Posted by Old Ford Mechanic on February 03, 2008 at 08:38:47 from (67.72.98.118):
Just got back from a visit with an elderly couple that live in my community.They are both in their 70's.I heard talk around the local store yesterday that they had been having a few problems so,i went to talk to them to see if my wife and i could help.The mans wife has had a few health problems in the past and has not been feeling well because of a virus in the past couple of weeks.The man usually visits the store often,but due to his wife's sickness had not been around much lately.This morning i found them in sitting in their living room coverd with blankets.The heat in the house was off.Nows its around 40 degrees here this morning but,its been getting down into the 20's here at night sometimes ever colder.After talking with them i found that that had very little propane left to provide heat for the home and they were trying the save what they could for colder weather.They said that they were both having to take prescription medication and that they just did not have the money to use their heat.The co-pay for the medicine along with the other monthly bills they had is not leaving enough to buy the propane they need.The propane prices here have almost doubled here form about $2.25 to around $4.00 per gallon and they can't afford to pay it.They have no other income other than the monthly Social Security they each receive.Now i've known these folks all my life and i know that are in need of help.My wife and daughter have just left after preparing breakfast to take over to this couple.Now i like to think that i'm a tough individual when it comes to dealing with things you encounter in life but,i was in tears for these wonderful old folks on my way home.And somehow and someway,if i'm alive tomorrow these people will have a full tank of propane by nightfall.I'm gonna talk to others in our community and see if we can help these folks.I guess what i'm trying to say,or wondering is what are the older and less fortunate people gonna do in this country? With the cost of heathcare and heating the homes along with their other bills,many of them can't afford it any longer.These folks have nowhere to turn for help.Our country is in a mess and the older retired fixed income Americans are paying a steep price.People in my community i feel will help the folks i know out.But so many are out there who have no help.I feel that we are living in a country that has lost its way.Big business has taken our moral responsibilites away form us.Money in the eyes of the the oil barons and the politicans have left the people that i have learned from and respected and owe so much in a world of hurt.I see their hurt and i wonder where the rest of us will be in a few years.I'm sorry for this rant,but i'm so hurt and dissapointed after what i've seen this morning.Somehow things have got to get better.
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