So my electricity bill arrived. And was I ever shocked?! $600 (that's R4200 for those in South Africa). Um, what?So I quickly decided to do an electrical appliance check. TV? No. DVD player? No. Electricity-sucking floor lamp? No. Then what? What on Earth could possibly be consuming so much electricity in my unfurnished home? Then it struck me, much like a brick to the head. I leave the airconditioning on during the day so my cats feel comfortable. Well no more, kitties! Sorry. Now I keep it switched off. Okay, so I leave the ceiling fan on - I don't want to get home and have to clean up dead cat.
But seriously, $600. Ouch. I guess it's off to Wal-Mart tonight so I can stock up on non-electricity consuming candles.
Oh, and just for clarification, that IS for the month, NOT the year.
2 comments:
YIKES!
yeah, tell me about it. makes me want to go out, buy a tent, pitch it somewhere and make do.
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