and about two dollars for hamburger or ground turkey.  That costs 75 cents to a dollar for a meal.  I like the free lunches better that you can get from freezing leftovers but sometimes you don't have enough leftovers.  They can also be used for lunches when you're off work or unemployed.

I really need help. In nine days, My two children and I will be  evicted from our apartment if I don't come up with $2000 to re-instate our utilities. I've never received child support and have a lot of roadblocks toward most aid as I am a single  father. Even if it's just loans, that's fine. I startt working 12hr, 7 day a week shifts beginning in June. So yeah, if you  can help, my  email is bpangburn_mtwc@yahoo.com

HI Everyone.....I hope today will be prosperous for everyone on Aidpage.  I would like to share the latest regarding my natural gas bill and how I am handling it. I moved into my house in December. During the cold winter months my natural gas bill was insane.  I kept my house like and ice box because I was afraid of what the bill would be.  My fears proved to be correct. For that matter, I should have stayed toasty warm and "been in an in-home" tropical paradise. Anyway, I am currently 500.00 plus behind in my natural gas bill.  I have noone to help and I am still unemployed.  I have contacted 4 different agencies that assist in paying all or a huge portion of one's natural gas bill so that they will not be without heat, etc.  These calls included Urban Ministries, the Salvation Army, social services, etc. Since I have not lived in my current house a complete six months, in this city, no agency could/can help me.  I am caught between the proverbial "rock and a hard place". My gas has been scheduled for disconnection on 4-7.  After numerous calls with Piedmont Natural Gas, it will still be disconnnected on 4-7 unless I can come up with 251.56. I do not want my natural gas to be turned off because when I am able to pay it I will have to pay a reconnection fee which will only add to the situation.  I am receiving UI, however, it is not enough to cover my rent.  According to the North Carolina Public Utilities Commission, a customer has the right to dispute the termination notice.  First you must call your natural gas company.  My provider happens to be Piedmont Natural Gas (which I have contacted numerous times in the past few weeks). If you cannot make progress there, you can appeal (informally) to the NC Utilities Commission by phone (919)733-9277, appear in person, or by writing the North Carolina Utilities Commission at the following address:

Consumer Services Division Public Staff-North Carolina Utilities Commission

PO Box 29520

Raleigh, NC 27626-0520

I have written and submitted correspondence to the commission to request assistance or guidance in this matter. I am also going to appear in person tomorrow to discuss options.  I will let everyone know the outcome.  I know that this posting is related to North Carolinians but  that is where I live and that is what I know.  I can only assume that most ,if not all states have a commission in which to contact.  Please share if you have engaged in the same or similar scenario.  Stay tuned for the results.

Hi.  I am a 39 year old mother of two.  I work two jobs and barely survive these days.  The winter is very hard because we heat with propane.  I have made it this far and I am down to the last couple of months.  I will need to get at least 200 more gallons of propane to get me through until the middle of March.  I just got 200 gallons but it will only last about three weeks which will take me close to the end of February.  200 gallons will cost around $500.00 depending on the price of propane at the time I call to get delivery.  I would appreciate any help that anyone could provide.  Just so you know I do not waste propane.  I keep my furnace at 58 degrees so that we don't use it too quickly.  It's not all that warm in here but it's not freezing either.  We bundle up and use blankets alot!  Thanks for any help that anyone can give.

I have nowhere to turn. I have called every organization in town, they are out of funding till after the new year. I received a shut off for my gas bill last night. They gave 5 days from date they send letter out. today is day 5. I have to pay $170.90 by tonight. I only have $6. Won't have any money till next friday. Then I have to pay the elctric and water bills with that. They won't wait that long. I have five kids and will have no way to take care of them. the gas runs our hot water heater, house heating, and stove. I don't even have a tub so there is no point in trying to microwave water. We only have a shower stall.
I am overwhelmed and need help.  We will have no heat, hotwater, or way to cook. I am begging for help! Please! you can send the money to the company directly, I can give you the phone number and all the information you need. or if it's easier i do have a paypal account. I am desperate for a hero. Thank-you for any help possible. I hope I can return the wish someday. please email me at great_abyss@att.net