[gasport]

What often happens is people spending the money we give them on other things - letting boring utility bills go I paid.

Hmmmm...pay the water bill or get a new tattoo

[faithhopecharity]

or they spend it on expensive new tennis shoes, or on booze or drugs or new electronics toys

point being, the dole is very generous nowadays and water is still fairly cheap

I was helping a nice lady try to study to get a job, and get off welfare. she was in the Detroit area, too, and she got lots of welfare incomes of various kinds....but she frequently spent her various welfare on other things, leaving her utilities unpaid. I paid them for her several times, then finally told her she had to be more responsible and pay for her necessities first....

I bet almost all the people who aren’t paying their water bill in Detroit are similar.....

[gasport]

“I was just quoted $200hr at 40-50hrs worth of work for a full sleeve. The artist is one of the most talented I’ve seen but this is nuts. $10000 for a sleeve?”

http://snippets.com/how-much-does-a-full-sleeve-tattoo-cost.htm