We are having our Volvo repaired at Tasca’s body shop. It has been, by far, the worst customer service experience of my life. Not sure if that would translate to your situation.

I’ve been taking my Mazda to Tasca in Cranston. I bought it there. So far just maintenance and am in an out in a few hours. I guess they are okay, the car is running no problem (it is new), they are expensive.

I plan to go to local mechanic after warranty ends. At the end of the day I don’t trust these guys enough.

I think the majority of people in RI recognize that collective action won't bring new, cheaper generation on line.

Ideally, I wouldn't spend enough time at the dealership to eat a sandwich.

That said, I certainly didn't see any sandwiches at Flood.

Aw jeez alright guess I'll stick it out with Flood for now, while hoping a better brand comes out with a small efficient pickup soon...

Tasca gives you free sandwiches. Can’t imagine Flood beats that

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I know a guy.

I laughed when I saw your post..sorry.. I had a gas leak and was asked to wait 2 months for service at Tasca Ford.

This was during the pandemic, but still. I was really worried my car would blow up, and instead found a local mechanic who could help.

Everytime I needed an oil change or something it was always really expensive and or scheduled out far. I no longer own that car.

FOI request will result in a document that would make the CIA redactions team proud.

There should be. If you throw your main breaker, your meter should stop running. But it's also possible that another breaker in your box is potentially feeding outlets or lights in a common area that it shouldn't be.

If you turn off the main breaker at night and the front lights to the building turn off at the same time, that would be a clear sign that those lights are being paid for by you.

> I want to believe that RIE doesn"t have infinite power to organize and enforce collections on a huge chunk of the state going deliquinent on their bills.

Through March, they have zero power to enforce collections.

> we'd have the police dragging people from their freezing homes en masse because RIE screwed the state over?

First, not paying a bill is not a criminal offense, so the police won't get involved.

Second, your house won't be freezing because RIE cannot shut anyone off until April 15.

Third, how do you see RIE screwing the state over? That 2% increase to their ROE that the PUC approved? Otherwise, the energy supply costs are a straight passthrough.

Hey does anyone know if there is a 1-1 correspondence between breaker box and meter? I know which one is my breaker box, I know which one is my meter. I think my bill is higher than it should be, so if I turn off the master breaker in my box, should I expect my meter to stop spinning?

I'm concerned that something in the building is tied to my meter than should not be and I am trying to debug it.

THINKING OF MOVING TO RHODE ISLAND WHERE CAN I GET AN ITALIAN SUB AND WHY IS ELECTRICITY SO EXPENSIVE

When my best friend inquired it was about $3000 as a base for renting the venue, beware of everything else going up for 150 person wedding though! My fiancé and I were trying to keep a 170 person wedding below 15K and it’s almost doubled as we factor in everything. 😬

Enough to risk having the electricity get shutoff, paying extra in fees, or their credit score taking a hit? No.

I want to believe that RIE doesn"t have infinite power to organize and enforce collections on a huge chunk of the state going deliquinent on their bills. I mean, collections agencies only have finite staff. They can handle some some small fraction of the state's collections. But not 50%+. The courts couldn't handle it either. What, we'd have the police dragging people from their freezing homes en masse because RIE screwed the state over?

If we "all" don't pay and screw their cashflow and inundate them with collections issues they could maybe get a message that the situation is friggin bonkers and exploitive.

A few years ago I completely automated my house using HomeAssistant. Using that, I am able to track kWh over time on an almost per-outlet basis. I also use an Ambient Weather system outside that lets me track temperature and other environmentals. With enough data I was able to figure out where I could save substantial amounts of electricity (and oil for heat) to more than pay for my investment in getting it all set up. With the current electric rates I'm saving over $600/yr based on previous utilization. Even greater savings on the cost of oil heat.

To deal with the changes in climate, I also use weekly average/mean temperatures to find appropriate months to compare the data to. IE: January of this year may be more comparable to October two years ago than January of 2022.

While I hate these increases on my electric bill and do believe something needs to be done to reign in this monopolistic power company, yelling and waving my arms in the air isn't going to make next month's bill any cheaper...

It’s a circus. I’m honestly shocked at my bill.

We all as a whole had the chance to change this.....but as a whole, we still voted the same bums into office.

I think you will be pushing it with 150 guests. Last wedding I went to there had about 95-100 people and it was tight seating and they had tables just about everywhere they could.

> Suspended not waived.

Yes, I said suspended. Are you being obtuse on purpose?

People could do what OP is suggesting and just not pay their bills until March 31 with zero repercussions. That would crush RIE's cashflow for the next two months, and get their attention. What would happen after that? Idk, that's where the discussion should happen.

You misunderstanding/misrepresenting reality to shut down any notion of a boycott based on shutoffs and collections that legally cannot happen just seems foolish, if not blatantly pro-capitalist scaremongering.

Dan McKee (and RI legislators) just passed a grant for first time homebuyers, 17500 cash assistance on the down payment, and you don't have to pay it back.

https://www.rihousing.com/buyers/

Oh 100%, at least in this case with some modifications you can slightly lower your monthly bill (by like, pennies) so at least there’s SOME impact to be felt. We’re all fucked, though lol

Yep usage volume vs volume (ie total kwh for a set billing period) is the way to compare.