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Posted by goodgreef on Dec-18-2007 03:24:

this thread makes me realize im gonna have to learn this shit for next year when i move to montreal.

until then, i am happy i can have my window wide open for the fresh air!

Posted by Clovis on Dec-18-2007 03:28:

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Originally posted by Ygrene
I generated some wood heat this morning, if you know what I mean.

Does your wife know about this?

Posted by tubularbills on Dec-18-2007 06:16:

plastic is the best - i even did it down here in shreveport. its easy to put up w/ even just one person, really.

do you have carpeting? hardwood floors? if you put rugs down, it keeps the floor warmer.

also, make sure your fans are aimed in the "down" position...if it's like normal places, that means you want the blades turning counterclockwise - that way it brings the heat from the ceiling down to the ground in the center.

Posted by Sushipunk on Dec-18-2007 06:31:

Damn, this thread makes me realise just how 'seasonless' it is here.

For me 'winterizing' is keeping the windows closed during the days. Very very occasionally, we'll put the reverse cycle A/C on heat. Yeah, think we did that twice last winter...

Posted by tubularbills on Dec-18-2007 06:34:

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Originally posted by Sushipunk
Damn, this thread makes me realise just how 'seasonless' it is here.

For me 'winterizing' is keeping the windows closed during the days. Very very occasionally, we'll put the reverse cycle A/C on heat. Yeah, think we did that twice last winter...

it doesn't get too terribly cold here, i mean, below freezing for a few weeks, and thats about it...nothing like it was up in chicagoland...but still, the plastic stuff helps.

ps, i have gas for heat, and last year, my largest bill was $109. i have electric for everything else....and in the winter time, my electric bill is around $30.

in the summertime? gas bill = $15, electric = $115

fucking large appliances

Posted by Sushipunk on Dec-18-2007 06:44:

Your energy costs are cheap over there though, in comparison.

We pay about AUD $350 a quarter for electricity, and about AUD $80 a month for gas. That doesn't change much, seasonally.

Posted by tubularbills on Dec-18-2007 06:45:

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Originally posted by Sushipunk
Your energy costs are cheap over there though, in comparison.

We pay about AUD $350 a quarter for electricity, and about AUD $80 a month for gas. That doesn't change much, seasonally.

a quarter for electricity? you don't have monthly bills? wtf?

Posted by shaw on Dec-18-2007 06:58:

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Originally posted by tubularbills
fucking large appliances

inb4ygrene

Posted by Sushipunk on Dec-18-2007 07:37:

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Originally posted by tubularbills
a quarter for electricity? you don't have monthly bills? wtf?

Electricity is a quarterly bill.

Edit: Fuck, so is gas. So my gas bill is only $80-ish a quarter. I thought that sounded a bit high before

Everything else is monthly though. Phone(s), internets etc.

Posted by Ian on Dec-18-2007 11:25:

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Originally posted by Sushipunk
Electricity is a quarterly bill.

Edit: Fuck, so is gas. So my gas bill is only $80-ish a quarter. I thought that sounded a bit high before

Phone is quarterly too. But internets is monthly

fixed to suit my circumstances

Posted by Trance Nutter on Dec-18-2007 11:30:

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Originally posted by Sushipunk
Damn, this thread makes me realise just how 'seasonless' it is here.

For me 'winterizing' is keeping the windows closed during the days. Very very occasionally, we'll put the reverse cycle A/C on heat. Yeah, think we did that twice last winter...

yeah, bit the same. We don't even have reverse cycle, we got a wall heater which does the job. Usually just chuck on a jumper and trackies and we're good to go.

Summer though, completely different story

Posted by goodgreef on Dec-18-2007 13:44:

our electricity bill comes every 2 months... i usually pay 28 dollars on the dot.

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