Frugal Woman Freezes To Death!

[became4347]

Someone recently on this forum mentioned this story. Here is a link:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...OCAL/801230489

This is so sad.

[AmyMCGS]

Sad, indeed. Heat, water... there are just some things that you have to pay for, no matter how frugal you want to be.

[Ebbie]

That is very sad. What I don't get is turning the heat completely off. Even if she'd kept it at 50 or some other really low number it would have been enough to keep her alive, although uncomfortable. Turning it right off was unfortunately the worst thing to do.

[became4347]

It says that the water in her toilet was frozen solid. I just can't believe how creepy this story is. I guess one can become so obsessed that it can destroy your mental health and good judgment.

[FrugalMomof3]

Very sad, I understand being frugal but she could have atleast kept the thermostat at a lower temp just to keep herself and things in the home from freezing... soooo sad.

[Missy]

she could have intended on turning it up "in a minute, just after a snooze" and had a heart attack and then froze her poor self. I feel bad for her family. They said n the article she had the means to pay. Such a sad story.

[bumplett]

I don't get it ~ I've turned the heat down and awoken in the night because I was cold - so I don't think one could just simply freeze to death - she would've been awake at some point - soooo.... this leads me to wonder, was she unable to turn the heat on?

and dang - she must have had no insulation in her home for it to have been below 32 - good grief!

very sad indeed, but I still think there must be more to it than she simply wanted to conserve energy ??

[mom2matty]

How very sad!

[kabin63]

Wow! That's the first I heard of this and this happened in the next county over. I don't get to listen to the news all of the time. We've had some bitter cold temps off and on this winter. I am thinking she might have all ready had the hypothermia when she went to sleep, since hypothermia induces sleep.

[momtoadiva]

*ponders the thought of her age and maybe the unintention of not realizing the heat wasnt on? Such a shame my parents are her age I would be devistated.

[kaykwilts]

I am thinking that her house must have been poorly insulated. When we built our house thea is one thing we did not scimp on was insulation.

I believe in being frugal and I believe that I am radical at times but no way would I let it get that cold. I have turned the thermostat to around 63 at night.

[annymoll]

Stinginess that cost her life. Shame.

[Jenna]

she could have intended on turning it up "in a minute, just after a snooze" and had a heart attack and then froze her poor self. I feel bad for her family. They said n the article she had the means to pay. Such a sad story.

I was thinking it was health related.... maybe died in her sleep and then froze.... how long was the body frozen? That could explain why the standing water in the toilets was frozen.

[peanut]

"It says that the water in her toilet was frozen solid. I just can't believe how creepy this story is. I guess one can become so obsessed that it can destroy your mental health and good judgment."

Or mental health issues caused her to be obsessive about things and delusional/unrealistic. As always, the media only carries enough of the story to cause sensationalism...not enough to tell the whole story. I'm thinking there's more to this than frugality too.

Jean

[redhead68]

I'm thinking malnutrition contributed to her death. I used to be a Boy Scout leader, and I've successfully camped in sub-zero temperatures many times. If she was malnourished, it might have hastened the hypothermia. A little bit of padding is a good thing...at least that's what I keep telling myself whenever I glance my thickening waist in the mirror!

Still, this story is really sad. What a shame.