We moved into a new house this fall. We were told the roof is brand new and it is completely remodeled. Well we got home yesterday from taking care of dh's grandpa like we do every weekend, and we had NO HEAT. Now we are in MI here, and the temp dropped from 40 to 20 in an hour overnight, we had freezing rain, school was cancelled, the wind is gusting to 45 mph right now. We used a space heater in our bedroom and had all of our kids sleep in there with us. I called the propane company today, and since we have only been with them since we moved here, they want cash up front. I explained that we went through 20-some percent in one week and this was unexpected. In our other house we could last a month or more on that. They didnt care. They gave me the number to dhs and other place that might help. Dhs says it would take at least a week for an answer, the other places said they have either no money for propane right now, or that I would need a decline letter from dhs before they could help, I wouldnt get that for at least a week! My parents have no money, my grandparents have no money, and I don't know what to do. I asked my mother in law for a pay advance because I get paid for taking care of her dad on weekends, and she said that she can't because she wants to pay herself extra this week because she had to take a day off of work last week. I cannot believe that she wont. Her daughter owes her over $20,000, and we have paid her back everytime we have borrowed from her!! I am so upset right now. I still have a lot of Christmas shopping to do, and I dont have heat. My propane company has a minimum of 250 gallons they will deliver, so I cannot even get them to deliver just a little. I even told them I could give them $200, and they won't take that.
I am just so upset right now!! I have called everywhere. I planned on getting propane after the New Year. I had no idea we would go through so much this soon! I have all 6 of the kids watching a movie on my bed in my room with the space heater. Ugh I hate this.
