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  • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

    I love Florida.

    Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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    Ian Shlasko
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    It's a nice place to visit (Which I do, about twice a year - Parents are near Sarasota), but I wouldn't want to live there... You guys have no terrain. It's too flat. Import some mountains, or at least hills...

    Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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      Just got my gas bill after submitting a meter reading. Apparently I owe them £467.15 for the winter period. I know it was cold, I know the wife left the heating on most days but £467??? They'll be getting a stern call from me this evening. Bastards.

      Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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      tpcmurray
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      I live in Newfoundland where it can get quite cold in winter (though only -2C today), and heating costs are usually substantial. I took the plunge and went with a geothermal installation in our new home. Well worth it. One month heating for us now, in a 3700 sq ft home, is about $130 CAD in winter.

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        Just got my gas bill after submitting a meter reading. Apparently I owe them £467.15 for the winter period. I know it was cold, I know the wife left the heating on most days but £467??? They'll be getting a stern call from me this evening. Bastards.

        Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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        Ok suppose the gas price is the same as here, you would have used approximately €516 worth of gas which is 846 cubic meters of gas at €0.61 per cubic meter. I don't believe you could have used that much..

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          Just got my gas bill after submitting a meter reading. Apparently I owe them £467.15 for the winter period. I know it was cold, I know the wife left the heating on most days but £467??? They'll be getting a stern call from me this evening. Bastards.

          Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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          NormDroid
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          Just had cavity wall and extra lagging, still the gas bills 'go through the roof'.

          Two heads are better than one.

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          • R R Giskard Reventlov

            Yes and no. That pretty much doubles the bill and we used it similarly last year and the bill was only about (from memory) £250. Wholesale prices and the prices to the customer are supposed to be falling, not rising (in the UK). I'm happy to leave it on if it's needed (which it was) but this bill seems far higher than it shoudl be given the usage. Don't worry, though, I have my credit card at the ready: I know I'll have to cave in and pay or the only gas we'll have is, well, you get the picture. ps NY is much colder than here. I have a friend who lives just outside NY who delights in sending me pictures of the snow and then taking the piss out of our measly 1 inch that seesm to bring the whole country to a grinding halt.

            Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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            digital man wrote:

            our measly 1 inch that seesm to bring the whole country to a grinding halt.

            Don't you mean 1cm ?

            "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair

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            • I Ian Shlasko

              It's a nice place to visit (Which I do, about twice a year - Parents are near Sarasota), but I wouldn't want to live there... You guys have no terrain. It's too flat. Import some mountains, or at least hills...

              Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
              Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)

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              Imports System.Terrain
              Imports System.Terrain.Hills
              Imports System.Terrain.Mountains

              Happy now?

              OSDev :)

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              • I Ian Shlasko

                It's a nice place to visit (Which I do, about twice a year - Parents are near Sarasota), but I wouldn't want to live there... You guys have no terrain. It's too flat. Import some mountains, or at least hills...

                Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)

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                R Giskard Reventlov
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                Stayed in Sarasota (somewhere near St. Armands Circle) last year but prefer Naples. Always have to find a Kilwin's or ColdStone Creamery. Mmm.

                Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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                • I Ian Shlasko

                  It's a nice place to visit (Which I do, about twice a year - Parents are near Sarasota), but I wouldn't want to live there... You guys have no terrain. It's too flat. Import some mountains, or at least hills...

                  Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                  Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)

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                  Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                  Southwest flys pretty much everywhere I want to go for $90 bucks each way.

                  Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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                    Ok suppose the gas price is the same as here, you would have used approximately €516 worth of gas which is 846 cubic meters of gas at €0.61 per cubic meter. I don't believe you could have used that much..

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                    R Giskard Reventlov
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                    harold aptroot wrote:

                    I don't believe you could have used that much.

                    Neither do I. Still don't think I'll get too far: I'll need to check and make sure I didn't misread the meter before I call them and also take a good look at previous bills but I'll either have to pay or go without I suppose. Just had a quick look: 680 units since September.

                    Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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                      harold aptroot wrote:

                      I don't believe you could have used that much.

                      Neither do I. Still don't think I'll get too far: I'll need to check and make sure I didn't misread the meter before I call them and also take a good look at previous bills but I'll either have to pay or go without I suppose. Just had a quick look: 680 units since September.

