tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post113897659913688786..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: therms of endearmentjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1140657445482968352006-02-22T20:17:00.000-05:002006-02-22T20:17:00.000-05:00We just got our gas&electric bill and Rich opened ...We just got our gas&electric bill and Rich opened it up and was shocked. It was way higher than last month, despite setting the thermostate lower.<BR/><BR/>He informed me of this, and then paused, looked down at the bill again and said,<BR/><BR/>"Oh, I pulled a Jeremy" :)carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033264747878807765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1139078681451075072006-02-04T13:44:00.000-05:002006-02-04T13:44:00.000-05:00But the temperatures in Cambridge have been nudgin...But the temperatures in Cambridge have been nudging 50 degrees all thru January. Cause and effect at work here...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1139035621097165462006-02-04T01:47:00.000-05:002006-02-04T01:47:00.000-05:00Careful what you wish for.Careful what you wish for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1139016039080577782006-02-03T20:20:00.000-05:002006-02-03T20:20:00.000-05:00You jest, but no — you'll have to wait awhile befo...You jest, but no — you'll have to wait awhile before they start sending warnings and shut off utilities. <BR/> <BR/>Of course, you'd have to pay a fee to have them turn things back on, as well as what you owe.<BR/>Still, you could bask in pleasure of being a deadbeat! (Sort of like those people who lurk in the pit outside Cambridge Savings Bank — and think of the laundry savings — go for it, man!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1139002014897645002006-02-03T16:26:00.000-05:002006-02-03T16:26:00.000-05:00I don't know, can they just cut off your heat for ...I don't know, can they just cut off your heat for missing a month. It would save me a lot of money if they cut me off, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>I did inquire with my landlord today about the radiator problem in my bedroom.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1139001641885542422006-02-03T16:20:00.000-05:002006-02-03T16:20:00.000-05:00you mean they didn't cut you off?you mean they didn't cut you off?jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975960246418403266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1138991313285079272006-02-03T13:28:00.000-05:002006-02-03T13:28:00.000-05:00which leaves more money to leave the desert and tr...which leaves more money to leave the desert and travel to hip places like...say, cambridge! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1138987812044881452006-02-03T12:30:00.000-05:002006-02-03T12:30:00.000-05:00I have a partly solar-powered home out here in the...I have a partly solar-powered home out here in the desert. My guaranteed average heating/cooling costs year round are a less than a dollar a day. I'm just saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1138985096749811582006-02-03T11:44:00.000-05:002006-02-03T11:44:00.000-05:00Oh, inner radiance abounds in Cambridge. And it w...Oh, inner radiance abounds in Cambridge. And it was a Cantabrigian who suggested the 58 setting in these very Comments. But, that's okay -- as long as it helps to keep you solvent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1138980318507737752006-02-03T10:25:00.000-05:002006-02-03T10:25:00.000-05:00"This month I've mostly kept the thermostat at 58 ..."This month I've mostly kept the thermostat at 58 degrees, which is easier for me than most people because of my inner radiance."<BR/> <BR/>Good humor! The matter-of-fact delivery in the middle of a paragraph cracked me up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1138977888506313542006-02-03T09:44:00.000-05:002006-02-03T09:44:00.000-05:00does said radiator have -- on its side -- a small ...does said radiator have -- on its side -- a small air-release valve with a dial (about the size of a penny)? if yes, try to turn the dial clockwise to open it. if it's closed, the radiator may not produce heat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com