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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on February 05, 2010, 09:54:44 AM
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Oh my.
safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-03-10 10:26 PM
Original message
The numbers are in
2009 january gas bill $127.
2010 january gas bill $98.
Last year kept the house at 68 to 72 degrees
This year kept the house at 64 to 66 degrees
Shorter showers and fewer, larger wash loads
Sweat shirt or sweater, shoes and socks on from wake up till bed time.
3 month water bill, down $8.
Electric down $14.
North Central Ohio, in a 4 bedroom 3 bath 2000 sq/ft 90 year old house.
Paper Roses (630 posts) Thu Feb-04-10 06:02 AM
Response to Original message
1. Numbers here too. Trying to keep up. Might manage to do so if our town would lay off the property tax increases. New tax bill, upped assessment by $30,000. Reason: Must fund the retirement pensions and the 100% health insurance for retirees.
I'm not sure how I feel about that. One part tells me that it is deserved, the other part screams that none of those benefits are available for the majority of us.
Of course, there are town expenses that are necessary but these two take up a huge part of the budget.
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New tax bill, upped assessment by $30,000. Reason: Must fund the retirement pensions and the 100% health insurance for retirees.
I'm not sure how I feel about that. One part tells me that it is deserved, the other part screams that none of those benefits are available for the majority of us.
You selfish bastard. You should be thrilled to pay those pensions and hc benefits. Hypocrite.
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You selfish bastard. You should be thrilled to pay those pensions and hc benefits. Hypocrite.
That's what I was thinking, too.
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the other part screams that none of those benefits are available for the majority of us.
Yes they are. Get a job.
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That's what I was thinking, too.
On a serious note. Regarding the DUmmie's numbers, my gas and electric bill has been down @25% a month. Not because I keep it colder or wash fewer, but larger loads...it's because we have COMPETITION here now. We can choose who supplies our electricity. Imagine that.
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"Under my plan electricity prices will necessarily skyrocket" - Obama
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On a serious note. Regarding the DUmmie's numbers, my gas and electric bill has been down @25% a month.
Global warming. We're destroying the planet. Oahu is just a reef.
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Global warming. We're destroying the planet. Oahu is just a reef.
We'll talk about GW tomorrow when I'm digging myself out from under 2 feet of GW. Coming down pretty good now.