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eskielover · May 23, 2009, 06:29 PM

I want to thank Doc John & the Community team for reviewing my situation & understanding my need. I have been posting about this situation for awhile under "I have run out of Patience" http://forums.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=97256

I know my posts turn into novels at times.....seems it's hard to a lot into a few words so it's understandable that they are difficult to read at times.

The situation went from bad to worse to even worse.....once I went through my budget with all the expenses (after the electric company had strong armed me into agreeing to the amount they wanted each month).....I came up several hundred short.

My lawyer knew of this guy.....ended up he was a crook....not licensed & didn't have a licensed company he was working under like he implied (never ever go on implications....only facts & proof). Not only that, but he owns nothing & has been in prison for writing bad checks before....pretty much judgment proof. He said it would not make sense to throw money into legal costs only to get a judgment that I could never collect on. It has been obvious that its all been lies about the wrong compressor & the back order situation at the beginning or the guy would have been willing to get me the proof for me to send to the manufacturer.

It was at that point I knew my financial trouble with the electric company wasn't going to go away. Not only that but with the bad check he wrote the first time, I had extra fees & late fees that added up on top of just the bill.......so what was just over $2300 ended up being almost $2400. I had paid $1000 & what is now owed is just over $800.

Like Doc John said...I have gone to community assistance...then ran out of money for electric bills in March....which was when I finally got my compressor in & the manufacturer would finally review my situation.....they also let me think they would help....NO. That has left me with one time small amounts of help which are wonderful everything counts at this point. I have an appointment with Salvation Army next wednesday to see if they will do a one time help of another small amount......the Christian Life center also helped. My church is also trying to find some help.

I have appreciated all the support from everyone on my thread I posted.....the encouragement through all of this is wonderful & has helped keep me going. I never thought it would get to this point of needing financial help that I couldn't take care of myself.

I know emotional support through this means as much as financial.....I do want to thank PC for having a fund like this available for emergency situations like this......there isn't enough thanks in my heart for the support you all at PC have given over these last 4+ years.

Thank you all,
Debbie