My electric bill's gone weird - it'd been going along, increasing more or less gradually, but pretty much in the same, er, vein. Then, in July, I got a bill for double my usual payment; I checked, and the hours were double. Now ... I suspect that something else is wired into my electric circuit - I've had problems with the one circuit in my apartment not being able to bear much in the way of electricity. To the point I once blew a fuse with three 60-watt lightbulbs and the TV. So, I figured I'd wait and see what the August bill was. Which was zero. Not only was my usage zero, but they're saying they owe me $5 and change. Very strange. I know Pepeco has been installing new meters, so I maybe that was it.
No, no, no, sir. No more chick pit for you. Come on.
Riley ,'Lessons'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Toddson - Aug 31, 2011 12:44:56 pm PDT #28781 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
sj - Aug 31, 2011 12:50:35 pm PDT #28782 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Toddson, are you using an AC? Our electric bill always spikes sharply in July and August because of our window AC.
Toddson - Aug 31, 2011 12:53:03 pm PDT #28783 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
AC's on a different line and paid separately - at $65 per month for four months in a lump sum on June 1.
sj - Aug 31, 2011 1:12:48 pm PDT #28784 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Interesting jewelery line with steampunk and cyberpunk pieces.
Hil R. - Aug 31, 2011 1:27:07 pm PDT #28785 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
One of my students emailed me, essentially saying that he knows he did badly on the quiz today, and he wants me to tell him that everything's going to be OK.
Laga - Aug 31, 2011 1:48:05 pm PDT #28786 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Did you stroke his hair and hum, "there there"?
Nora Deirdre - Aug 31, 2011 2:08:30 pm PDT #28787 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
smonster, Tom suggested that perhaps Sousha is flushing the toilet all day long while you are away?
Ginger - Aug 31, 2011 2:44:30 pm PDT #28788 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Toddson, my guess would be that they estimated your bill during the meter changeout.
Vortex - Aug 31, 2011 3:52:16 pm PDT #28789 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Went to a meeting with my "career coach" today. I realized why I'm frustrated. She has no concept of higher education, so all of the "advice" she's giving me is general, so when I ask her how to deal with a specific problem (i.e. how to position my JD so that it pings with search engines and people who are looking for a Master's degree), she doesn't have a good response.
Zenkitty - Aug 31, 2011 3:57:29 pm PDT #28790 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
She has no concept of higher education
What is she supposed to be coaching you towards? An illustrious career at the Stop-n-Go?