Bills

I reckon that one of life's least enthrallin' thrills, Is facin' the seemin'ly insurmountable mound of bills, Hopin' in the shrinkin' checkin' account there's enough, To skirt financial scandal and pay for all that stuff! I reviewed the 'lectric bill and received a painful shock! They raised the rates again, shovin' me deeper in hock! Those scoundrels raised the cost of gas thirty-one percent. Woe is me! That'll cause some serious fiscal dent! 'Tis hard to decipher extortionate phone bills to say the least. They've added more universal charges to that infernal beast! The cost of cable is risin', which is outrageous to begin with. Deregulation! Humbug! 'Tis just another government myth! You can depend on it! Each December they raise water rates again. 'Tis our only source, so there ain't no use to complain. I hold in hand a couple of bills that really make me grouse. Seems there's clandestine shoppin' on QVC by my spouse! More good news arrived today makin' me more irate. Insurance rates are risin' on my auto and real estate! There's a perplexin' problem I have noticed as of late: My income ain't keepin' up with the risin' inflation rate! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)