I own two houses in two different states and pay utility bills on both; have seen them steadily climb over the past year or so. I'm burned up over that gawdawful cable TV-internet bill. Am working to settle two estates and have to make trips to my other home, 1,000 miles round trip, and have already spent over $1,700 for gasoline alone and that was before it hit $4.75/gal.Originally Posted by DaveStewart
Here's a new twist on the gasoline fiasco. Thieves in Hawkins and surrounding counties in TN have hit several businesses and individuals and drained their gas tanks. They crawl under the vehicle and make a hole about the size of a nickel and drain all the gas out into an unknown type of container. Some believe an oil catch pan (that doesn't hold much), a camper/motor home type portable septic tank, or whatever. They take the amount the container will hold and the rest just spills out on the ground. It even happened to a vehicle parked at the front door of Wal-Mart in Rogersville. Sounds like the catalytic converter thieves doesn't it. If you see someone working under a vehicle, don't assume they are having car trouble or that they own the car. Hang around for a few minutes and get the license plate number of the vehicle they LEAVE in and call the police.
The thing that breaks my heart most, is to go grocery shopping and see faces that show obvious stress as poor and elderly people, on low or fixed incomes, try to find something affordable to eat. I hear their sighs and moans as they look at the prices of items, set them back on the shelf and move on. I actually heard of an elderly woman buying tuna flavored cat food to eat. I've also heard they're buying dog food made of beef or chicken to eat. In AMERICA?!! I can recommend a good place for our lawmakers to make some changes.
The sky IS falling.
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