Lord Lionheart

Like you said earlier, that's a reef set-up. I never really got into the whole anemone thing, although I can see the attraction. Clown fish interact with them a lot.
I went more for active fish like clown triggers, octopus, lion fish

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starky

I am moving in to your house! My room mate likes to recreate the feel of a Hot summers day in our two bed first floor apartment. Its only about 800 square feet 4 room apartment, if that and our bills are now pushing $300 a month for the last three months!

Its outrageous, I'd be like you keeping it low, she likes to crank it up to 74 and leaves it running all night!! I really don't like the forced air. Also The electircty bills are up high too as she has to run a humidifier 24/7 as the heating is on all the time and the forced air fans use electricity too.

She is "heating" me out of house and home. What can I do though? I have signed a lease up till March/April, and don't want to get into any rows.

I will be getting my own place soon so that I don't have this problem again next winter. Its such a waist of money. I am trying not to think about it but this thread has made me realize how much money we are waisting when people with 3000 sq feet are paying not much more then us.
I am wondering if she has ever heard of a duvet? all she has on her bed are a few flimsy comforters, no wonder she is cold all night. rant over

Bob

bugger...just double checked the oil bill, this one due is $225 for 900 gallons, last months was $245 for 990 gallons...it was the month before that it was cheap...but we weren't around for almost a week of that...

Bob

suffocate her and dump her in a snow bank

It does amuse me when people complain about the cold when wearing thin sweaters and the like...well it is the winter...

Just turn the heat down on the dopey bint and if she doesn't like it, tough shit, don't pay the bills...on the plus side, you can't be evicted during the winter months

joto

Last month our gas & electric was $228. We have gas heating, hot water, fire & cooker and the rest electric. Luckily, we have large south facing windows that let the sun light in to help heat the house.

SpoogleDrummer

Maybe she's hoping you'll offer to keep her warm at night

tamms_1965

$225 for 900 gallons? Am I missing something here. My tank only holds 300 gallon and I would never use 3X that in a month or have such low prices. I haven't filled up since August but aren't prices $2 something right now?

kins

More like $200 for 100 gallons? It is about $2 a gallon at the moment.

I thought we were going to run out of oil the other day. We have a 275 gallon tank and the measure thing said it was on empty. It turned out once it had been refilled that we actually had 40 gallons left, thank god. It was 5F that day.

tamms_1965

I moved into my house mid Jan. 07 and the gauge on the tank was broken. The realtor said there was plenty of oil in the tank. just filled and I should be good for at least another month. Well, I ran out less than 2 weeks later...super cold day too. I had no choice but to pay the 'emergency' fee and get a fill up.

Since then I've brought gas into the house and converted my 2 fireplaces to ventless logs. I haven't run out of oil since then (use much less) but I have a backup plan in case I do. I'd get a new (gas) furnace too but the one I have is less than 10 years old and in excellent condition.

robb-46

The bill last month was 340.00, the cheapest was 112.00 and that was when we went on vacation and everything was turned off except for the fridge. Average is 250 for electric, no gas or propane. Half of the bill is a "fuel surcharge"

Deedee13

THE FRIDGE IS COSTING U HOW MUCH?? Sod that!!!

robb-46

The actual electricy distro charge was 50 bucks the remaining part of the bill was the fuel surcharge.

penguinbar

$52 no gas just electric for a 1 bedroom in Manhattan

Steerpike

Check out these - http://www.amazon.com/MVCX512-Magnet.../dp/B00009W3G4 - they block the vents better than turning those louvres - so you can at least shut off your own room.

br1t29

If your on oil... YOUR NUTS!

Oil/diesel prices are set to skyrocket again in the not to distant future. Time to look into a heatpump! My Mother/Step-dad recently switched to a heat pump, cash outlay is kinda big true, but their already saving $150 a month

Right now I'm at college living with two other guys. We have a cool college townhouse built in the early eighties/late sevnties I think. It has electric forced air, about the most outrageously expensive form of heating there is. Anyway, we keep the place about 62 degrees and we paid about $80 dollars to heat it last month during 20 degree weather. Place is about 1400 square feet. not to bad!