[mistawiskas]

How far are we going to be stretched before we break. I believe a lot of people will find out. Earnings are plummeting and costs are soaring. Our electric bills just took a hike and the power companies are asking for another hike on top of that.
Public Utility Commission News Release
KDRV 12 -

The weather's at or near 100 degrees, can't afford to run the air conditioner, wash all cloths in cold water, reduced showers as much as is bearable, line dry laundry, no leaving computers on, reduced TV, only two lights (max) on at a time, and any other way to cut usage....only to have any and all electric bill savings eaten up by rate increases. Meanwhile, I've earned 96 dollars, so far this week from my job. Military, rather than peacefull action is where this is headed....i'm at the breaking point and I know I'm not alone.[/rant]

[xe0n1]

how the hell do you live on 96 dollars a week?

[mistawiskas]

Originally Posted by xe0n1

how the hell do you live on 96 dollars a week?

unemployment comp= $463 minus 45$child support/week, depending on how much i earn at my job. Who said anything about "living" on 96 bux/week?
Does anyone still wonder why I rant so much? It's only going to get worse. Nobody wants to hire a broken 50 year old especially when there's so many that do what I do and are under 35 out of work also. I don't know where to go from here, this is what I've done for 33 years, other than work in factories (plywood and fibreglass). It's nearly imposible to get SSD and re-training dollars are almost nill. Cashing in isn't a very appealing option. It's not too comfortable between a rock and a hard place....not comfortable at all.

[SoulAssassin]

I like how they want a public forum to gather opinions on the increase....as if that will matter to them. We've been fortunate enough here to not have any increases recently *knocks on wood* but how can they justify an additional increase in the same year?

[xe0n1]

Originally Posted by mistawiskas

unemployment comp= $463 minus 45$child support/week, depending on how much i earn at my job. Who said anything about "living" on 96 bux/week?
Does anyone still wonder why I rant so much? It's only going to get worse. Nobody wants to hire a broken 50 year old especially when there's so many that do what I do and are under 35 out of work also. I don't know where to go from here, this is what I've done for 33 years, other than work in factories (plywood and fibreglass). It's nearly imposible to get SSD and re-training dollars are almost nill. Cashing in isn't a very appealing option. It's not too comfortable between a rock and a hard place....not comfortable at all.

463 a month or week?

[MovingTarget]

I wish there was something I could do to help you McGuyver..... I mean Mista..... I truly do.

Keep plugging away on those things you're tinkering with and one day you will make a break through and BAM!!!!

[mistawiskas]

Originally Posted by xe0n1

463 a month or week?

A week.

What I want to know, is they are claiming that the request for rate increases are due to oil prices...WTF, BPA (Bonneville Power Administration) is all hydro from the columbia fucking river.
Are they making the water flow with gas engines? give me a fucking break. All forms of traditional energy are bilking record profits and i want to know why. Notice that you never hear much about the investigations congress supposedly has heald.

[Torx]

and one day you will make a break through and BAM!!!!

im assuming that BAM = gunshot?

my utility bill this month is $350.
i told them to go fuck themselves and reinvestigate my usage.

its a shame we have to deal with monopolizing power companies

[xe0n1]

Originally Posted by mistawiskas

A week.

What I want to know, is they are claiming that the request for rate increases are due to oil prices...WTF, BPA (Bonneville Power Administration) is all hydro from the columbia fucking river.
Are they making the water flow with gas engines? give me a fucking break. All forms of traditional energy are bilking record profits and i want to know why. Notice that you never hear much about the investigations congress supposedly has heald.

what about the power they buy from other utilities?

[MSP]

My Mom lives on about that much a week, and the fool tithes to her church too! I can't imagine how she does it, or you Wiskas. Any progress towards getting on disability?

[thadood]

Originally Posted by Torx

im assuming that BAM = gunshot?

my utility bill this month is $350.
i told them to go fuck themselves and reinvestigate my usage.

its a shame we have to deal with monopolizing power companies

Memphis is extremely bad about it. They estimate your usage based off of the norm. They say that they only do this for those people where they can't get to the meter, but they do it to tons. Fucking lazy, money-hungry corporations.

[MSP]

$350 energy bill, holy fuck! Torx, is that all electric, or oil/gas too?

[thadood]

MLGW.. Memphis Light, Gas and Water. So electricity, gas/oil, and water, more than likely.

[PencilWntGtU2TheMoon]

xe0n? Man, I been gone for a while.

mistawiskas, hold on tight. It's just beginning. Good luck.

[Bear]

I think I would have a stroke if my electric bill was $300

I was antsy about my first electric bill since moving in, the gf and I did some massive laundry and had a lot of guests over the first month so the AC was kicking and the stove was a'cookin.

Only came out to $111.00

Not too shabby

[PencilWntGtU2TheMoon]

Yeah, mine is like $100.

[MSP]

My highest winter bill is only about $175, I'd flip it we topped $120 during the summer.

[mistawiskas]

Ours was running around 180/mo during the winter. We shaved it to 95. Without using more and even less at times, our bill is back to 175. What the fuck is the point. And Xeon.....that is opower from the BPA, thier only concern is the power they creat with the flow of the Columbia river. Pacificorp has had thier own increases too, that's who owns Pacific Power and sends us our bill. I see the same happening with nat gas, propane, gasoline and heating oil. The more you cut back, the more they jack you.

As for living on 463-child support a week, who said I was living on it. It costs a minimum of 3000 a month for two seniors to live, then add to that debt repayment plan, IRS, and now the state revenue is penalising me and wants more taxes. It's like wiping your ass with a hoop.....there's no end to the shit.

[OcTaNe91]

doesnt anyone have a base rate plan? our electric bill is 150$ a month no matter how much we use and right now the price per kW where i live is roughly 4 cents

[mistawiskas]

Today:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwoCFFuuLrY

This is some neat, perhaps computer enhanced (IDK), shit Mainard!

[NoPunIntended]

Wiskas (and everyone else) have you seen/heard about the PowerSave1200?

Power-Save Energy Corp.- Save Energy, reduce electric bills, power save, save power, power-save, , low electric bills, lower electric bill, lower, electric, bill, lower heating bill

If you scroll down they have some .pdf files explaining what you need to know. My uncle recommended this to my father after a topic in conversation about how about 3 or 4% of the electricity used in the house is being sent back out into the power grid but we still get charged for it.

[NoPunIntended]

EDIT: Double post