I just learned today that our electric company will be raising rates by 18% next month.

18 fucking percent!

Does your company have a deal where you can lock in rates if you commit to two years of service, or anything? Ours has several different "plans" you can choose from.

I think so. In years past, I've ignored those schemes, but I should really look into them now. (Should have seen this coming and looked into them six months ago.)

I was surprised from the article to see that coal costs have gone up 95% in the last year. We're almost all coal in this region.

Eek, Clod! Hygiene is one thing, but I hope you can ward off the incipient OCD stuff.

glatt, what does that work out to in actual dollars? I'm curious what other's pay for electricity. Over the last 12 months, our electric bills have been between $25 and $39 for 197 to 336 kWh. An 18% increase would mean an additional $6 per month, on average. I imagine that if you have air conditioning or electric heat your costs might be significantly higher.

We have gas heat, and electric A/C, water heater, and all major appliances. Our electric bills are about $130-$150 in the winter, $250-$275 in the summer.

Our gas bill is probably a lot lower than yours though.

Bad washing machine design...

Our gas bill over the last 12 months has ranged from $17.17 in August (most of that was the Service and Facility fee of $10.65) to a high of $152.33 in February. If my wife controlled the thermostats the bills would be a lot higher.

We have an electric dryer, gas heat and hot water (actually a side-arm water heater) and a gas grill.

*Takes a swig of his clean nuclear energy*

I think ours averages out at about $40 a month.
And the heating is gas so that goes on top.
No A/C of course, but it is only a (very small) 2 bedroom house. I think that's quite high, personally.

Not helped by our differing hours at the moment, making it nearly a 24 hour house same days.

My electric is about £40 per month (but that includes paying off a debt) and Gas is about £50 per month.

BIP needs some reality checked slipped into her breakfast cereal. H Mackerel.

We couldn't get the inch to wash hands we tried explaining to him thathe could get sick if he didn't wash his hands after using the toilet. (I am sure we mentioned pooping) Eventually we found out that interpreted the talk to mean He shouldn't touch his penis or he would get sick. Discovered that after he nearly flipped out on me when I was taking a leak, almost like that line from time bandits: "Dad! Don't touch it; it's EVIL!"

He is now no longer afraid to touch his "special purpose" but he also isn't too keen on hand washing.

But what's irritating me today is just a lot of stuff.

"special purpose"? :eek:

ah. thanks. I think. :lol: