tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post2264402751065169803..comments2023-10-14T10:09:29.081-05:00Comments on Mighty Afroditee: Turn off the lights, and light a candle...!Mighty Afroditeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17756325092319120025noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-84726970663012720702008-09-17T14:09:00.000-05:002008-09-17T14:09:00.000-05:00lol... yeah... here in the land of the blessed the...lol... yeah... here in the land of the blessed the electricity company calls it the "fuel surcharge" and in the past few months it's been higher than the actual electricity usage... i no longer use my water heater because it is electric...<BR/><BR/>the real bitch is that we, theoretically, have two hydro-electric plants currently in operation that are supposed to take the slack off the fuel consumption... clearly they're not operating at peak however...<BR/><BR/>so anyway... in relation to your, particular plight: perhaps you could try to harness the potential energy in an unthrown high-heeled shoe? or maybe, just maybe, you'll need to start selling your tremendously maternal hair in order to keep sonny in the 21st century... the choice is difficult and i feel your pain...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682875292578124481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-65838523221661639222008-09-15T12:36:00.000-05:002008-09-15T12:36:00.000-05:00ok pardon me if i get this wrong but the google pe...ok pardon me if i get this wrong but the google people say that a caymanian dollar is 1.29 candian so dat mean your monthly light bill of 700 is more than $900 canadian. is that correct or i missing something cause in all seriousness if that is the type of light bill you got i wud be trying to figure out between the mortgage and the light bill. lawd ave mercy<BR/><BR/>all dat fa one month light bill? juss one month? dat aint right. lawd!<BR/><BR/>invest in two a dem ol time home sweet home oil lamps girlJdidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493622796742761799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-90379794631939589042008-09-12T19:56:00.000-05:002008-09-12T19:56:00.000-05:00We are suffering the same fate here in Jamaica. It...We are suffering the same fate here in Jamaica. It's as if the more I conserve the more I seem to pay! I think this fuel charge is a just their perfect excuse to overcharge us. The fuel charge increases drastically every time there is a small increase in fuel, but I have never seen the fuel charge go down when the cost of fuel goes down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349121245969250053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-5226331943037136952008-09-11T20:46:00.000-05:002008-09-11T20:46:00.000-05:00Girl, everybody complaining about the electricity ...Girl, everybody complaining about the electricity bill. We had a few protests here in the last week of persons whose light bill had doubled and triples ... only to find out that it was an error and that we would get credited back next month. Now, I wonder, if no one had squealed, what would have happened? No one would have known about the error and we would all be shafted for that extra money. I started checking out how to go fully solar and that is going to cost me J$1.8M up front to be fully powered ... a wheh mi fi get dat from? I would have to sell mi body!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-46778731545140112982008-09-10T08:06:00.000-05:002008-09-10T08:06:00.000-05:00Girl,light bills are so ridiculous here as well. I...Girl,light bills are so ridiculous here as well. I hear people talking about 411ECD etc for one month with the surcharge being higher than the rates..Phew !Abenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560160141820956066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-57081560301853343462008-09-10T07:58:00.000-05:002008-09-10T07:58:00.000-05:00Let us now regress to time of reading by candle li...Let us now regress to time of reading by candle light...Crankyputzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948774650181520591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-13966807288874699042008-09-09T21:50:00.000-05:002008-09-09T21:50:00.000-05:00I not going to say too much on this issue still, o...I not going to say too much on this issue still, only that gas gone up everywhere, all over the place people are complaining. Well, the electricity companies have to buy fuel too, and maybe its not gas, but lots of the time, its oil based.<BR/>Wind power? Hydro? In Jamaica and Cayman? Maybe in Jamaica, but breese only blow in Cayman when there is a cat-5 hurricane nearby, and Cayman has no rivers, etc. <BR/>Then there is the fact that these are small islands where the population is small, leading to less and less changes to experience economies of scale. I have only one bredrin at CUC, so there is no reason for me to side with them, people, Oonoo need to use less energy, or oonoo need to pay up! If you want to cuss somebody, cuss George Bush, the Iraq war, Afghanistan and instability in the oil producing Middle East, plus the rapaciousness of the oil companies and the crazy Arabs in Dubai and places such as that who are trying to touch the very Heavens with their buildings and trying to build Heaven here on Earth, sure even give a small cussing to CUC in the end, but realise that CUC has bills to pay, just like you and I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-43512135116999894502008-09-09T16:17:00.000-05:002008-09-09T16:17:00.000-05:00Is the same crap transpiring in Jamaica! Everyday ...Is the same crap transpiring in Jamaica! Everyday the news full of people demonstrating bout high light bill... the common question is 'how come?' (which is very funny, cause the phrase backfired from JPS ads meant to discourage electricity theft)<BR/><BR/>Monopoly is the devil's playfield and a consumer's worst nightmare. I agree that they should diversify and introduce competition. It is badly, badly needed, cause so much people can't a demonstrate/cuss/write-heartfelt-blogs-like-this-one over nothing...ruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-11468988447328185892008-09-09T09:18:00.000-05:002008-09-09T09:18:00.000-05:00That is just RIDICULOUS! I have been hearing a lo...That is just RIDICULOUS! I have been hearing a lot from people with regards to the unfair pricing that CUC has indulged in this summer and I'm beginning to wonder if they even reset the meter once they've done their reading for the month or if they just leave it running and let it accumulate for the following month. That would be the only thing that would explain why your bill is so high and why it keeps increasing.<BR/><BR/>It is too bad the CUC is a monopoly here on the island. It's to bad the government is not stepping in to do something about it. I mean look at Canada and the high gas prices where the government receives like 80% of the revenue in the form of taxes (of course they're not apt to step in to curb rising gas prices). Incidentally did you know that 51% of CUC is owned by a Canadian company named Fortis (nothing to do with the Fortis here on the island).<BR/><BR/>Afroditee, I hope you see some relief in your electric bill, because that is just insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-35628952245333714812008-09-08T23:49:00.000-05:002008-09-08T23:49:00.000-05:00^^^ Welcome to my world, Ms. Dell...; )^^^ Welcome to my world, Ms. Dell...; )Mighty Afroditeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756325092319120025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32928817.post-9217297450205145352008-09-08T22:17:00.000-05:002008-09-08T22:17:00.000-05:00Hi there, just stopping by for a visit. I love you...Hi there, just stopping by for a visit. I love your site, it is beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Utilities and bills...uggghhh! They drive me insane!! And, the customer service people are so frustrating when there has been a mistake on your bill.dellgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620967832227857674noreply@blogger.com