Down here in Alabama, the temperature is about 20 degrees below the norm. I can deal with cold weather, but the problem is that none of the buildings, including my home, are cut out for temperatures below 35 degrees -- it's getting into the teens at night. Because winter last about two months here, someone did the math way-back-when and it's more cost effective to have a few very expensive heating bills than put insulation into a building. Do folks want to take bets on what my gas bill will be this month? My heater is running non-stop just to keep the temperature at 67.
At least I'm not alone with this problem -- all of my co-workers are complaining about it too.
And tomorrow snow is in the prediction. It's probably not going to stick, but if a weatherman were to announce that accumulation will be one inch, apparently all of the businesses and schools will preemptively close.
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67? My house stays between 70 and 72 in the winter, lol.
ReplyDeleteMy most recent electric bill (Tampa, FL - 65 yr old home w/ crawl space and flat roof over master bedroom)was $302.
ReplyDeleteGranted, rates have gone up 24% in the past year, but that's still more than any bill I've ever had in the Summer....