FIRST PERSON
Thank you all I want you all to know I made up my mind to try to take care of myself, try to find a job and learn how to work and pay my bills and take care of my money and live by myself. When my mother was put in the nursing home, I tried to help at my aunt’s. I got in wood, cleaned the floor, picked beans and raked the yard. Then my sister asked me to stay with her and her family until I find a place. A friend helped me get an apartment in Washington at Beaufort County Developmental Center, and they let me work in the center at a counter job. I love the apartment and would like to live by myself so I can have my books. Everybody is so good to me. We look after each other. Every time I get some money it seem like I have to get something with it, but I want to save some to help Mr. Jim Bullins Family. They were so good to me. Before he died, Mr. Jim asked me to send a letter to all of you that supported Jim’s Kids. I did but I don’t have a whole lot of stamps. When I save up some money I will send everybody a letter. If it wasn’t for people like you all, all the people that are handicapped would not have a chance to do anything on their own. We are all a great big family and we have each other and hope, faith, love and God. Onie Frances Rogerson, 672 Tarboro St., Washington, NC 27889
A fall scene in Union County. Paul DuBose, Waxhaw, Union Power Cooperative
The solution Your August 2010 edition contained an article about ductless air conditioning. I was very interested because adding a heating/cooling system to our home would be extremely expensive due to the design of the home. I checked with several contractors, got estimates and purchased a ductless system in October. Nearly one year later, I am so glad you ran the article. I found a solution to our cooling problems. The system works wonderfully, there has been little impact on our power bill, and we received an energy tax credit on our 2010 taxes. Thank you for the article. Sharon Cooper, Clyde, Haywood EMC
The positive terminal
Onie Frances Rogerson with the late Jim Bullins, who ran the Jim’s Kids charity in Randolph County.
In your September article about electric cars, I was surprised to see no mention of Shai Agassi’s program of establishing service stations that would exchange batteries for electric cars. If and when such service centers are available, they may defeat the limited mileage problem. Instead of stopping 5–10 minutes to fill up with gasoline at maybe $50 for refueling, a driver would take that time to exchange the car’s battery for a fresh one that would allow him or her to travel the same distance — perhaps 300-plus miles — as a tank of gas. Drive into the battery service center, swipe your credit card (for $50 or maybe less) to open a case with the fresh battery, replace the old
battery, and off you go. You are essentially renting a battery and not waiting while your battery is being recharged. From what I’ve read, this program is being tested in Israel, Denmark and other locations. This approach could be a real winner. Dr. Roy W. Roth, Chapel Hill, Piedmont EMC
The Crystal City angel As we watch the news and read the paper, it is often hard to remember there are many kind people like Teresa. As I read Madison’s article [“Another thing I learned in Washington, D.C.,” September 2011], I thought of the many blessings my family has experienced these past two weeks. My sisterin-law, Betty Jane, worked at Crystal City, Va., for many years and lives in Annandale. My daughter, Melissa, has just returned from Switzerland and is with them today. I e-mailed her early this morning asking them to go to Crystal City to purchase earrings from Teresa. If they are unable to continued on page 6
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