I know, It’s the same old bitch about the electric companies again…… We’re in an ongoing Freezing Rain\/Ice\/Sleet\/Snow storm right now, and, the power outages are already above the 150,000 mark….. In the 2007 Ice Storm over 600,000 were without power, and, some areas did not have power restored for over 4 WEEKS!….. According to our news reporters, “there’s nothing you can do – Ice builds up on the power lines and they come down”….. BS!….. They could bury the damn lines….. I heard all the sorry reasons why this can’t be done – 1. It’s too expensive, 2. The lines are easier to work on above ground (If they were buried, this would be a rare occurrence – just like water, gas, and sewer lines, which are buried), etc, etc….. It all boils down to GREED!….. The electric companies could care less about someone freezing to death due to a power outage, or, someone smashing into a power pole that wouldn’t be there if the lines were buried, or, someone burning their house down and themselves up by the inappropriate use of gas heaters…… Nope, they are only interested in PROFIT!…. They don’t care about loss of life, injury, property damage, or any inconvenience to the customer – Just as long as you pay-up every month….. They are quite happy to sit back using the same dinosaur technology that started with the planting of the first power pole in the late 1800’s!….. It’s the Twenty-First Century, people, it’s time to force the electric companies and their political cronies into it…… <\/p>\n
What other companies do you know of that would remain in business, when, at the most critical time that you need their service, it’s not available?…… How do they get away with it?…. They’re a PUBLIC UTILITY!….. All their power poles and lines are on PUBLIC PROPERTY!…. They are regulated (yeah, right) by the same local politicians that like to put money in their pocket also!….. Sadly, it comes down to the American voter, who, for the most part, doesn’t even vote, or, just votes the same crooked politician back in office…. <\/p>\n
WAKE UP, CITIZEN, YOU ARE SCREWING YOURSELF!….. Not only do you pay for a service you can’t get when you need it most, the electric companies pass all the constant repair costs on to you by going to the Corporation Commission (the politicians I mentioned earlier) and filing for, AND, getting an across the board rate hike……<\/p>\n
Am I the only one who sees this?….. Am I that far off base?….. Let me know what you think out there MR Community Members on this subject – Only if you have the time – It’s really not that important – Don’t make waves…… (Point Taken? – I Hope So)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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