Power outages spurred by the combination of bad weather and utility shutoffs in a bad economy could boost cases of carbon monoxide poisonings this year, health officials fear.
This is a truly sad story. Maybe some of this economic stimulus/infrastructure spending could go towards BURYING POWER LINES so that they don't snap with every ice storm.
As to cutting off power for unpaid bills --
Are utilities -- electricity, water and gas -- really a discretionary commodity?
You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead. |