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bobrobot

01-01-2006, 06:43 PM

My heating bill tripled this month!!! Usually it's about $120. I just got a bill for $371.70!!!      Has anyone else experienced this?     <img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/thermostat.jpg" border="0" />

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HBox

01-01-2006, 06:50 PM

You are surprised? They've been warning about this since Katrina. 

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bobrobot

01-01-2006, 06:52 PM

quote: You are surprised? They've been warning about this since Katrina.  I didn't think it would be THIS bad!

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Death Metal Moe

01-01-2006, 06:56 PM

I think we're on a plan of some sort.  Like we pay the same price all year even when we're hardly using gas, but it evens out in the winter when we use more.  Our plan only went up a few dollars.  Hope this works out all winter.

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furie

01-01-2006, 07:06 PM

i'm locked in to a price.

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JPMNICK

01-01-2006, 07:14 PM

i rent and do not pay heat  or hot water. its actually so hot in here i sleep with my windows open.

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01-01-2006, 07:14 PM

200 gallons of Oil = $500     <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/furious.gif" border="0" />

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FUNKMAN

01-01-2006, 07:21 PM

My heating bill tripled!!! if you usually keep it at 70 then turn it down to 23 1/3

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johnnyrockts

01-01-2006, 08:04 PM

i own a condo and I pay $178 a month for what's called "condo
association fees."  This includes maintenence, snow removal,
keeping of the grounds, water, AND heat.....the past two months they've
added a "utility surcharge" which is  $130...and EXTRA $130 just
for heat...it's ridiculous

Recyclerz

01-01-2006, 08:58 PM

I heat with oil, use a budget plan (10 payments/yr) and have a "capped" price about 50% higher than last year.  Given rising global demand (China and India) for energy this is not a problem that will ultimately go away, although it will abate for temporary periods.Global warming doesn't sound so bad now, eh?  <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" /> 

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furie

01-01-2006, 10:28 PM

and they call it a war for oil.......

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LordJezo

01-03-2006, 05:13 AM

What's everyone keep their heat settings at? Unless the girlfriend is over mine is usually set to about 65.  Goes up to 68 for a few hours when I wake up. 

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Jennitalia

01-03-2006, 05:25 AM

yep, my landlord just left a note saying my rent was going up again because of the rising cost of oil/gas.  i'm just paying way too much for the crappy place I'm in now.

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01-03-2006, 05:47 AM

quote: What's everyone keep their heat settings at? Unless the girlfriend is over mine is usually set to about 65.  Goes up to 68 for a few hours when I wake up. <a> </a> 64i hate warmth<img height="400" src="http://www.trengovestudios.com/images/icicles.jpg" width="472" border="0" />  <img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/boboBuddha.jpg" border="0" /> 'got my mojo woikin'...

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INFOSTUD

01-03-2006, 07:04 AM

I don't even turn my heat on unless it's absolutely freezing out. Walking around in sweats is better than paying these prices. We need more consumer outrage about prices. The government is basically ignoring this problem.Gasoline is back up to $2.15 already. The oil companies want us to conserve. Why? Because they don't have anything else to sell us. If we conserve then the supply goes up and demand goes down and price should go down. DON'T COUNT ON THAT!!!Each gallon of gasoline costs an extra 44 cents due to state and federal taxes. Use that money to develop new, RENEWABLE energy sources. I hope I live to see the day when OPEC is begging us to buy their oil.Oil and transportation companies should be Utilities, not for profit corporations.The Department of Energy is a Cluster F'ck.  In their opinion, we should just accept this situation.  Money you and I don't have ends up going to the oil companies.  These pussies in Washington have to start making some hard, politically-unpopular decisions that are in the long term benefit of this country.    

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cougarjake13

01-03-2006, 04:38 PM

quote: What's everyone keep their heat settings at?<a> </a><a>  </a>  well as i look outside and see a nice warm breeze blowing in at 65 degrees i dont have the heat set on anything, i actually had the air conditioner on last night

curtoid

01-03-2006, 06:12 PM

All utilities are wrapped in my rent, and the rent only goes up 4% a year. I've been in my large 2 bedroom so long now that I am paying about $200 less than what that 1 bedrooms go for in the building. Shit like this scares me off of taking the plunge and owning. Well...that and the fact that I live in Arlington and I have no money.

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landarch

01-03-2006, 07:44 PM

Hey Bobo, I got a shock in my utility bill this month also, then I took a real close look, and the bill was estimated.  Since last year I have taken some energy saving measures in my house and they estimated December way too high.  We'll pay it, and when the meter is actually read, we'll end up with a credit.  My meter is in the basement and we have to be home for it to be read.

FUNKMAN

01-03-2006, 07:48 PM

What's everyone keep their heat settings at?<a> </a>tepidusually 66-68. the thermostat is downstairs though so it probably means upstairs is at least 70.  

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PapaBear

01-03-2006, 07:54 PM

Our bill, (natural gas) went up 2.5 times from this time last year. The cost of gas went way up, but the temp. is much colder this year than it was at this time last year. It's a double whammy. We're keeping our temp at 66 or 67 in the middle of the day, and 64 at night.

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01-03-2006, 08:29 PM

I keep the heat off for the most part. I'll turn it on to get a chill out or before I shower. I bought 100 gallons of oil the other day for like $225. 

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