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Trailwatch427 t1_j48w3kj wrote

Reply to comment by movdqa in robo calls by Strict_Zebra_3585

Depends on the person. Some older people, such as myself, move forward. We ask our kids for help with the new technology. We accept technological change as inevitable, and we keep learning as we go. I have the advantage of having an administrative job where I worked with a computer on my desk beginning in 1990. Software and hardware change constantly. To me, a computer is part of my brain. So is my iphone now.

The problem is when the older folks figure they don't need to learn the new technology, they will just go with the landline, the newspaper, cable tv. I have a 93 year old neighbor who is convinced that he doesn't need the internet to know what is going on in the world. Not true, but he can't be convinced.

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skigirl180 t1_j48vfbk wrote

Reply to comment by Strict_Zebra_3585 in robo calls by Strict_Zebra_3585

I appreciate you. And if you want me to check any programs I have access to and see if you are in them, I can request to update your info, and i can try to change your number to a fake one. PM me if I can help

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skigirl180 t1_j48u9vg wrote

Reply to comment by Strict_Zebra_3585 in robo calls by Strict_Zebra_3585

Oh okay! Sorry. I get it. I'm just trying to help. I know how annoying it is. I do my best to set my team up to not be annoying and I call them put when they are. It isn't much but it is what I can do right now!

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[deleted] OP t1_j48u4fc wrote

Reply to Question regarding electricity bills… by [deleted]

Our price per kWh roughly doubled a couple months ago. That bill should've only been ~$300/mo. You're paying the price of "supporting" Ukraine. We all are. Better turn that thermostat down to 55F. No complaining now, or the Pentagon bots will label you a Russian bot!

As an aside, you really don't have to sweat the lights. LED bulbs use almost nothing. If you still have old Boomer incandescent bulbs, you should replace them. It'll save you a couple hundred bucks in the long run, but the wasted energy of an incandescent bulb is lost as heat, and well, you're heating with electric heat anyway, so it really doesn't matter in the winter.

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Top_Solid7610 t1_j48seqr wrote

Reply to Snowbird Lifestyle - How'd you do it? by RemediateRemediate

I have a 2br/2ba mobile home in a 55+ community with a marina and pool. You own the land (not a lease or coop). Last year’s property tax: $49. $260 HOA includes cable tv, lawn etc. Nice / quaint coastal town, walk to restaurants nearby, beach is 15 minutes. $196k. The point is that it does not need to be expensive.

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ihaveatrophywife t1_j48sd9m wrote

Reply to Question regarding electricity bills… by [deleted]

The only way you’ll save money is turning down the heat or getting a more efficient electric heat source (but you’d need to buy it). If there are thermostats on each heater, you can turn down when you aren’t in the room. We have only one zone and our thermostat is set to 58 with oil heat unless someone is sick. Some rooms have electric heaters to keep things a little warmer.

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movdqa t1_j48q400 wrote

Reply to comment by Trailwatch427 in robo calls by Strict_Zebra_3585

It is very difficult to change the mindset of older folks because they have such a long history of doing things a certain way. Getting them to use modern technology is difficult unless the older person has a pliable mind. We got my mother computers and internet access in her house. Her approach to using the internet in her house was to ask one of us to come over and use the internet for her as opposed to self-service. My wife is like this as well as she grew up in an era where your manager told you what to do and how to do it. The modern world has managers giving you a task and you have to figure out how to do it.

Older people get spammed by postal mail too.

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Cash_Visible t1_j48n91y wrote

Reply to Question regarding electricity bills… by [deleted]

I’m about to knock down a home. There’s nothing in it. I got a bill an it was $300. I was like wtf. I went over and one of the thermostats was set to 50° for the electric baseboard heat. I had someone in there the other month clearing stuff and I think they turned it up. Then down but not off

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KrissaKray t1_j48mvb8 wrote

Reply to Question regarding electricity bills… by [deleted]

Electric heat is a major power suck. I’m so sorry this is happening to you - my $500+ bills in the summer to my new house (pool filter, acs etc) was enough for me to switch to solar. I changed to Direct energy in the meanwhile and my bills went down to just over $100/mo (paired with turning off the pool pump and not running ACs lol)

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Trailwatch427 t1_j48l8l8 wrote

Reply to comment by movdqa in robo calls by Strict_Zebra_3585

I agree. Unfortunately, the scammers have taken advantage of the trusting nature of good people, who don't realize how much things have changed. I take the opportunity whenever I can to remind those trusting seniors. Of course, some are pretty stubborn, and don't want to hear me out.

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