What first world problem did you have today?

[esquared]

Just paid my Portland General Electric bill.

$202 for this month!!! This is bullshit.

What's your rate per kWh?

Mine's $ .50/kWh.

 

[Red Squirrel]

My hydro bill went up too, I'm at a little over $200/mo now. Managed to bring my gas bill down to below $100 because of the wood stove and switching to a hybrid water heater but think the water heater is just jacking up my hydro bill now...

I need to take the time to do the automation for my solar setup. I want to automate the inverter turning off when voltage is low, and turn back on when it's back up, then I can start putting house loads on solar opportunistically and automate the switch over. I have about 1500w of panels just mostly sitting idle. I will not get anywhere near that at this time of year but in summer I would at least save.

 

[Chaotic42]

What's your rate per kWh?

Mine's $ .50/kWh.

Holy hell. Where do you live, Adak?

 

[Chaotic42]

Adult websites are now "illegal" in Missouri unless you upload your ID, but fortunately online sports gambling is now legal.

It's probably fine.

 

[jmagg]

Adult websites are now "illegal" in Missouri unless you upload your ID, but fortunately online sports gambling is now legal.

It's probably fine

Trade one mess for another?

 

[Chaotic42]

Trade one mess for another?

Missouri is a silly place

 

[AdamK47]

Got kicked out at a food bank for confronting a queue jumper.

No one speaks up for injustices.. which is why the bullies can just bully harder.

Things are starting to make sense.

 

[QueBert]

Installed MW II to test out my new video card, every other FPS I've ever played E either opens a door or activates a switch. Welp, in this fuckin game E throws a grenade. Yes I know I can reassign the key. But I thought I'd just learn to play it how they intended, welp I've blown myself up like 4 times now trying to open a door

And this is like the 500th damn COD game, so the developers obviously know E is for opening doors not throwing shit that will kill you.

 

[lxskllr]

Had to use my chainsaw for work today and must not have tightened the oil cap enough. Dumped canola oil down my leg...

 

[Chaotic42]

It's getting slick out and the USPS delivered two packages. One was large, so it had to be put under my porch. They of course just put it out in the rain/snow. The second one, they put in the mail box. Why not just put both by the house? Fortunately I didn't die going up and down the hill to the box.

 

[Indus]

Things are starting to make sense.

Wanna know why?? Cooking oil used to cost $7-8 under Obama. With COVID inflation it became $16. Currently it's at this thanks to tariffs.



I can't absorb that kind of price increase without assistance.

But yeah your original comment before edit was right on..
I am a BURDEN ON SOCIETY.

And I doubt it's only me facing this kind of inflation that supposedly is UNDER CONTROL and only 2% inflation. Just go to the fucking grocery store.

And the eventual solution is you're gonna have to bail us out since it's not gonna be Elon Musk!

 

[KLin]

What's your rate per kWh?

Mine's $ .50/kWh.

Hello fellow Californian!

 

[AdamK47]

Wanna know why?? Cooking oil used to cost $7-8 under Obama. With COVID inflation it became $16. Currently it's at this thanks to tariffs.

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I can't absorb that kind of price increase without assistance.

But yeah your original comment before edit was right on..
I am a BURDEN ON SOCIETY.

And I doubt it's only me facing this kind of inflation that supposedly is UNDER CONTROL and only 2% inflation. Just go to the fucking grocery store.

And the eventual solution is you're gonna have to bail us out since it's not gonna be Elon Musk!

Imagine what you could do with all the energy you put into hating on people you perceive as wrong or to have wronged you.
Living in soothing safe space echo chambers with virtual high fives will produce nothing and won't get you out of the trap you put yourself in.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I get a quart of oil at DG for a couple of bucks. Lasts me a year.

 

[esquared]

Hello fellow Californian!

Yep, many years ago we used to call PG&E, Pacific Graft and Extortion.

 

[IronWing]

I've had a savings account with the same bank for almost two decades. I noticed that they have a "new" savings account available that is paying 4% higher interest than the one I have. Looking at the terms and conditions side-by-side they are literally the exact same account except for the new name and the interest rate. So I contact the bank. "Do I really have to close the old account and open a new one to get the better rate?" "Yep." <click, click, click, done> Banks be dumb.

Update: There is a class action suit against the bank for deceptive practices related to the two savings accounts. The plaintiffs' lawyers and the bank reached a settlement in November. The judge threw it out stating that the proposed settlement was too small to fairly compensate the depositors. The parties have until January to come up with a better settlement or the suit goes to trial. I'll have to see if I get more than an Arby's coupon out of this.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

There are no grounds at all for the Capital One case.

None.


People just were'nt paying attention.