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sprinkleeninow

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28. Remember that. New England. One evening husband's parents came over beginning of crisis.

Reply to aggiesal (Reply #12)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 02:12 PM

Dec 2018

Had our thermostat set at 65 [?] middle of winter. Heat would not kick on. Mom-in-law kept her coat on!!😆 Husband and me said, "Turn the blasted heat on!! That's how nuts the power cos. were making people. I could hack it back then, but not now.

We moved to another state [mb state of confusion 😝] and a new hvac tech we hired said to leave thermostat on a reasonable temp., then adjust it accordingly. Never mind the numbers. And not jack it way down [or up] at nite, then back the other way. That's what sends your bill sky rocketing.

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Oh, the lies we're told! Got this in my natural gas bill this month. [View all] sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 OP

But but but THE GRAPHIC, as if people are so happy to get their bill ChubbyStar Dec 2018 #1

Here's the translation from bullshit to real: SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #10

They don't ask you to be stupid lunatica Dec 2018 #20

The thing is, you're assuming it's possible to read yur utility bill. planetc Dec 2018 #2

Hospital bill, cell phone, gas bill etc. none of them are understandable. Pepsidog Dec 2018 #6

When you spend 25 years in a bureaucracy reading these becomes second nature. padfun Dec 2018 #15

Well, your math skills are greater than the MAGAts UpInArms Dec 2018 #3

This is how it works jmowreader Dec 2018 #4

CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC POWER COST INCREASE ROB-ROX Dec 2018 #5

Oh if only we could get "hydroelectric power from damns"! Most of us have that to say .... Hekate Dec 2018 #9

Imagine how much energy we could get from real expletives. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 #11

Sad to say, but we've lowered (heat) bill since * hauled his disgusting rear end into sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #26

kilowatt-hours kiri Dec 2018 #18

That's a fun trick they play on the unsuspecting and gullible. calimary Dec 2018 #7

All I seem to hear about Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2018 #22

Welcome to 1984... PeeJ52 Dec 2018 #8

Your close ... aggiesal Dec 2018 #12

Isn't that the way? "Thx for helping us out in the energy crisis. sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #27

Remember that. New England. One evening husband's parents came over beginning of crisis. sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #28

Look at the happy couple! milestogo Dec 2018 #13

Yeah, As Long As You Can't Do Math ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #14

in a plutocracy that gas company is your representative, your government elmac Dec 2018 #16

So why are those Black Hills Energy people smiling? FakeNoose Dec 2018 #17

The couple is looking at his erection, not at a gas bill. Nitram Dec 2018 #19

Lol! lunatica Dec 2018 #24

We have Black Hills too Omaha Steve Dec 2018 #21

Oh, so they're using the same math system as the Social Security Administration! Totally Tunsie Dec 2018 #23

And poor Paul Ryan has a sad that we even have that. lunatica Dec 2018 #25