not sure if it depends on the provider but with my 800 watt pc, 3 space heaters (1 for me, 1 for my snake and 1 for my roomies), running 24/7 and otherwise normal electricity use mine usually runs about 150$ from duquesne. my gas is columbia and i have a gas water heater, dryer and stove and my bill is less than 80$ monthly. gas with peoples is always fucked and they overcharge for everything, i would ask for a serialization of ur gas usage to make sure they arent overcharging u for 0 reason as they did with me for all of 2022. im in mt oliver so i have no idea if that affects prices but these are all just my personal experiences

The weather is definitely better compared to Chicago. It’s doesn’t get nearly as cold and we generally do not get a lot of snow. It’s typically pretty grey during the fall and winter but the temps are tolerable.

Plenty of hills for you to run if that’s your thing. The individual neighborhoods are all pretty walkable it’s getting between them where it’s nice to have a car. You could just as well take and Uber or the bus though

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But not the Steelers

by itself, I don't think so, but there are outlet usage monitors that can measure how much power a device pulls from the plug.

I wear sunscreen daily and reapply often due to a family history of skin cancer, but I'd guess most people probably don't need to do that.

Definitely smart to wear some SPF if you'll be outside or in a car for an extended period of time, even on a cloudy winter day, but if you're inside most of the day and just walking around the corner for 10 minutes here or there sunscreen probably isn't strictly necessary

Just checking, how is your bill broken down for the electric. For instance my recent >$300 bill says $160 is "DLC charges" and $190 of it is "supply charges" but it doesn't specify what these mean. I assume one is the usage but not sure what the other is.

The bill actually doesn't tell me what the per kwH rate is, but for reference the most recent bill says

Usage: 1626 kwH

DLC Charges: $159.14

Supply Charges: $189.82

Non basic service charges: $6.36

Wtf is the difference between supply charge and DLC charges?

Awesome! Thank you so much. I was hoping for something like a jacuzzi. Ill check it out!

When you purchase a home the sale price can trigger an appeal by either the school district or municipality because it may be more than you were previously assessed at. There are real estate attorneys that may be able to represent you at your hearing. I believe Real Estate Tax Consultants on Boyce Plaza Road is one.

Wow that’s your problem. 80 gallons is enough for 15 people. Forty gallons is for a small family and 50 for a big family. And why would they use electric over gas? Whoever they were, they are weird. Gas is usually a lot cheaper around here but you should investigate if you have gas lines and the venting needed. I guess it depends on how they are fed to the sinks and showers - do they feed into separate hot water pipe networks or do they combine into one system? You can get tax credits to swap in a high efficiency electric water heater but the purpose of those is usually when you have no gas line or want to reduce your carbon footprint.

Gateway Lodge.

Options for standalone cabins or lodge rooms. Breakfast in the morning. Jacuzzi tubs in some rooms. Loved my stay there when I went.

Water seems normal, electric and gas are really high compared to us. We have the same size house in Homestead and same suppliers and keep the house at about the same temp.

I would check to see how much appliances like your furnace are running as well as any potential internal water leaks (including running toilet, basement sink that's dripping ,etc). If your furnace is constantly running to stay at 67, you likely either have an insulation issue and/or thermostat issue.

Electric, you likely have some energy vampires. Try unplugging some stuff for a day and see if that changes your usage. You can log onto your Duquesne site to get a better idea of energy breakdown at least by week.

At the one winter classic, even the hated capitals fans started chanting "Fuck the Flyers" and of course all the Pens fans joined in. It's nice to see people unite for a good cause.

Is there a way to check how much power a single appliance is drawing?

Is it actually abandoned? One of the bays got a large delivery of materials a few months ago and someone went through and replaced the missing and damaged block all around the building where the coin machine and pay machines were located. I figured it was being renovated or something so it would be able to be used again? Or that's hopeful and it's just making it slightly less dilapidated so it doesn't collapse. Any inside scoop?

complain to gas company. they claim they raised rates to record high rates last month. fuck peoples gas

I’m sorry experience was so nasty. I have many friends that live in Philadelphia and I’ve got to many tailgate and games, Phillies, Eagles and even the Flyers. I’m from Pittsburgh and obviously love the Steelers did the penguins and but one has ever gave me a hard time. We must chops a lot, but it’s all in good fun, people are people doesn’t matter where you go. I respect how absolutely devoted the fans are, I mean they live and breathe Phillies and Eagles right now, easy to do when they’re winning but even when they are not, they are pretty loyal. I even went to the Penguins Flyers playoff game a few years ago in Philly for game six when the Penguins won and no one bothered me with my penguins jersey, just some random stuff in good fun. On the flipside, I’ve seen some Steeler fans be pretty nasty to people from Baltimore and it’s embarrassing. I think whenever stuff like that happens, it really reflects poorly on the hosting city and I don’t blame you feeling the way you do. My experience has been positive there

It was weird to me as well but the previous homeowner must have installed an extra for long showers or something? We have 2 water heaters that are both 40 gallons.

La Tavola!

Oh nice!! I’m increasingly realizing that there are more folks that boomeranged back from the Bay Area than I expected lol

Here's the location if anyone wants to compare: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jHZUbQik1hpGCZfk6

Nice job OP, you captured the feel.

Sunday brunch at the Aviary

https://www.aviary.org/visit/brunch-in-the-garden/

Explain please! Also ya coulda just said "hey just to let ya know this drink has high levels of this" instead of being unpleasant about it.

100% this. Anywhere worth going will be jammed.