Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 3/23/84; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!cbosgd!mark From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Washers and Dryers Message-ID: <212@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 21:45:45 EDT Article-I.D.: cbosgd.212 Posted: Mon Aug 6 21:45:45 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 19:19:14 EDT References: <308@hou2f.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus Lines: 31 Our Hotpoint dryer hasn't given us the slightest trouble in 3 years. We'd replace our ancient Sears Kenmore washer, but it doesn't know when to quit; it's ugly, old, and kludged beyond belief, but it works just fine. As to gas vs electric, this may be a religious issue, or it may just depend on which of your local utility companies rips you off the worst. Where I live, we have Columbia Gas of Ohio, which buys their own gas from the west coast at a much higher rate than they could get Ohio gas for, and then whines to the PUCO about how they just have to raise their rates because their gas costs so much, and they have signed contracts with Columbia Transmission so they have to buy the expensive stuff. And then we have C&SOE for electricity - they are part owner of the now infamous Zimmer nuke plant in Cincinnati that didn't pass inspections and is now going to be turned into a coal plant. Fortunately, our PUCO won't let them pass any Zimmer money along to the consumers in the form of rate hikes, so our rates stay pretty close. (I'm not sure exactly what we're paying per KWH because my bill is so weird; a random bill pulled says Fuel rate per KWH: $.017413 2606 KWH used this period $126.24 and if you multiply this out it comes to $45.37, not $126.24. I seem to recall something about a fuel reclamation allowance on some previous bill, but there's no reason printed on this bill for the obvious overcharge.) In any case, we don't have the option of gas in this particular house, and I'm not the least bit sorry. I'd have to say I hate the gas company worse than the electric company, and I'm happy as a clam with my all-electric house and heat pump. Mark