POA and Social Security

My Mother-in-law died January 25.A sad day, indeed. She was about to be 93. Unexpected, nope. Dementia was her commander the last several years of her life. She will be sorely missed by her daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren and many cousins and friends. She lived a long life, mainly in Wetumpka, AL. About 20 miles north of Montgomery. Wetumpka is another story.

Eula M Dickson's - Gam as we called her - POA was my wife, Mary Ann. Been doin' that for many years. All of Gam's mail was delivered to our mailbox here in the tundra. Gam had two social security numbers. the second was her late husband's number which was used for medicare purposes. Seems that the guvment can do nothing without a social security number.

Now enter the POA and the proof that was required when talking to the bureaucrats was her social security number. When Gam died, Mary Ann called Social Security and tried to tell the lady that her mother had died. Several times during the conversation the lady called my wife Ms. Dickson. The error was immediately corrected, or so Mary Ann thought. After the funeral, Mary Ann headed south to join two close friends in Florida and I headed back to the snowy tundra.

Yesterday a letter addressed to Estate of Mary Peterson arrived at our PO Box. It was dated February 2, 2011. It said 'Medicare told us about the death of Ms. Peterson. Please accept our condolences.' No need to use a speedier service since all who knew Mary Peterson knew that she was in the nether world as of sometime in January, 2011. Everyone in social security, that is. The letter was sent by her Part D insurance carrier

Quite puzzling since I had talked to the supposed deceased, my wife, just the day before on February 7, 2011. So  I called the part D carrier and of course they wanted to talk to Mary. Many hours later wife Mary Ann called to let me know that the person who declared Gam dead also did the same courtesy for Mary, to whom she was speaking. And to think this bureaucrat votes and walks among us. And she is not alone. Probably has already breeded.The picture of that is unimaginable or the outcome of the coitus between this clerk and a male is even more unimaginable.

It will take two to three days before any outcome is known. If I ruled the world you can well imagine what would be the outcome for this clerk. Mark Twain once said 'No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the congress is in session.' Let's expand that to say while we have bureaucrats with room temperature IQ's.

I considered writing to a congressperson but then remembered Mark Twain's quote. So, beware for you too will deal with the unimaginable sooner or later.