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it's very quiet here today... or maybe I'm just not getting the posts? /echo Anni > it's very quiet here today... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Anni /whispering that's what I was thinking. How's that little bundle of yours? Teri > > it's very quiet here today... > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > that's what I was thinking. How's that little bundle of yours? > Teri Great! Growing like a little flower! Anni > it's very quiet here today... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Anni I think it's just quiet. How hot is it there? And for how many days? It hit 101F here today... bla ... I can't wait till fall. Bell Jar mentioned in passing : >> it's very quiet here today... >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > How hot is it there? And for how many days? > It hit 101F here today... bla ... I can't wait till fall. I think we left FLorida at the right time! My heavens! Our 90+ weather in Vermont has been quite enough! At least we get breaks in the heat here with cold fronts floating through and temps dipping into the 60's some nights. -Aula, no longer in airconditioned Florida  SignatureSuccess without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good. - Joe Paterno > Bell Jar mentioned in passing : >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > with > cold fronts floating through and temps dipping into the 60's some nights. How do yo ulike Vermont? i am really considering relocting there , no idea where - LOL just VT - maybe Burlington area? Obviously haven't researched it much! DH is going in a few weeks. I'm scared it is too cold most of the year. > -Aula, no longer in airconditioned Florida nanner mentioned in passing : > How do yo ulike Vermont? i am really considering relocting there , no > idea where - LOL just VT - maybe Burlington area? Obviously haven't > researched it much! DH is going in a few weeks. I'm scared it is too > cold most of the year. I like Vermont. That said, be advised that housing costs and property taxes in Vermont are significant, with the county containing Burlington is considered the most expensive housing market in Vermont. It also is probably the area with the most jobs since it is the only 'city', so to speak, in Vermont. The seasons are lovely, but be prepared for weather down to 30 below and up to high 90's. [but those 90's disappear faster than in Florida!] If you look over the line into upstate NY your housing costs go way down, and you can commute into Vermont.......Schools up here seem to be mainly ok, certainly better than FL., but the issues I've been seeing crop up are all over the country and Vermont is not excluded. The current concern related to drugs is the probable arrival of meth labs from the mid-west, and law enforcement and parents are mobilizing by educating the public and so forth. And, be prepared to drive a ways for stuff. If you don't live in the Burlington area you may well not have any significant nation wide chain stores, nearby. Rutland is one exception with a mall, Mkart and Walmart as well as a homedepot. If you decide to move to Vermont, let me know! -Aula SignatureIn this grand B movie we call life, there is always a girl. > nanner mentioned in passing : >> How do yo ulike Vermont? i am really considering relocting there , no [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > If you decide to move to Vermont, let me know! > -Aula Thanks for the info! > nanner mentioned in passing : >> How do yo ulike Vermont? i am really considering relocting [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > the area with the most jobs since it is the only 'city', so > to speak, in Vermont. southern & western VT housing prices are high due to the exodus of folks from NYC & NJ. oddly, many of the properties seem to be only used seasonally though. why buy a farm house on 20+ acres for a "summer house"? prices along the border in NY are going up rapidly. i've seen similar properties in Granville sell for up to 3x what they would have 3 years ago, plus there is way more subdividing going on. there are border areas along the NH/VT border that are still 'reasonable', but again, you'll want to be moving fast to get the deals. depending on the type of work you're looking for, Keene may have something. it's a fairly large city (for NH) & a college town. NH doesn't have income or sales tax, & despite people ranting about property tax here, i can't see that it's any worse than property tax in, say, upstate NY. VT income tax is a percentage of your federal tax, if that helps. The seasons are lovely, but be > prepared for weather down to 30 below and up to high 90's. > [but those 90's disappear faster than in Florida!] um, the -30 winter weather can be (& frequently is) accompanied by windchills that make it feel -50 :) fortunately, that only lasts a couple days/year. it's been much warmer & more humid this year than usual, so i wouldn't judge summers in general by this one. last summer was so cool & rainy i didn't get *any* tomatoes. just too cool for fruit set. And, be > prepared to drive a ways for stuff. If you don't live in > the Burlington area you may well not have any significant > nation wide chain stores, nearby. Rutland is one exception > with a mall, Mkart and Walmart as well as a homedepot. aw, what a pity :p i hate chain stores ;) lee Signaturewar is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength 