Cubeville

Man...I'm hitting so many brick walls today I'm feeling like the Kool-Aid man.
(Three of us do the OH-YYYEEAAAHHHH)

Me:             So many brick walls ....
Co worker: Could build a house...
Me:             Then drop it on someone! Yah that would take out even an OZ witch........

Local elections FAIL (WIN for local .gov)

For those that care all of the applicable levies passed. Due to local and county tax levies my property tax has now gone from ~3200/yr to ~3600/yr. THANKS...go die in a fire.....Enjoy the higher tax rates you just voted on ....don't mind me I'm just going to plot against all the renters that voted for it. Don't look all hurt and surprised when your landlord hikes your rent. The only signs I saw for the levies on my street are known rental units.


(Yes my tax rates are high thanks for noticing *fume* no I didn't choose...the house is inherited)

Local Elections FAIL (or is it?)

ONE Board of Education election.
ONE City Council election.
Some county charter revisions/Housekeeping.

and

FOUR tax levies!

Parks, HHS (mental health), City Schools ($50 million! bond issue AND tax levy) and Port authority.
All wanting more of my money!
Oh and our city already has one of the highest property tax rates in the county(and state I think)!
That and the state no longer discounts local tax levies like these so that's an additional 12%? hit on every new tax that's passed!

NO!
*Insert JayG (tm) hateRAGE fest turned to 11 here*

Check all mail CLOSELY!

This just in from the 5min RAGE bureau!

Remember this post on utility aggregation?
Check all utility bill notices.

Got this in the mail today...addressed to the roommate.

ACT NOW. Lock in a LOW gas rate of 73 cents/ccf (billing unit of natural gas)

Problem is:
1. The bill is not in his name.
2. It isn't our supplier just someone doing a DBA with a very similar name.
3. Our current rate as of the last bill is 62 cents/ccf
4. It locks you in at this great low rate until about the end of winter so you are stuck at the higher rate when you are using gas the most.

Paging JayG you are wanted on set...

HATE RAGE HATE RAGE HATE RAGE HATE RAGE HATE RAGE ect....

Way to perpetuate a negative stereotype for profit!

WARNING! Rant mode is ON!

On my ride home tonight I hear a radio add for a computer service. Name of the business is certified nerds. Wait what? This is one of the few if not the only example of the allowable use of a negative stereotype to promote a business. This is the same problem I have with Geek Squad. Maybe I'm too close to the situation being identified with said group, working in I.T. myself.

I don't see any adds for wetback landscaping. Just saying...

Rage Roundup.

I keep on saying I don't want this blog to turn into a rant. But the only thing that seems to inspire me to post also drives me to RAGE HATE RAGE!

Via the lovely BREDA!
Her Blog Post

City can't afford real police. CAN afford recycling police.
Cleveland.com Link

I was driving home the other day and noticed they are putting red light cameras a few blocks from where I live. My city can't afford garbage pickup and is now billing the residents. BUT they can afford traffic cams. I bet it's for safety and not revenue. Can't be that...
For those that still think that traffic cameras are for safety. They have proven that cameras INCREASE accidents at those intersections.

On a snarky note. I wonder how many times a PD cruiser is going to be caught by those cameras. They just put in a 24hr Dunkin Donuts on that corner!

And further GOVERNMENT FAIL!
My Dad recently passed and I get to try to deal with the estate. I noticed today on his death certificate...box thirteen...... Deceased of hispanic origin? ......WTF BATMAN! this is OHIO,
Where am I and what did you do with my country!

*sigh* Time to invest more in flying lead.

Warning! Check all utility bill notices CLOSELY!

Recently we have gotten notice that they are putting through utility aggregation in our area. How this works is they collect your account with a bunch of others then shop for "lower" utility rates. How it usually ends up is you are paying your local utility for part of your bill and another utility for the rest. What they DON'T tell you is that you end up paying MORE for what the second utility provides than just going with all local/One company.

Case in point Local utility "apples to apples" comparison price is 6.5 cents/kwh. The fine print on the aggregation notice I just got is at a rate of 7.2 cents/kwh for the next two months and 6.2 after that. Of course not guaranteed. Also being SNEAKY the next two months are the hottest, and that means air conditioning. So the high usage months are at a higher rate and you don't see any savings until it gets colder.

What infuriates me is that it's opt-out. Meaning you have to SEND THEM A LETTER to tell them to leave you the hell alone.

UPDATE
I've since recieved more opt out notices. I think they send them out every few months to trap those that opted out *FUME*