New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) is one of the electric utility's here in New York. Since I have lived other places in NY and experienced customer service with other companies I can say that I feel qualified to review this company.
In the last 18 years I have paid over $10,840 in delivery fees. In that 18 years I have not called for service, nor have they spent any of that money to directly supply my electric, other than the original lines from the transformer to the pole.
The storm that occurred on May 8th, 2010 broke the pole and left it dangling, being suspended buy the electrical wires and guide wire. In the process it stretched the wires in the box as well. I called NYSEG and they totally blew me off. I have a dangerous situation and they have a total disregard for public safety. I do not know about you but to me it is a little scary. If the pole falls completely it will cause the wires to be pulled out of the transformer, probably causing an explosion.
I called to get the juice turned off so we could correct the service panel and they gave me a bunch of bull about making an appointment and maybe needing an engineer. For Christ sake, what a money grabbing bunch of thief's. I will tell you what. From this day forward I am going to do everything in my power to make sure they do not get one penny more from me.
I would rather spend my money on batteries than give it to them. Those people all drive new vehicles, get vacation time and sick time, they have health plans and who knows what else for benefits. I work from home on my computer, and qualify for HEAP, and other assistance. I do not get paid vacation, sick days, a raise or a health plan.
If I called RG&E (Rochester Gas & Electric) about all this they would have been here 2 weeks ago, and the whole thing would have been taken care of. I would not have had to put my employer in a bad situation, I would not be worrying about it falling on a car coming into the driveway, or falling when someone is walking up the road. I would not be worrying about it shorting out and popping or burning a breaker in the house.
Maybe if they remembered who paid the wages they would be a little more accommodating. On June 13, 2010 we should all shut the electric off in the house and see who pays the wages on Monday. The real slap in the head to us all is the raise they got. Everyone does realize that your bill will be going up shortly, right? They are crying because they only got half of what they asked for. With service like this I can't understand how they got any.
I will update as the days go by. The lesson learned is do not buy property in the NYSEG service area. They admitted several years ago to the Town Board that they used shotty second hand equipment to service this area, I guess it does not stop there.
Want to see what they promise? Go here: nyseg.com.
Just remember they are a for-a-large-profit business.
....and as it goes.
Deb
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Anybody Pulling Their Hair Out over A 2001 Chevy Tracker?
Well, I am. I own a 2001 Chevy Tracker. It is my first 4-wheel drive vehicle. I love being able to have access to the 4 wheel drive in bad weather, and it sits high enough to take through the field if I have to but the thing is nickel and diming me to death.
Two years ago the timing chain broke. The codes read that there was a problem with the cam shaft sensor. Yep sure was, it was not turning because the timing chain was broke. That said my two brothers and Dad tore the thing down and commenced surgery. They did an excellent job and the thing ran real well (so my daughter says because I never got to drive it after ward). About a year ago it started to run rough and now I can't take it out of the driveway without 3 feet to keep it running (it is a standard and have to keep one foot on the gas all the time, which leaves my left foot to the clutch and brake at the same time). It has no power and when you live in a region as I do where you are either going up or down and there is no flat road this is a problem.
The thing has 135,000 miles on it, which now days really is not that many, but she acts like she has 200,000. I like Chevy. Even my little Daewoo Lanos Hatchback which I might add has an engine light that NEVER goes off, unless something serious happens. The last time the engine light went off in that was when the timing belt broke. So unless the engine light is on in that car I do not dare drive it, and if I am driving it and the engine light goes off I get really scared because it means big bucks.The main problem here is that in NY if the engine light is on you can't get it inspected. Last year my mechanic had the vehicle for 2 months trying to get the light to off long enough to inspect it. The car purrs like a kitten though, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. The Tracker on the other hand will likely kill me and the engine light is not on. Thanks New York State to signing my death certificate over a damn engine light.
Perhaps my family will sue New York State when I kill myself driving a vehicle deemed to be safe by NY, that really is not, but because it will pass inspection it is the only vehicle I will have to drive. The New York State vehicle inspection program is nothing but a scam to fill the coffers, and maybe if more people died and families sued over it they would make the program based on safety instead of politics.
