Gender and sexual orientation are two different things though?

See the previous comment: "you'd just save yourself a lot of trouble at this point by changing your name." To me that's as dismissive and disrespectful as telling a trans person to change their gender preference.

I'm not sure I understand this comment. Can you explain it to me?

Personally, I think the program (as implemented) is somewhat predatory. They "estimate" how much electricity you have used (or, could use) over the previous year, then do the math of dividing by 12 and charge you that monthly, but I think what ends up happening is that people are deluded (intentionally, or through self delusion, or perhaps ignorance) into thinking they are now in some sort of flat fee contract. And, the end result is that they (predictably) use more energy on the regular because they are not aware of how much they are actually using because they pay the same amount every month, and then they get slammed with that true up bill at the end of the year. What SHOULD be happening is that PSEG should include some sort of clear and obvious comparison (and a warning, if warranted) about the actual vs estimated use for each monthly bill so people can then act or plan accordingly.

I’m baffled by how many people think this is some kind of savings program.

The language I’ve seen is pretty clear how it works. Either they target people with very different bordering on fraudulent language, or quite a few people are borderline illiterate.

I feel like this gets posted once a week. Is this happening frequently or are people just walking past and all seeing it for the first time?

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They weren't that into you.

Thank you! 😂

Literally only OP.

Lol. Neighbors should act like neighbors. If you don't want to deal with "internet assholes" than don't post to the internet. 🤷‍♂️

By the way, calling people "internet assholes," sounds pretty "belligerent" to me...that's the word you used, right?

Who cares? A better question you should be asking is why you're so worked up about proving a stranger wrong who you yourself, say probably already realized he was wrong...and if that is the case...you answered your own question. Why WOULDN'T that person delete something they posted that they realized later was wrong. Your obsession is just weird.

Great tip!

Classic whiny loser. Who cares? It’s the internet. You people are embarrassing. Man up if you don’t like something you see.. simply scroll past it.

Look how they massacred my city of brotherly love.

One other thing not considered/mentioned: if you were on the Equal Payment Plan program (or, whatever it is called when they estimate your annualized monthly payments based on prior usage) you might be getting the "true up" bill now. We have friends who *thought* they were saving money each month and had somehow magically cracked the code to lower bills, but turns out they were using WAY MORE electricity than they thought and just got socked with a 1.3K PSEG bill last month. It was their "true up" bill that includes any overages not covered by the estimated monthly bills.

PSEG is electric and gas. What's the breakdown of each?

What's your heating situation? Radiators or forced air?

December was very cold, and if your thermostat was up, it's possible you burned a ton of fuel for heating.

People don't typically realize, but especially in a leaky old house, setting your thermostat to 68 vs 72 is a huge difference and can save you 20%+ on your gas bill in winter.

There's also an excellent chance you have an "estimated reading" in there. If it was estimated in October/November, you're just paying for October now. If December is estimated, it's possible you got over billed and will have a very low bill for Jan and maybe Feb. A payment plan from PSEG will fix this for you if the lumpiness is causing you difficulties.

This whole building is a monstrosity but the front stoop is the absolute worst.

You may have been paying inaccurate estimates before. Call PSEG if you need a payment plan!

No, the area is full of land mines. Also there is a man eating tiger who roams at night.

Just give the guy a dollar. Jesus.

Newport is pretty much as safe as anywhere can be. You just had a random encounter with a deranged person out in public. Rare

Or it continually failed inspections which is more likely.

No, you will die instantly. You should leave to Ohio. Today.

is this joke?