Integraoligist
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Hey all,
Wanted to post up my readings for all my utilities… I use to pay NO utilities, when I first rented this place (1000 sq. ft. for $1000 a mo.) but the guy next door to us went out of business so we ask the landlord if we could rent that as well, to put in a bar and storage room area. We did rent it, but we also have to pay all the utilities that go with both places… because we were doing so well in the restaurant, I figured, NO PROBLEM… oh how wrong I was.
Electric (Comed): Ave. Daily Use:
Gas (Nicor – which I have 2 meters)
Water (which this was the first month I have to pay this… and the reasoning behind this is because the Urinal the LANDLORD had installed into the bathroom keeps running… he had the plumber come out and fix it 2 months ago and gave me the $200 bill for him… and now it’s broke and running again. Yeah.
Anyway, the water bill this month says:
Prev. Reading: 267, Present: 285, Usage 18
So, how do these compare with your bills? Am I getting the total shaft here or what? I have all my licenses due at the end of this month but am so irritated with all of this that I don’t even know if I want to continue.
Thanks all!
Wanted to post up my readings for all my utilities… I use to pay NO utilities, when I first rented this place (1000 sq. ft. for $1000 a mo.) but the guy next door to us went out of business so we ask the landlord if we could rent that as well, to put in a bar and storage room area. We did rent it, but we also have to pay all the utilities that go with both places… because we were doing so well in the restaurant, I figured, NO PROBLEM… oh how wrong I was.
So here is what I’m currently paying for everything… which I am breaking totally even. I make just enough “extra†to pay for me and my wife’s health insurance, food, and gas for the car.
Rent: 2500 sq. ft. for $2500 per mo.
Electric (Comed): Ave. Daily Use:
Current mo. 318.2 kWh – Last mo. 359.5 kWh – Last year 405.9 kWh
Gas (Nicor – which I have 2 meters)- Pizzeria Meter: Ave. Daily Therms: 7.25 (I had to average this over the entire year because I’ll get 6 months of charges at like $100, then 1 month it will be $1800 because their idiots.
- Furnas and Hot water heater Meter: Ave. Daily Therms: 8.20, this also makes no sense, how can I have 2 pizza ovens, a grill/broiler, and 2 fryers running on gas 11 hours a day 7 days a week… but the meter that JUST my Furnas and Hot water heater are on use MORE GAS!?!?!?? Btw, the average daily temp here is 65F for this month.
Water (which this was the first month I have to pay this… and the reasoning behind this is because the Urinal the LANDLORD had installed into the bathroom keeps running… he had the plumber come out and fix it 2 months ago and gave me the $200 bill for him… and now it’s broke and running again. Yeah.
Anyway, the water bill this month says:
Prev. Reading: 267, Present: 285, Usage 18
So, how do these compare with your bills? Am I getting the total shaft here or what? I have all my licenses due at the end of this month but am so irritated with all of this that I don’t even know if I want to continue.
Thanks all!
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