So I guess if you have a unsafe vehicle you have to drive like me because you live in New York State I will look forward to meeting you on the other side to swap body parts and horror stories.
And as it goes....
Deb
Two years ago the timing chain broke. The codes read that there was a problem with the cam shaft sensor. Yep sure was, it was not turning because the timing chain was broke. That said my two brothers and Dad tore the thing down and commenced surgery. They did an excellent job and the thing ran real well (so my daughter says because I never got to drive it after ward). About a year ago it started to run rough and now I can't take it out of the driveway without 3 feet to keep it running (it is a standard and have to keep one foot on the gas all the time, which leaves my left foot to the clutch and brake at the same time). It has no power and when you live in a region as I do where you are either going up or down and there is no flat road this is a problem.
The thing has 135,000 miles on it, which now days really is not that many, but she acts like she has 200,000. I like Chevy. Even my little Daewoo Lanos Hatchback which I might add has an engine light that NEVER goes off, unless something serious happens. The last time the engine light went off in that was when the timing belt broke. So unless the engine light is on in that car I do not dare drive it, and if I am driving it and the engine light goes off I get really scared because it means big bucks.The main problem here is that in NY if the engine light is on you can't get it inspected. Last year my mechanic had the vehicle for 2 months trying to get the light to off long enough to inspect it. The car purrs like a kitten though, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. The Tracker on the other hand will likely kill me and the engine light is not on. Thanks New York State to signing my death certificate over a damn engine light.
Perhaps my family will sue New York State when I kill myself driving a vehicle deemed to be safe by NY, that really is not, but because it will pass inspection it is the only vehicle I will have to drive. The New York State vehicle inspection program is nothing but a scam to fill the coffers, and maybe if more people died and families sued over it they would make the program based on safety instead of politics.
So I guess if you have a unsafe vehicle you have to drive like me because you live in New York State I will look forward to meeting you on the other side to swap body parts and horror stories.
And as it goes....
Deb
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Verizon Customer Service: A Review
Today I would like to tell you about my experience with Verizon. As you may remember back last December I was waiting for my Tracfone to arrive and out of desperation resorted to ordering a cell phone from Verizon. It was supposed to be an addition to my existing account and cost about $20. Well as it turned out my bill went from 66 dollars to as much as 265 dollars. It was a little more than the 20 dollars I expected. I have to say if I had used the plan as it was designed the bill would not have been that much. In the wake of my Dad’s illness the need for inter family communication went up 500 fold.
So today I called Verizon to discuss my plan and bill. I have to say I was greeted with a very knowledgeable lady who took her time and went over the last 3 months bills analyzing where the most usage was and discussed in full my other options, and the cost. She answered all my questions and did not at anytime during this conversation did I feel pressured or hurried.
I left this interaction with the Verizon customer Service Agent with a new plan that will be more within my budget and service that meets my needs. Thumbs up Verizon!
It was so nice to talk with someone who was interested in helping me rather than selling me something more than what I needed. Thanks.
And as it goes……
Deb
So today I called Verizon to discuss my plan and bill. I have to say I was greeted with a very knowledgeable lady who took her time and went over the last 3 months bills analyzing where the most usage was and discussed in full my other options, and the cost. She answered all my questions and did not at anytime during this conversation did I feel pressured or hurried.
I left this interaction with the Verizon customer Service Agent with a new plan that will be more within my budget and service that meets my needs. Thumbs up Verizon!
It was so nice to talk with someone who was interested in helping me rather than selling me something more than what I needed. Thanks.
And as it goes……
Deb
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Everything Is Growing Like A Weed And I Need to Get The Spring Cleaning Done
The home I currently live in I rented for many years before returning to it. It has been about 4 years since my return. My first year I had my gallbladder out, and last year I had the pulmonary embolism so I really have only had two healthy years since returning home. I am finally making some head way on cleaning up the dump this place has turned into. NY State says you have to keep your renters stuff for a year even after they stiff you on the rent and move out in the middle of the night. One set of renters left me 52 garbage bags worth of garbage (the 55 gallon bags I might add) and stole the TV I let them borrow. Others have left furniture, toys, clothes, tools, you name it, and it has been left behind. Most all of it junk, because it is broken, dirty, torn or misused in some way.
