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[drumstick diva]

I have a landline. My son and brother keep getting the newest what evers.

 

[Alaskan]

@Peep_Show

You used math??

I have used a level, and a tape measure......






What a difference! Yours looks so lovely...like store bought! Mine....uh.....mine looks "lived in"

 

[vehve]

You've been busy again.

Peepshow, your build is looking good.

Alaskan, I got my first phone in -98, I was 12 at the time. We shared a Nokia 2110 with my sister. A year later I bought my first own phone, a Siemens S25.

Kathy, you could just check that she's alive still.

 

[perchie.girl]

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You got me beat.... I worked at Qualcomm for about three years when the brick was being redesigned to a sleeker design. I entered a raffle and they gave me a Qualcomm Brick.... I never opened the box.... I still have it some where

any hoo I do have a cell but its a pay as you go we buy one hundred minutes a year on it and this year I used seventy five or so. thats been about four years. But technically its my grandmas phone. the reason I have it is to be able to call road side assistance if I need to or ask what eveyone wants for dinner.... Or to let them know when I was heading home from the house.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

I have a landline. My son and brother keep getting the newest what evers.

yep... The goats did a number on my land line at the house.... so I have telephone service at the pole where the meter is... but not at the house. So If and when I get to move home a cell will be my only 911 tool. Of course I will have internet.... either huges or blue sky... or something like that.... And dish TV of some sort.

But I tell people my place is ALMOST off grid.... Still suckingup electricity. Though right now my monthly bill is 12.00 just running the well to keep the horse in water and a single flourescent in the house.

When I live there though my bill is pretty low.... Like about forty bucks. Refrigerator runs around ten to fifteen.... and the occasional light... I heat with wood.

deb

 

[Teila]

Hhhm, talking electricity, out of curiosity what do you guys n' gals pay; if you do not mind me asking?

Here in Aus we pay 'Anytime' usage of $0.25 per kWh and 'Off peak' of $0.21 per kWh, making our average quarterly bill $550 or so.

 

[vehve]

I think we pay about 11 cents (euro) per kWh.

 

[perchie.girl]

Hhhm, talking electricity, out of curiosity what do you guys n' gals pay; if you do not mind me asking?

Here in Aus we pay 'Anytime' usage of $0.25 per kWh and 'Off peak' of $0.21 per kWh, making our average quarterly bill $550 or so.

Its going to vary from state to state even within states like California. I am in San Diego County which is about the fifth largest county in the United States. and about 3 million people.

I dont have my bill in front of me.... but its for 74KwH at 12.23 dollars.... is about 0.16 cents per Kwh.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

I think we pay about 11 cents (euro) per kWh.

so thats around 13 cents us.... thats pretty good.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

OH wow.... I just found the pdf version of my bill.

SUMMER USAGE

kWh used
74
Rate/kWh
$.01149
Charge
$.85

The rest of it is Bonds and taxes..... Wow.

deb