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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
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Posted: Mon Aug  6 21:45:45 1984
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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