Who left the village idiot outside overnight again?!
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12 years ago
How much are you really paying for electricity?
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12 years ago
I think it pure robbery. After all, the meter is there for THEIR benefit. Electricity could enter my buildings without a meter. Sure I understand they need a method to determine usage, but I dont believe there should be any fee for the meter. They make their money off of the sale of the electric. This is the same as if everytime I went to Walmart I had to pay to enter the store, and then pay for the merchandize too.
This is one of those rural ripoff coops! Coops used to mean that everyone played a part in the ownership, but these days it's only a select few that make all the decisions. Yet they were more than happy to build a brand new HUGE building for the company, and added every luxury available, while their old building was perfectly fine, and now, 6 or 7 years later that old bldg still sits empty, and will probably be demolished in a few more years rather than selling it or leasing it, to help pay off the new bldg. Worse yet, they light up the whole outside of the fancy new bldg at night with flood lights to show it off, and mostly only local residents even see it. Yet they keep sending notices that we should conserve energy. How about they heed their own advice. One night I counted tthe lights. 18 in the parking lot, and 24 on the building, not to mention all the lights left on inside the bldg. (And no one is there at night). Aside from a few security lights, none of these do any good for anyone, and all except the security lights should be shut off as soon as they leave the building.
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12 years ago
Your mother. Shame on her, we will have to call child protective services to rescue you
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12 years ago
Aren't you lefties so sweet? Maybe they'll let you sleep inside tonight. No drinks after 8:000 and you gotta promise not to wet the bed, again, though.
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12 years ago
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Actually, I should write a thank you note to the crew that dropped the new pole next to my driveway.
As I said in my other post, I park right next to a pole. Years ago I put patio blocks around the pole so that when I get out of my car I'm not stepping onto grass (or mud when it rains).
When I heard that they were going to replace the pole, I worried that they would destroy my little "patio" since it's on town property. Instead, they placed the new pole far enough away (about 6 feet) so that they didn't disturb the patio. The other new poles on the street are much closer to the old ones.
Of course, they haven't taken the old one out, but as long as they just pull it straight up and out, all I'll have to do is place one patio block over the spot where the old pole was and I'll be in better shape than I was before.
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I can't say for sure whose tree it is, the homeowner's or the town's. It always questionable on my street because there are no sidewalks, the street is curved, the houses aren't always build square to the property lines, etc.
I know that the town's tree foreman stopped over while the tree cutting crew was there because I called the town the morning the tree crew showed up. I had chatted with the tree crew about what they planned to do and they asked me if I knew who owned this tree here and that tree there and what was town property, etc. When they hinted at taken down some of the trees completely, I got a little concerned. It's a very pretty tree lined street and dropping some of the old growth trees would have changed the look and feel considerably. On my way to work that morning I called the town and they apparently sent the tree foreman over to make sure they didn't go overboard. It may have been him that told them to cut the U into the pine, but I can't say. ...
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12 years ago
I like that idea. Thanks.
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12 years ago
Think Sam's Club or Costco.
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12 years ago
I'm still waiting for the name of the actual electric company that charges $25 a month for a meter rental. Until then, call me skeptical.
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12 years ago
It's probably how they charge for billing.
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12 years ago
So you know how to sleep inside but not actually how to read? Did your private school education fail you so easily?
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12 years ago
Our's is $32 a month whether I use any electricity or not. I guess you could call it meter and drop wire rental. ;-)
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12 years ago
I'm quite sure that's what the real deal is. Gotta make the customers think they're paying for something other than junk mail. ;-)
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12 years ago
I read pretty well, but you have shown the classic lefty brain (out sleeping in the park when they were handed out).
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12 years ago
I've really come to like you. You try so hard but insist on moving backwards. You are in fact a typical tighty
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12 years ago
Like all lefties, you're a damned liar.
What an illiterate moron.
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12 years ago
Did you ask what "rule" it was ? Did you ask WHO made that "rule" ???
Frankly, I doubt that there is such a "rule" and if there is, most likely it can be challenged. Do some more research.
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12 years ago
Our cabin is $38 a month, whether you actually use power or not Usage is extra
Makes me wonder about putting in a generator behind the garage, in a soundproof box and running it off Propane when we are there.
Typical use in daytime is fridge, freezer, water pump, water heater, some lights
The problem is that the break-even would be a few years out It may also reduce the resale value of the cabin.
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12 years ago
like all tighties, everyone else is always a liar. I just love the thought of how you make it thru a day trying to work out how to ignore all the lies your "friends" tell you. LOL
Indeed you are, but we already knew that
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You'll be waiting a very long time!!!! For all I know, you are one of these online identity thefts.
Like I really care if you're skeptical. I'm saying what I pay, and care less whether you believe it or not.
Why not start checking the websites of electric coops and see what they all charge and do. Be sure to report back!
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12 years ago
Yes, the gas company here (East Ohio Gas Co.) makes such claims. And, I have to say that I don't recall ever having the gas supply fail in my 50+ years. I have seen the gas company replace rusted pipes in several areas of the city and, of course, they had to deal with a disaster last year when a pressure regulator became faulty, put excessive gas pressure on the lines in one area and started several house fires. Maintenance of infrastructure was much talked about then.
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