To this end I have been dividing stuff up into piles. One pile is going to the junk yard. Prices are up on metal recyclables and I could use an extra couple hundred dollars. Trips to the junk yard are a profitable venture if in need of some quick cash. Another pile is going to be relocated to the front yard for sale. Another pile is going to be donated to people I know who could use it, and the last pile is the “I am not real sure what to do with it” pile. My garbage pickup guy is not going to be impressed with me when they come to empty the dumpster because it is not all fitting in the dumpster.
Now, about the green growth. This is a rural area I live in and all this stuff is sitting in the field behind the barn. I had counted on the cool spring weather to give me a good month of gathering all the junk and going through it all before the field grasses started to grow and hiding everything in the field. So far this concept is not working for me. All this warm weather with rain every few days has set the field grasses in over drive, and the snakes are already out. I know this will not go over well with some folks who are snake lovers, but I am not one of them. If you have ever seen a snakes den full of eggs then you know nobody will miss the 6 that met with the end of my shovel. And honestly it is not the 6 I killed that bother me it is the 90 or so still out there. I have plenty of cats to keep my rodent population under control I do not need the assistance of this predator. Actually that is probably why I really do not see the number of snakes my neighbors do. I assume it is because the food supply is not as good over here as it is next door.
In the process of gathering everything from recliners to broken glass windows up there I lost my little Black & Decker cordless screw driver. I have walked that area twice today. The thing is bright orange for crying out loud. The grass has swallowed it up and unless I run the lawnmower over that part of the field I suspect I will not find it until I hit it and it breaks the blade on the mower.
I think I have done all the gathering of junk in my back field I will be able to do this year. We are expecting 3 days of rain and by the time the sun comes back out I will need the bush hog to mow up there, and until I get all the glass and garbage out of there mowing is totally out of the question. We will see how tough my little Black & Decker cordless screw driver is, maybe next year.
And as it goes…..
Deb
http://wormlady.dealsmall.com
To this end I have been dividing stuff up into piles. One pile is going to the junk yard. Prices are up on metal recyclables and I could use an extra couple hundred dollars. Trips to the junk yard are a profitable venture if in need of some quick cash. Another pile is going to be relocated to the front yard for sale. Another pile is going to be donated to people I know who could use it, and the last pile is the “I am not real sure what to do with it” pile. My garbage pickup guy is not going to be impressed with me when they come to empty the dumpster because it is not all fitting in the dumpster.
Now, about the green growth. This is a rural area I live in and all this stuff is sitting in the field behind the barn. I had counted on the cool spring weather to give me a good month of gathering all the junk and going through it all before the field grasses started to grow and hiding everything in the field. So far this concept is not working for me. All this warm weather with rain every few days has set the field grasses in over drive, and the snakes are already out. I know this will not go over well with some folks who are snake lovers, but I am not one of them. If you have ever seen a snakes den full of eggs then you know nobody will miss the 6 that met with the end of my shovel. And honestly it is not the 6 I killed that bother me it is the 90 or so still out there. I have plenty of cats to keep my rodent population under control I do not need the assistance of this predator. Actually that is probably why I really do not see the number of snakes my neighbors do. I assume it is because the food supply is not as good over here as it is next door.
In the process of gathering everything from recliners to broken glass windows up there I lost my little Black & Decker cordless screw driver. I have walked that area twice today. The thing is bright orange for crying out loud. The grass has swallowed it up and unless I run the lawnmower over that part of the field I suspect I will not find it until I hit it and it breaks the blade on the mower.
I think I have done all the gathering of junk in my back field I will be able to do this year. We are expecting 3 days of rain and by the time the sun comes back out I will need the bush hog to mow up there, and until I get all the glass and garbage out of there mowing is totally out of the question. We will see how tough my little Black & Decker cordless screw driver is, maybe next year.
And as it goes…..
Deb
http://wormlady.dealsmall.com
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Everybody Wants To Make Me Rich: For A Fee
I do not know about what kind of e-mail you get, but everybody wants to make me rich in mine. I get an average of 30 emails a day from people who promise for a nominal fee of anywhere from 27 to 197 dollars, or more they have the answer to all my bills. With all that available money to be made why is the United States still suffering a 9+% rate of unemployment? Why are people still loosing their homes?
