Just as well I was sitting down for my other piece of mail..one of those nasty window envelopes..yes this month's electricity bill. As I'm writing this the sun is out after a heavy frost overnight and the temperature has climbed to a rather chilly 8 degrees celsius outside though it feels colder with the wind blowing. It is cold here in the south during winter and it is also the time of the year when they put up the cost of power for the winter months, just when you need to keep warm. Well how much was my power bill for 1 month you might ask..well keeping in mind that it is the estimate month only since they only read the meter every 2nd month... the GST was $90 plus the power cost of ....wait for it $600 gives a total of $690 for 1 month..if I pay on time they give a discount so I only have to pay $588. Just shows you how expensive electricity is here in the south of NZ. I went out to read the meter and think it's about $90 over estimated but that should make next month's a bit cheaper??yeah right.
Considering it was just me home alone for 10 days of the month and I am at work during the day one does wonder how it ends up so much..little wonder you see stories of people wrapping themselves up in blankets etc because they can't afford the cost of heating..
So is it just here in the south NZ that power is so expensive ??
Gee your electricity does sound expensive. On the bright side, maybe you should buy more fabric for more quilts to keep warm. Hope that sun stays out for you today.
ReplyDeleteOh Lyn your mini is gorgeous,love it and boy i thought ours was exspensive,its shocking we wont be able to afford to keep ourselves warm the way it is going.xx
ReplyDeleteMichell has made you a beautiful mini...
ReplyDeleteGee that is a very expensive electricity bill.
Lovely first mail, touching words. Can you do a check with the online service to find out if there is a less expensive provider in your area? we have changed from Genesis to Pulse, do you have underfloor heating? We use the chippy for all hot water heating, and I think that is the biggest part of many accounts. But your account sounds HUGE? Have you checked your daily usage online? I did that when we were with Genesis and found oil column heaters used so much power!!! Hope you have recovered to enjoy the sunshine after another frost. Hugs to warm you, Jean.
ReplyDeletethat sounds like our 600 dollar heat and light bill last jan.
ReplyDeleteOuchy. That is huge for just 1 month. Your first mail item was much happier - and is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou mini is lovely. We got a huge power bill the other day, $800 but it was for 3 months, the electricity company put a little graph on ours showing your power usage compared to other people in our area, ours is more than a family of 6 people and there are two of us and the dog in the house......no one seems to be able to tell me what is happening, other than to use less electricity!!! hello...it is winter for goodness sake!!! The elec companies push my blood pressure way up!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful mini.....my goodness that phone bill is outrageous especially since it's for one month ours are that price for 3 months.
ReplyDeleteJust love that colouring in your mini.
ReplyDeleteNot looking forward to power bills or phone bills.