Awl -- Looked at my gas bill(s) (natural gas, from ConEd, or, more affectionately, Conned), and my knees buckled -- not just from the cost, but from the effing irony of it all.... if I have perceived correckly.... Here's the deal: I am regularly pounded with pitches from "other energy suppliers", and figgered, Oh Goody, they must be keeping Conned at least somewhat in check. NOT. What appears to be happening is that now the bill is divided into two portions: The charge for the gas itself, and now, a charge for DELIVERING the effing gas!! Which is almost as much as the gas itself!!!! No foolin.... I'm just realizing this now, cuz Le Wife takes care of the bills, and I haven't seen a gas bill in about 10 years. So it seems to me, Conned said, OK, Competition?? Fine. NOW, we'll just tack on charges for using our own proprietary *infrastructure*. IOW, Yeah, you can buy your gas from another energy muthafucka, but NOW you gotta STILL pay us to allow them to use our pipes'n'shit.... And pay you will!!!!! Do I have it right? Is this what happened? ""Competition"" was enabled, and the effing price consequently *doubled*????? goodgawd..... I called Conned, asked for a VP to call me back. I said to the very nice lady, Look, I know Conned paid a bunch of Pols to allow this to happen. I just want to know the names of these Pols.... Are CA electric rates still triple what they were, as a result of Enron? I believe someone mentioned some time ago that these effing energy rates *never* went back down! Now, y'all just don't have rolling blackouts anymore. What an assfucking. It never seems to end. It's almost Alice in Wonderland -- allow competition, and prices double. WTF??????? It's $5 for a 50c cup of middling coffee, all over again..... goodeffinggawd.... Get ready: Yer taxes may go down, but the renewal fee fer yer driver's license will be $6,575. Hey, STFU, and don't complain -- driving is a *privilege*, donchaknow....

No, you don't have that right. JC

Energy Rant: Competition doubles prices????

Feb 20, 2009 22 Replies

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John R. Carroll 17 years ago

Did you know the woman had collagen injections and rhinoplasty before they released her? The estimate I heard on that alone was thirty grand.

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brewertr 17 years ago

Heard the rumor but haven't seen any confirmation.

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John R. Carroll 17 years ago

Yeah, saw it late last week.

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