1984-George Orwell > > it's very quiet here today... > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > How hot is it there? And for how many days? > It hit 101F here today... bla ... I can't wait till fall. It has been in the 90's but humid. Monsoons! Ugh! It makes it worse for us... our evap cooler doesnt' work when it's humid... and I feel like I need a shower all the time! Anni >> it's very quiet here today... >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >How hot is it there? And for how many days? >It hit 101F here today... bla ... I can't wait till fall. Yuk. We've had upper 90s temps, but over the weekend the Heat Index hit 105. Horrible :-( Nan >>> it's very quiet here today... >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Nan Its been hitting that just about every day here. Lord! I hate humidity! Angela SignatureOh, you can't help that," said the Cat."we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.""How do you know I'm mad?". said Alice."You must be," said the Cat,"or you wouldn't have come here.". >>>> it's very quiet here today... >>>> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Angela ugh .. I agree. I just got in from a 20 min walk ... I felt like I was walking thru the fog. By 20 min i was sucking wind like I had been walking for hours. >ugh .. I agree. I just got in from a 20 min walk ... I felt like I was >walking thru the fog. By 20 min i was sucking wind like I had been walking >for hours. I was outside yesterday and felt like I was breathing underwater. Poor dh works in a building without a/c. I feel for him! Nan >>>> it's very quiet here today... >>>> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Angela Yep, and I despise bitter cold in the winter. IN tends to have bad winters after summers like this, so I'm dreading winter. Nan >>>>> it's very quiet here today... >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Nan Right now I'm looking forward to winter lol .. but don't remind me of that in Jan. ;) >>>>>> it's very quiet here today... >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >Right now I'm looking forward to winter lol .. but don't remind me of that >in Jan. ;) LOL Nan >>> it's very quiet here today... >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Nan We are just as bad down here in NC. It's 105, 110 if you count the heat index. YUCK. My AC hasn't shut off all day. My electric bill will be high this month I'm sure. Signature~Froggy~ Frog parking only <----> all others will be Toad. > We are just as bad down here in NC. It's 105, 110 if you > count the heat index. YUCK. My AC hasn't shut off all > day. My electric bill will be high this month I'm sure. speaking of which... my electric bill runs over $200/month (that's about $98 for the electricty & the rest is carrier charges & taxes). what's average in other areas of the country? lee <unairconditioned> Signaturewar is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength 1984-George Orwell > speaking of which... my electric bill runs over $200/month >(that's about $98 for the electricty & the rest is carrier >charges & taxes). what's average in other areas of the >country? >lee <unairconditioned> Our July bill is $132 for both gas and electric.... $22 gas, $110 electric. We've had 2 window a/c units running almost constantly since about May. Nan >> speaking of which... my electric bill runs over $200/month >>(that's about $98 for the electricty & the rest is carrier [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > We've had 2 window a/c units running almost constantly > since about May. ok, my gas is seperate. it runs about $100/month now since all the latest price increases. gas is the water heater, dryer & range. it's usually lower in the summer because i line dry the laundry, but it's been either 75+% humidity or actually raining since May... my heating is oil & that was pushing $4000 last winter. oil prices are expected to be higher this winter. i don't have firewood cut this winter (what i have isn't seasoned enough to burn yet), so i'm buying 3 cords @ $200/cord. that should keep my heat about the same as last year, maybe less if the super duper replacement windows really work) if i average my electric bill over the year it comes to $225/month. what gets me is less than half is actually charge for use. most of it is delivery fees, line charges, fees, taxes & who knows what :p the electric company is looking for rate hikes within the next week, which they say will raise rates about $5/month. oh joy! (actually they are saying they need to upgrade infrastructure in CT & Boston so we'll be expected to pay for that (why isn't CT & Boston paying for it? not *my* fault/problem if they have brown outs) & we can expect a $20/month increase if that gets approved :p ) lee -- war is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength 1984-George Orwell > ok, my gas is seperate. it runs about $100/month now since all >the latest price increases. gas is the water heater, dryer & [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >Boston paying for it? not *my* fault/problem if they have brown >outs) & we can expect a $20/month increase if that gets approved Our heating is gas so our winter bills jump quite a bit. Last winter they were pretty high, at $450/month, but that is for both gas and electric. Nan > Our heating is gas so our winter bills jump quite a bit. > Last winter they were pretty high, at $450/month, but that > is for both gas and electric. gas is getting close to the price of fuel oil here. oil was a better bargain when i bought the new furnace 5 years ago (and that almost halved the previous years heat bill!) i'm getting all new windows installed next week... 35 of them! ouch! they are triple pane, gas filled, low e, reflective, tilt windows (remember my post last fall about not being able to clean the windows... well, one way to get clean windows...