When I opened my January bill, I couldn’t believe that my gas and electric costs had jumped to $240. Of course I live in Wisconsin and we continually face bitterly cold temperatures in the winter, but $240 seemed outrageous. I called a few neighbors, but they all said their bills had also sky rocketed. So I lowered my temperature a couple more degrees each night when I went to sleep, kept it cooler during the day, and when I remembered I lowered the thermostat upon leaving my house for several hours or more. I assumed I would see a reduced amount on my February bill. However, I saved only $14. The bill had dropped to only $226.
I called the gas company to inquiry, but they simply told me we had an unusually cold February. Fine I thought, I could accept that reasoning except, as everyone knows gas prices have plummeted since last summer. So logically, my cost should be a bit lower at least. I then asked for a comparison of my current bills to that of a year ago. Lo and behold, in Jan. 2008, my bill was $100 less and in Feb. 2008, it was $60 less. Obviously, something here needs to be checked. And so in two weeks they will inspect my furnace. But I will not be happy until I have received some money back. Perhaps I should send some photos to my website, www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions to win some money.
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