                      Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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                      You sure you don't have a gas leak? Any gas fires in the house?

                      "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair

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                        Just got my gas bill after submitting a meter reading. Apparently I owe them £467.15 for the winter period. I know it was cold, I know the wife left the heating on most days but £467??? They'll be getting a stern call from me this evening. Bastards.

                        Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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                        I live in South Carolina USA. Most of our systems focus on cooling. IN the winter we run the A/C backward basically to heat. Most years this works out OK. This year my heating system didn't even shut off most of December and January resulting in electric charges that are 2.5 times more than I have ever paid in the same period ( same house) in a few years.

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                          You sure you don't have a gas leak? Any gas fires in the house?

                          "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair

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                          1.21 Gigawatts wrote:

                          You sure you don't have a gas leak?

                          BANG! Not that I'm aware of.

                          1.21 Gigawatts wrote:

                          Any gas fires in the house?

                          The entire system is only 4 years old. Actually, hmm, just had the boiler serviced a couple of months ago. Hmm. Ta: probaby a red herring but worth looking at: the boiler has kept losing pressure since it was serviced.

                          Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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                            Imports System.Terrain
                            Imports System.Terrain.Hills
                            Imports System.Terrain.Mountains

                            Happy now?

                            OSDev :)

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                            Imports System.Terrain
                            Imports System.Terrain.Hills
                            Imports System.Terrain.Mountains
                            Imports System.Hurricanes

                            FIFY

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                              Just got my gas bill after submitting a meter reading. Apparently I owe them £467.15 for the winter period. I know it was cold, I know the wife left the heating on most days but £467??? They'll be getting a stern call from me this evening. Bastards.

                              Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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                              I feel your pain. Our gas bill is ~$350-400/mo from Dec. through March and that's keeping the very average size house less than 70F. :(( And our winter (northern Illinois) hasn't been bad this year.

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                                I live in South Carolina USA. Most of our systems focus on cooling. IN the winter we run the A/C backward basically to heat. Most years this works out OK. This year my heating system didn't even shut off most of December and January resulting in electric charges that are 2.5 times more than I have ever paid in the same period ( same house) in a few years.

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                                Electrical heating? Ouch.

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                                  My heating bill for this winter, in New York City, was almost zero... Quad-core desktop + Big screen TV + Good quality windows = No need for a heater, unless it drops below 0F outside. Actually I've been opening the windows a little now and then, to cool the place down. Now... Summer on the other hand... My air conditioner pretty much has to run for four months straight...

                                  Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                                  Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)

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                                  I've got the same problem. Adding insult to injury the heat I almost never use (I only actually turned the heat on for a few days when the highs were in the single digits this winter and only actually heard it kicking on once per evening) is paid for by the landlord, but the air conditioner runs on electricity I pay for. :doh:

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                                  • P Pete OHanlon

                                    Marc Clifton wrote:

                                    I can easily spend 300USD a month on heating

                                    I assume that you burn hobos to make up the shortfall.

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                                    VB developers are more plentiful though the quality does suffer compared to hobos ;P


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                                      Electrical heating? Ouch.

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                                      No, heat pumps[^]. They work great for cooling but their efficiency as a heater sucks when it gets really cold. When really cold is rare they're still better than spending a few grand on a separate furnace; but that doesn't make them cheap to run when it happens.

                                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                        Just got my gas bill after submitting a meter reading. Apparently I owe them £467.15 for the winter period. I know it was cold, I know the wife left the heating on most days but £467??? They'll be getting a stern call from me this evening. Bastards.

                                        Tychotics: take us back to the moon "Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars." H. G. Wells

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                                        In my Gasoil heated house we used to get a bill for 700$ USD every second week. ...You guys are telling me you spend more then that for an entire season??

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                                        • I Ian Shlasko

                                          My heating bill for this winter, in New York City, was almost zero... Quad-core desktop + Big screen TV + Good quality windows = No need for a heater, unless it drops below 0F outside. Actually I've been opening the windows a little now and then, to cool the place down. Now... Summer on the other hand... My air conditioner pretty much has to run for four months straight...

                                          Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                                          Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)

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                                          Ian Shlasko wrote:

                                          My heating bill for this winter, in New York City

                                          Ah, but I'm in upperstate NY, in Philmont, about 40 miles south of Albany. Marc

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