This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.
Cold as ice
I live in an electrically heated apartment building. Electricity is included in my rent. I just read today that NSP will be raising rates yet again and may continue to do so annually. I have a feeling that my rent will not be so much of a bargain if thes
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I don’t see any problem with lookin’ @ T & A. Women look at them too! Don’t be so prudish!
What??? Perhaps we walk that way to avoid looking at cigarette butts or globs of spit on the ground!! Perhaps it brings us back to the days of “head up, back straight, chest out.” Grow up! Perhaps we don’t want to look at YOU!.
This is a result of this town trying to be a mini Toronto – complete with fake pretentiousness!!! However, its easier to stare at the boobies and asses when their eyes are turned upwards and they dont pay you any attention 😉
I’d rather look up at the sky, then the ugly people
What else are tits and asses on display for?Haven’t you noticed, btw, that everyone is an ultra-cool star now? Delusion is in, big time.
They stick their noses up in the air mostly because I probably farted.
If I was a woman walking on my ownin the city I wouldn’t make eye contact with you for fear that youmight see it as an invitation to hiton me. Thats really what we’re talking about here isn’t it.
THAT IS A HILARIOUS ‘BITCH’, THE FUNNIEST ONE YET!
THAT IS A HILARIOUS ‘BITCH’, THE FUNNIEST ONE YET!
What on earth is the point of this bitch? And more important, why do we care how other people walk? I say be concerned with how WE walk. I feel we should all walk on our hands..or..um..with a peculiar step. thats it, lets all do that. it would be a lot more entertaining than walking with our noses in the air. If nothing else, it would make for a more interesing bitch
shyness, inconsiderate smokers, and yes guys that consider eye contact flirting are all good reasons to raise your head a bitof course there are the prententious, i’m better than you types too, too bad for them, they must be lonley
I see, we have low self esteem and look like victims when we walk looking at the ground and bitches when we “have our noses in the air”. I am confused. I don’t think it’s snobby at all, but perhaps just a defense mechanism from having to walk and avoid the panhandelers, perverts and jack offs…just curious…were you stoned when you posted this? Or are you just an idiot?
If your rent goes up, that’s between you and the landlord. Consider yourself lucky that you have found a place with power included…a rarity indeed. I know people with much more legitimate concerns over their electric heat because their power is NOT included in their rent. By the way…the CEO’s salary has nothing to do with the rate increase. Perhaps if you would educate yourself and go and read the rate increase proposal (which is freely available to read on NSP’s website), then perhaps you could see why the rate increase is being requested. To reduce emissions and create more environmentally responsible power generation costs more than dirty old coal…just like eating healthier foods costs more than eating junk food. It’s the people who mouth off about NSP “sticking it to the customers” that piss me off. It’s not going in the pocket of the employees, OR the CEO…it’s about obtaining and maintaining cleaner energy. You want a cleaner environment? Then shut up and pay up. Otherwise, I hope you appreciate burning through the world’s coal and fuel supply to provide you with cheaper power rates. Myself, I will appreciate paying a little extra (what, $5 a month?) to know that the earth won’t die in the next 100 years.
$5.00?? Are you kidding me? If you own an electrically heated house like I (and alot of other people) do it’s more like $60-70 per invoice at 8% in the winter. I do understand that we need to protect the enviroment but that’s quite a jump in what we have to pay. I have to look at a pellet/wood stove as an alternative, but that is an upfront cost of at least $5,000 installed.
If you live in an electrically heated home…then you should know what you’re in for when dealing with electric heat. Whether you have oil heat or electric heat…they both burn dirty. Perhaps you should look at ways to conserve energy rather than wonk about higher energy costs? You cannot deny that there are no ways for you to conserve…we live in a lazy society and we want to maintain a high level of comfort with the least amount of effort. Learn ways to conserve your energy consumption and maybe the rate increase wouldn’t hurt as much. BTW…in comparison…electricity rates have increased 21% over the past 10 years on average in NS. Furnace oil? 115%. Gasoline? 116%. Propane? 179%! So how about feeling the pain of pensioners (like my parents) who have a power bill AND a furnace oil bill. These people get hit TWICE when fuel prices go up, not to mention gasoline price increases.
When I lived in Winnipeg 6 years ago my power bill was $15 a month. When I moved back to Halifax a year later my power bill was $55 a month for the same size apartment. What gives???