OT- To all the Ameren Haters

[Reggae Fish]

I think they've done a good job all things considering but figured everyone would get a kick out of this if you haven't seen it. :lol:

http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=6206504&nav=8H3y5SaO

 

[ebe]

Have you read Bill McClellan's articles in the Post Dispatch? How they manipulated the earnings numbers to pay the managment bonuses while shafting the regular workers.... They sent out 2 versions of the same letter deleting the bonus information in the letter to the workers. Interesting stuff. I have an all electric home. They were pushed when mine was built years ago. Now I am getting the shaft.

 

[Baron]

That is great. I would love to see the reaction of the person in AR get that.

 

[Im Lon 2]

The sad thing is all they had to do was take it to the bank, and let them count it. If I was the teller I would have said... Ameren I'm going to need that rolled.

I heard about this about a month ago. I would love to do that. go up to the local office and say here you go. and oh by the way I think I'm either 2 or 3 cents now ahead.. :lol:

 

[capncapo]

I think I would have just shipped them a billboard sized check to match the size of the bill.. Let them take THAT to the bank!

 

[inwall75]

http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages...n=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=4.1.1

 

[Im Lon 2]

How can a company file bankruptcy with profits of $70,000,000 in the first quarter of last year? But wait they are not making off us? they made 70,000,000 last year, and 123,000,000 this year? Where did the extra 53,000,000 come from if they are not making money on the extra money the are charging? I would like to see the last 5 years earnings in the 1st quarter..

What kills me is businesses will cry they are loosing money because last year they made 1.2 billion $'s, and this year they are only making 1.19 Billion $'s.. Then they start telling employees we are going to have to start cutting back, if things don't turn around, because they are lossing money..

 

[inwall75]

Lonnie,

I don't understand the way things work in Illinois so I cannot speak intelligently.

In Missouri, there's the PSC (Public Service Commission). Because AmerenUE and Laclede Gas are granted a monopoly, they are subject to additional regulation on allowable profits.

I don't know the rules in Illinois, but I'm sure there's a similar commission. Contact them and make a nuisance of yourself. There's a number of AmerenUE and Laclede Gas attorneys who would like to put a hit out on me because I fought them every step of the way for a number of years and they never once won the requested rate increase when I fought them.