Day By Day© by Chris Muir.Thursday, May 18, 2006
In the past, I've had problems with my electric company, as I'm sure everyone else has. But as hard-hearted as they may seem at times, they have never been this insane.
It was just a penny, but to Consumers Energy it was enough to cut off power in a local home. Jacqueline Williams, 41, of Flint had an electricity bill of $1,662.08 and paid all of it, except for one cent. That wasn't enough for the power company, which blacked her out for seven hours Wednesday.Imagine doing this to a woman who is on Social Security. She had to make a trip down there and give them a penny before they'd turn her service back on. Seven hours later.
The CMS Energy Corp. subsidiary told Williams the power would not be turned on until the penny was received.
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