'Shindig'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
$100 (3 bed, 2 bath house where heat was sparingly used)
Yeah, I gotta go with Megan on this - that's what I pay in NYC for electric only in a 900-square foot apartment in the winter (so no fans or AC). Gas adds another $15 (just for the stove, since heat is included in the maintenance fee).
I don't think we're arguing. The point was that it more than tripled, for absolutely no reason, when the Enron mess was occurring.
I'm sure utilities are cheaper than they are back East. I don't know why. I am sure we pay more for other things. Plus, earthquakes.
One nice thing--one of them told me that the PA who edited the interview tape actually put a chyron on he bottom at the end of the tape. It said "I love these guys" and they said she never does that.
Because you're awesome!
And I apologize for nattering in Movies.
Honestly, it makes it hard to care about keeping the lights off and heat down. I mean, I can be super diligent about the lights and my bill is $42 instead of $46. I'm still pretty good about it but the upfront costs are so high on a small place that it makes it hard to give a shit.
Other than getting rid of the TV and computers (HA), the biggest change I could probably make would be replacing my ancient fridge.
Yeah, it's amazing how energy much older appliances use.
One of the guys at work was talking about the net effect of unplugging appliances around the house. I'm not sure I'd see much of a dent if I didn't power down my computers when not in use. TV's probably the big one.
The HDTV definitely sucks down more power than our old tube, that's for sure. And the Tivo being on all the time doesn't help things either.
I do think I probably save a bit by everything being off when I'm not using it (except the fridge).
My sister was giving me shit about killing the environment with my new TV. Didn't stop her from ogling Enver in HD, though.
Of the things that are on standby that I could unplug when not in use, there is the DVD player, the TV, and I could make the culture shift to turn off the computers. Worth an experiment, but I don't know if I will.