A refund for my 24 year-old self.
I don't get many letters from Southern Illinois, having moved out of there 30 years ago, so when this one showed up in my mailbox yesterday, I had to open it.
I know the letter is dated November 7, 2014. Even with a dying postal service, the mail isn't that slow. It was addressed to the apartment on Fuller Road where I lived when I moved here in 1985 from St. Louis ($340 per month!). That apparently slowed things, but they tracked me down here.
It's nice to get the check, but my 24-year old self would have really appreciated it more when I was a customer of CIPS, the predecessor of Egyptian Electric. I ran up the credits living in a 12-wide trailer as a graduate student in the SIU-C accounting department, living on a $500 monthly stipend. That electric bill was a big part of my budget. That was the year I experimented with freezing 99-cent Whoppers to stretch my food budget (fail). Better late than never.
"Congratulations! Below is a check for the distribution of your capital credits from 1983 and a partial distribution from 1984." (Click to enlarge)
I know the letter is dated November 7, 2014. Even with a dying postal service, the mail isn't that slow. It was addressed to the apartment on Fuller Road where I lived when I moved here in 1985 from St. Louis ($340 per month!). That apparently slowed things, but they tracked me down here.
It's nice to get the check, but my 24-year old self would have really appreciated it more when I was a customer of CIPS, the predecessor of Egyptian Electric. I ran up the credits living in a 12-wide trailer as a graduate student in the SIU-C accounting department, living on a $500 monthly stipend. That electric bill was a big part of my budget. That was the year I experimented with freezing 99-cent Whoppers to stretch my food budget (fail). Better late than never.
posted by Joe at 8:00 PM
3 Comments:
Nice refund! You could have really used that money in 1985. I'm glad you've got it now. So, are you going to get new camping equipment? A new bike? Throw a great party?
Maybe I'll use it to rent the optional kilt when I go to my Edinburgh conference in May...
I can't wait to see you! I missed you when I was in Iowa in October. You would rock a kilt. £900 will just about cover it if you want to BUY one. Why not try renting?
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