tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post2858384677972587134..comments2023-10-22T10:56:22.004-04:00Comments on All Up Inside This Beltway: Power crazydoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07061510306934272728noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-7091839876503563862009-04-08T20:59:00.000-04:002009-04-08T20:59:00.000-04:00this sounds really crazy. i'm very careful about m...this sounds really crazy. i'm very careful about my energy vampires, too, so it sounds like you must be heating all of the upstairs as well for the prices to be so high. Dominion Power (just across the river here in VA) doesn't come anywhere near those prices. I'm betting the basement apartment is just horribly insulated.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217358345497988968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-72775080941670474352009-03-17T14:25:00.000-04:002009-03-17T14:25:00.000-04:00You should use candles and bunson burners to heat ...You should use candles and bunson burners to heat up your food. Damn the man who is taking you for a ride on that electricity deal. If you don't figure it out, I'm sending you a check for an undisclosed amount every month.WendyLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704582351752493454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-79865658703968530082009-03-06T17:05:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:05:00.000-05:00OH! and as you see, we keep record of our bills to...OH! and as you see, we keep record of our bills too...not the actual bills, just a record of them. I don't think it's grandfatherly, just fiscally responsible! :)Emmaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601719272087545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-1771043668749128382009-03-06T17:04:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:04:00.000-05:00You ARE getting screwed, royally!!! I was pretty u...You ARE getting screwed, royally!!! I was pretty upset about our electric and gas bills for Jan too! It was about $260, up from last year's $180, and we hadn't ever tried to be energy conscious...so now we turn off all lights, unplug the appliances we can, etc. Maybe you should move to Portland where bills are still high, but not quite as high as DC! :) If moving back to Utah doesn't work out, that is...Emmaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601719272087545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-41860962736052459222009-03-03T11:11:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:11:00.000-05:00It's hard to say no to a king.It's hard to say no to a king.doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061510306934272728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-56544808352748773782009-03-03T00:15:00.000-05:002009-03-03T00:15:00.000-05:00King Jimmie has the right idea. Come home!!King Jimmie has the right idea. Come home!!SBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850746942389826161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-6339785848324539382009-03-03T00:01:00.000-05:002009-03-03T00:01:00.000-05:00This is not fair. NO ONE goes to the lengths you g...This is not fair. NO ONE goes to the lengths you go to in order to conserve, and yet you are getting screwed harder (and deeper) than anyone I know. Move home. And don't give me that shit about there being no jobs. You can take a 50% pay cut and still come out about even after you factor the difference in cost of living, and apparently, the cost of electricity. Seriously, I can't stand all of this stuff about your mold, and your backed-up sewage, and your broken heater, and your ridiculous electricity bill, and... It kills me! You don't deserve it Douglas! And I need you here for the following:<BR/><BR/>- My bachelor party<BR/>- Tuxedo fitting<BR/>- My wedding<BR/>- The birth and upbringing of my children<BR/>- The birth and upbringing of the Ridd children<BR/>- The birth and upbringing of Phil's children?<BR/>- My birthdays<BR/>- Steph's birthdays<BR/>- Gizelle's bithdays<BR/>- Your birthdays<BR/>- Sunday dinners<BR/>- Various bar outings<BR/>- Jazz games with you, me, and Phil<BR/>- Game nights<BR/>- Road trips<BR/>- Superbowl parties<BR/>- Summer barbecues<BR/>- Wii tournaments<BR/>- Christmases<BR/>- Easters<BR/>- Halloweens<BR/>- Decemberweens<BR/><BR/>You get the idea. Just come home. Thanks.King Jimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113390555883575423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-49453149784272972922009-02-23T14:56:00.000-05:002009-02-23T14:56:00.000-05:00One word: Snuggie!The snuggie will make your trans...One word: Snuggie!<BR/>The snuggie will make your transformation to the grandpa side complete. Also, they do make dim-able CFLs, but they aren't easy to find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-89104857618284119682009-02-20T16:21:00.000-05:002009-02-20T16:21:00.000-05:00To Shannon's questions: I pay a flat $25 rate to t...To Shannon's questions: I pay a flat $25 rate to the landlord every month for gas. As far as I know, the only thing that uses gas is the water heater, which I share with the upstairs apartment.<BR/><BR/>As far as polling the other residents, my apartment is the basement of a row house, so it's just my place and then the main house upstairs, which is shared living space among like six people. I've talked to them about it and they pay a ton for electricity, too.doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061510306934272728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-33981913797255265342009-02-20T16:17:00.000-05:002009-02-20T16:17:00.000-05:00First of all, how much is your gas bill? Or is eve...First of all, how much is your gas bill? Or is everything (water heater etc.) run off of electricity? Still, our combined gas and power has never been more than $160, and is generally much lower in milder months. And that's for a 3000 square foot home and a family of four (and sadly we don't go to nearly the same conservation lengths as you do). Something seems amiss. I'd do a poll of other residents in you building. Have you thought about moving? I'm sorry for your grief. You work too hard to have all your money going to The Man. :) And thanks for indulging me with this post. I found it very interesting. You’re not a grandpa, just a real grown up.SBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850746942389826161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-22202095252997053622009-02-20T11:49:00.000-05:002009-02-20T11:49:00.000-05:00I very much enjoyed your pics of the draft snake. ...I very much enjoyed your pics of the draft snake. Just wanted to put that out there.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318315295211230673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-58624955133183841732009-02-19T00:37:00.000-05:002009-02-19T00:37:00.000-05:00Your power bills seem way out of line to me. Rates...Your power bills seem way out of line to me. Rates might be drastically different there from here, but yikes. We have a gas heater, so if I combine my gas and electric bills for January, I'm at about $200. Our house has about 2,000 square feet of finished space, but it's new, of course.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718461105452963033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-61322952468615219732009-02-18T22:25:00.000-05:002009-02-18T22:25:00.000-05:00Pepco keeps about a year's worth of old bills onli...Pepco keeps about a year's worth of old bills online. Come on, people. It's the Internet age. "Do you save all your old power bills?" Who's the grandpa?!doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061510306934272728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-57980750814518348992009-02-18T13:41:00.000-05:002009-02-18T13:41:00.000-05:00Wow. I think you can officially no longer make fun...Wow. I think you can officially no longer make fun of tiff for her old man phrases (although I do think something seems amiss with your power bill).Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390887512078105073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-82751798804514299292009-02-18T12:22:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:22:00.000-05:00I would pay money to see you sitting there with Ed...I would pay money to see you sitting there with Edison with you and your lap blanket sewing beans into your old pant legs...hahaha. THanks for the tip on the power vampires. Noted. I need to make some changes of my own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518450933806690947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241275049493126693.post-58150814942772266482009-02-18T11:47:00.000-05:002009-02-18T11:47:00.000-05:00Grandpa Doug, this is the most hardcore sleuthing ...Grandpa Doug, this is the most hardcore sleuthing I have ever seen. Do you save all your old power bills? And yes, spring needs to arrive. I am SO SO SO sick of winter.ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479669563052857940noreply@blogger.com