<g>). they are replacing windows that range from 190 years old to 30 years old, all single pane... the company guarantees a 40% reduction in heating cost. they'd say cooling cost too, if i had central air conditioning, but even so, they should cut down considerably on heat transfer from sun shining in. i hope anyway. lee Signaturewar is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength 1984-George Orwell >> We are just as bad down here in NC. It's 105, 110 if you >> count the heat index. YUCK. My AC hasn't shut off all [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > country? > lee <unairconditioned> Well my electric was 132 last month. That is for everything the stove, fridge,washer, dryer, etc. I'm sure it's going to be ALOT more this month. Signature~Froggy~ Frog parking only <----> all others will be Toad. enigma mentioned in passing : > speaking of which... my electric bill runs over $200/month > (that's about $98 for the electricty & the rest is carrier > charges & taxes). what's average in other areas of the > country? > lee <unairconditioned> from my unairconditioned home in Vermont: first two full months of electricity were both $113 and change. That is almost *exactly* what I was paying per month in Florida for an airconditioned house when I had the bills averaged out over the year [heat/stove/hot water were not electric]. I was shocked at the cost of power in Vermont, particularly so close to all that reportedly 'cheap' Canadian power! -Aula SignaturePower always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous. - William Proxmire > enigma mentioned in passing : >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > -Aula We are an "all electric" home and have the pool and pond pumps that run thruout the day too. In an AC's home I believe our average electric bill is about $150/month. My sister, who lives in a much smaller home, doesn't have the pool or water features that require the pumps, and has gas for heat, stove and hotwater - her average bill is about $85/month. I'm currently amazed at the food prices. I just spent $100 last night for food for this weekend. - and that didn't include meat or condiments. Family of 3. I recall not to long agon, $100 would last me for a few weeks - not 3 days. > > it's very quiet here today... > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > How hot is it there? And for how many days? > It hit 101F here today... bla ... I can't wait till fall. It sucks to be you! Might be close to 70 here today! Hurrah!! Been hotter'n Hades for a while. Signature-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 7-8-05 WeBeJammin' > > it's very quiet here today... > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > How hot is it there? And for how many days? > It hit 101F here today... bla ... I can't wait till fall. A friend of mine said that our heat and humidity ought to be getting to Vermont at about the same time I do. Swell. Signature-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 7-8-05 WeBeJammin' Stara Baba mentioned in passing : > A friend of mine said that our heat and humidity ought to be getting > to Vermont at about the same time I do. Swell. It's in the mid-80's today, hotter tomorrow, but a 'cold' front is expected to come through overnight Wed. with temps bottoming in the 60's for nights. Does that help? -Aula SignatureAs long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing left to us in a bad time. - E.B.White > Stara Baba mentioned in passing : > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > expected to come through overnight Wed. with temps bottoming in the > 60's for nights. Does that help? > -Aula Boy, does it EVER!! Yee-hah!! Thanks, Aula. I'm there Friday-Monday. -B Signature-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 7-8-05 WeBeJammin' Stara Baba mentioned in passing : > Boy, does it EVER!! Yee-hah!! Thanks, Aula. I'm there > Friday-Monday. -B you ought to have some good weather. if you know the zip code you are going to be staying at [look it up at http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp go to: http://wwwa.accuweather.com/us-city-list.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0 and you will be able to get a pretty good forecast for that time period. I use it especially for winter weather driving as it predicts arrival/end of weather *times* reasonably accurately [within an hour of actual ime]. -Aula SignaturePeople will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul. - Carl G. Jung > it's very quiet here today... It has been very quiet for weeks and it'll be a few weeks before I can find the time to crowd this place again LOL. There are May posts that I haven't read yet, ack. > or maybe I'm just not getting the posts? I think you are, there aren't just that many. Even the trolls have started to talk to eachother instead of at us ;-). > /echo > > Anni SignatureMo <waves from behind her pile of OU books> |
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