Saturday

[emilyB]

Luv - I was wondering what kind of heat you are using for your home - I thought it was gas, but maybe it's electric or oil fired?  I wouldn't be able to take the enormous bill that you are getting lying down.  It sounds like a total rip-off.   Have you contacted the utility company that is providing your home heat and asked them to come out and go through everything?  I know you are entitled to do that.  Who knows you may have a leak somewhere or a meter that is malfunctioning.  We had a faulty electric meter once and finally realized that we weren't using all the electricity we were being billed for and had a service rep come out and check it out.  I know if you suspect you have a gas leak the gas company comes out immediately and goes through everything.

Don't take it without insisting you have everything checked out and double checked if necessary and be very vocal!   It's not like you have a houseful of people running up appliance energy etc.  You are just one person trying to exist normally.

[luvtimes]

Takn... not taking flight like a bat out of hell... every move I make is calculated...

trying to keep afloat with current and future... on a fixed income is hard enough....there's no fear here.... just frustrating heating cost and that's enough...

Food for thought...

There are no more places on earth that don't have it's issues... crack heads, drugs, etc... are everywhere... now if you can guarantee a place on earth that don't have it's issues... post it and I'm out of here today....

And anyway... I watch the walking dead on TV all day...and the folks around here are them....

Half of them have cancer and are dying...3 out of the 8 neighbors... others are just too old to live much longer... I see rest homes in their future...I can honestly see 5 neighbors here that may surpass my life... maybe...just maybe....

So trust this... I do know what I'm doing...

Not moving because of crack heads... just heating bills...

Emily they were out here last week... and found no leaks... it's the windows... it's the windows...

[caserio1]

luv baby
 
cas's house is a mere 2300 sq ft and his heating bill is over 400 per month
 
so you ain't that much outa line
 
sunshine and emily ain't telling the whole story

[sunshine]

I am telling the truth cassie. I could copy a years worth of electric bills that are online but I don't have to prove anything to you.  Newer houses are better insulated, have better windows and I have a 2 year old electric heat pump, 17 seer or ton and over insulated it at the same time.
 I have 19 windows..Luv has  50 or more from what she said.

[sunshine]

Meter Read DateBill AmountDue DateLate PaymentPayment AmountPayment DateADJ.ADJ. Desc.Plan Desc.Plan DueTotal Plan DueAcct. Bal.
01/23/2014	$0.00		$0.00	$-155.90	01/23/2014	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
01/15/2014	$155.90	02/10/2014	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$155.90	$155.90
12/19/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-155.13	12/19/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
12/16/2013	$155.13	01/09/2014	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$155.13	$155.13
11/19/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-77.13	11/19/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
11/12/2013	$77.13	12/09/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$77.13	$77.13
10/18/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-81.71	10/18/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
10/15/2013	$81.71	11/07/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$81.71	$81.71
09/19/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-111.37	09/19/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
09/12/2013	$111.37	10/08/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$111.37	$111.37
08/21/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-142.68	08/21/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
08/13/2013	$142.75	09/09/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$142.68	$142.68
08/15/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$0.00		$-0.07			$0.00	$-0.07	$-0.07
07/24/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-149.06	07/24/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
07/15/2013	$149.06	08/08/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$149.06	$149.06
06/26/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-103.03	06/26/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
06/13/2013	$103.00	07/10/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$103.03	$103.03
05/21/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-63.10	05/21/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.03	$0.03
05/14/2013	$63.13	06/10/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$63.13	$63.13
04/22/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-106.31	04/22/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
04/15/2013	$106.31	05/09/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$106.31	$106.31
03/21/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-119.79	03/21/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
03/14/2013	$119.79	04/10/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$119.79	$119.79
02/21/2013	$0.00		$0.00	$-140.27	02/21/2013	$0.00			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
02/13/2013	$140.27	03/11/2013	$0.00	$0.00		$0.00			$0.00	$140.27	$140.27

[sunshine]

Ya see that big guy...he is for the first level and full basement, the little guy is for upstairs but the big guy won't let the little guy kick on unless I set the temp upstairs  higher than the big guy for the downstairs.  This alone should prove I have a big house to heat and cool.

[Jim]

You just don't understand... average 25 dollars a day to heat this elephant... I losing it...

 
Can you block off a few rooms and shut off there registers?  Tape Plastic on a few windows?  I know if I had to, I could cordon off a few rooms and heat just the rooms I really need. Living Room, Kitchen, Bathroom.  That's all I need.  The rest of the house can go cold.
 
 

[caserio1]

why were you allowing others to believe your heat bill is based on similar situations

you have a new energy efficient house as opposed to an old row house in an

old neighborhood
and you compare the two as equals?

gimme a  break

[caserio1]

betcha you even got 2 by 6 studs in your house as opposed to the standard 2 by 4
 
which you conveniently forgot to mention

[sunshine]

Cas you stepped on it, now deal with it. I never said my house was as old  as yours or luvs and compared it in that way. What I did suggest was my  I thoughts on  luv's utility bill being so  high.  Older windows and less insulation.

[takncarabizniz]

You guys have NOTHING to prove to the troll/stalker, please give him no ammunition, please.
 
 
Luv, if a fixed income is your concern, then again, throwing good money after bad is a huge mistake.  Covering 56 windows w/ plastic, then allowing an outdated, faulty furnace to suck you dry will do no good.  You need to shed the anchor and free yourself from the bondages of that town.  I know it's difficult.  I have been in the same position, but making excuses will do you no good.  There is a calming feeling with trust in the Lord and he has laid the groundwork, you know that...it's why you've been sharing this journey of yours with us.  God has given you that conduit and now, you know it's the right choice...you have to take that true leap of faith now and move forward, without regret and without looking back at that hell-hole of a town you've been living in.
 
 
 

[luvtimes]

Takn... this is the last time...

I do not have an old furnace... it's the top of the line furnace for a house this size... cost... over 3000.00 ok...not including the A/C  ok...

why can't you get that... I don't know... must be in my typing skills...

I've already assessed what the problem is... it's the 58 freaking large ass windows that need to be weather stripped... that's a problem that can be resolved......

why to you keep saying I have an old out dated furnace.... purchased it the first month I moved here.... if there were better I'd have it...trust that....it seems to run good as expected... but it runs continually.... no break here...

When you have 10 outdated windows with storms and screens in one room  it would  do you in too....
like an open door.... and to have 2 like rooms...... well... I guess I have to do something.... right....

Will defend the house but never the neighborhood... ever....

Not moving...just looking to defray the cost of heating this elephant...again....

Takn... you give up too easy....

You don't run from a problem you have to stand up and deal with it....it can be resolved....