It is just another testament as to why the honest guy never gets head. The guy loosing his home probably never scammed anyone, and just went to work faithfully
everyday thinking that if he did an honest days work everyday everything would be alright.
Even the Church is in on the deal. I bought into a work at home program called Disciplines Crosses. For 69 dollars they sent you materials for 25 crosses with instructions,ect. They also sent "perfect" example for you to look at. I did the crosses and sent them back, including in the lot the "perfect" cross. Now they will give you back your original investment after 8 lots of 50 are returned approved. Keep in mind you are buying supplies each time to get hose 8 - 50 count lots made. They claimed to pay you for them in a buy back program, if they are approved. Long story short...all my crosses were returned to me...including the perfect example as failures. They said that I could sell them myself though someplace else. First of all if you have your name on product, and reject it as junk would you honestly want somebody out there selling that junk with your name on it?
Well, if you are board and looking to surf the web a little tonight check out my site and see if anything appeals to you http://wormlady.dealsmall.com.
And as it goes...
Deb
It is just another testament as to why the honest guy never gets head. The guy loosing his home probably never scammed anyone, and just went to work faithfully
everyday thinking that if he did an honest days work everyday everything would be alright.
Even the Church is in on the deal. I bought into a work at home program called Disciplines Crosses. For 69 dollars they sent you materials for 25 crosses with instructions,ect. They also sent "perfect" example for you to look at. I did the crosses and sent them back, including in the lot the "perfect" cross. Now they will give you back your original investment after 8 lots of 50 are returned approved. Keep in mind you are buying supplies each time to get hose 8 - 50 count lots made. They claimed to pay you for them in a buy back program, if they are approved. Long story short...all my crosses were returned to me...including the perfect example as failures. They said that I could sell them myself though someplace else. First of all if you have your name on product, and reject it as junk would you honestly want somebody out there selling that junk with your name on it?
Well, if you are board and looking to surf the web a little tonight check out my site and see if anything appeals to you http://wormlady.dealsmall.com.
And as it goes...
Deb
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Latest Venture Takes a Turn
Ahhh... the hidden agenda finally hits the fan. The newest venture called me last night and tried to sell me consulting services to help my new venture succeed. Only a "Selected few" would qualify, and guess what the qualification is? Yep you guessed it, the ability to cough up $1500.00 instantly, like off your credit card.
With this program I have a site that costs $50 a month. I have to advertise this site, and when people buy off my site by clicking on to the ad site they are looking for I make a few cents, literally.
The site address is http://wormlady.dealsmall.com and if I do not clear the cost of the site by the 30th of this month i will be canceling out of the whole mess. So if the site continues to be live after the 30th of April 2010 you will know I am doing ok, if it is not then you will know how well this work at home enterprise works in the scope of keeping up with staying behind.
And as it goes.....
Deb
With this program I have a site that costs $50 a month. I have to advertise this site, and when people buy off my site by clicking on to the ad site they are looking for I make a few cents, literally.
The site address is http://wormlady.dealsmall.com and if I do not clear the cost of the site by the 30th of this month i will be canceling out of the whole mess. So if the site continues to be live after the 30th of April 2010 you will know I am doing ok, if it is not then you will know how well this work at home enterprise works in the scope of keeping up with staying behind.
And as it goes.....
Deb
Monday, April 19, 2010
My Profit Site: Review
Another site I looked at, and blew money on was a site called My Profit Site. In just a few words...don't go there. The sites they offer are "corny" and in my mind kinda stupid. They for a price offer you pre-set up web sites and claim they are live, and they are to my computer, but not to yours unless you pay extra for instant customers. Once you pay the "Pro" fee you can access stats on all your web sites. I have to laugh because it is as if they are paying someone to make them up when you look at them.
Trust me if you get a email about My Profit Site....run....run as fast as you can.
My newest venture has training videos and homework. I am working through the materials now, and so far everything makes sense...which is kinda scary. More to follow......
And as it goes.....
Deb
Trust me if you get a email about My Profit Site....run....run as fast as you can.
My newest venture has training videos and homework. I am working through the materials now, and so far everything makes sense...which is kinda scary. More to follow......
And as it goes.....
Deb
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