Now I have some idea of what life must be like for
refugees. No hot water, no electricity, no laundry, no cell phone service or
internet access. For about a week my small town in California was blacked out
by PG&E in a supposed attempt to protect the public from wildfires. During
a short reprieve lasting less than a day I was in a hospital for an important
procedure, and came home in pain to a cold, dark house.
For more than 40 years I have been a homeowner in California,
and like millions of others have certainly sent a good amount of money to PG&E.
Why did they not use their enormous income for repairs and tree trimming
instead of paying high salaries to some employees and huge stock dividends to
investors?
Living in this state has always been expensive, but it used
to be worth the cost. Now I would go back to the Midwest if I could, but at the
age of 82 I cannot simply move again. I am greatly saddened to see this
once-great state turn into Purgatory.
