Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

Oh... we dont have central anything.. just the wood stove for the front part of the house, and a fuel oil space heater for the bedrooms.

When it gets "hot" we open windows.

 

[Bruce]

Nope... also spouse keeps ALL the lights on... walks into a room, turns on the lights.. walks out of the room....NEVER turns them off!

Drives me batty!

Are you married to my spouse??

 

[Alaskan]

Would spouse sharing cost me more money? Or less?

 

[Bruce]

Just don't take my spouse to the grocery store. I've noticed it costs a LOT more on the occasions we've gone together. Spouse is fairly practical, not into jewelry but that dried mango is $13/pound! And that is something put on the list whether I go alone or we go together. Fortunately I am retired, spouse works as a postal clerk 6 days a week so isn't "available" for grocery shopping very often.

 

[Baymule]

You guys need to figure this out, put down a schedule on weekend visitation of "the wife" and week days also. Then you can run around turning off all the lights and sit in the dark.

 

[Alaskan]

I like sitting in the dark.

 

[Bruce]

I'm often in the dark, even when the lights are on.

 

[Alaskan]

Try opening your eyes.

 

[AmberLops]

So is 74°! Must be Amber has lots of money to "burn" Even with the woodstove going that part of my house is rarely much over 70°. No A/C here and the thermostat has never been set above 68.

Think twice
The electric bill is super cheap here...tiny place. When I run the dryer or the oven the temp in the house goes up a few degrees! I baked cookies this morning and didn't even need to turn the heat on.
A warm and scented house...bonus!

I lived in a house in Maine that was heated with oil and that was the most expensive heating bill I've ever seen...and I kept the house at 60 and was freezing all day!

Then in PA the house I lived in was heated with natural gas....the heating bill in December was over $500 and I had it set to 58

I'm loving being able to be comfortable and not have to pay a fortune!

 

[Alaskan]

Then in PA the house I lived in was heated with natural gas....the heating bill in December was over $500 and I had it set to 58

That right there... beyond bad!!!

I am glad that you are now in a better place!