Comments for christinebarry.com http://christinebarry.com The only blog focusing on the people & politics of Shiawassee County, Michigan Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Propane Price Gouging In Shiawassee? by DennisinOhio http://christinebarry.com/2008/02/17/propane-price-gouging-in-shiawassee/#comment-62868 DennisinOhio Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:20:59 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2008/02/17/propane-price-gouging-in-shiawassee/#comment-62868 After averaging around a buck for decades, I recently signed a contract with Clark Landmark for 1500 gallons for $2.34 for the 08/09 year. The previous year with Ferralgas was around $2.19, but they tryed to gouge me at about $3.69 when they overfilled my tank last spring to finish up my contract deliveries. They later lowered the price to the contract, but only after I threatened them with legal action. They actually, not only used up my contract, but overfilled the tank to 88% to gouge me, and that was after sending me a "rent" charge of $44.00 after I had had the same tank for nearly 20 years. For the last ten years, I begged them to repaint/repair the tank, but they said they didn't have time. So when they tried to charge me this new rental fee, I refused, and they removed it. How many poor people just paid it thinking they had to? So, I changed from Ferrelgas to Clark Landmark and bought my tank (only 500 gallons), but not after having to pay spot prices for several fill ups until I could do a new annual contract with them. I can afford to heat my house, but propane is getting out of hand and I use it for everything here - heat, hot water, cooking and the clothes dryer. My overall cost has gone from about $2000 a year now all the way up to $4500 a year. Thank God at least I get my water/sewer for nothing and electric rates have remained stable, if not gone a bit lower. I wonder what the retired people on limited incomes must be doing to survive and they say the coming winter will be a tough one here in Ohio. We have an unlimited amount of propane and natural gas in this country and I cannot see why these prices are so high since they are not directly (in most cases) tied to the price of a barrel of oil (which should be only about $70, by the way, not $120, as it is today. We are well on our way of fullfilling the Democratic leaders' hopes of having us all living a 3rd world existance since they don't want us to expand energy output in any form!! After averaging around a buck for decades, I recently signed a contract with Clark Landmark for 1500 gallons for $2.34 for the 08/09 year. The previous year with Ferralgas was around $2.19, but they tryed to gouge me at about $3.69 when they overfilled my tank last spring to finish up my contract deliveries. They later lowered the price to the contract, but only after I threatened them with legal action. They actually, not only used up my contract, but overfilled the tank to 88% to gouge me, and that was after sending me a “rent” charge of $44.00 after I had had the same tank for nearly 20 years. For the last ten years, I begged them to repaint/repair the tank, but they said they didn’t have time. So when they tried to charge me this new rental fee, I refused, and they removed it. How many poor people just paid it thinking they had to? So, I changed from Ferrelgas to Clark Landmark and bought my tank (only 500 gallons), but not after having to pay spot prices for several fill ups until I could do a new annual contract with them. I can afford to heat my house, but propane is getting out of hand and I use it for everything here - heat, hot water, cooking and the clothes dryer. My overall cost has gone from about $2000 a year now all the way up to $4500 a year. Thank God at least I get my water/sewer for nothing and electric rates have remained stable, if not gone a bit lower. I wonder what the retired people on limited incomes must be doing to survive and they say the coming winter will be a tough one here in Ohio. We have an unlimited amount of propane and natural gas in this country and I cannot see why these prices are so high since they are not directly (in most cases) tied to the price of a barrel of oil (which should be only about $70, by the way, not $120, as it is today. We are well on our way of fullfilling the Democratic leaders’ hopes of having us all living a 3rd world existance since they don’t want us to expand energy output in any form!!

]]> Comment on Every Day Feels Like Sunday by christine http://christinebarry.com/2008/08/21/every-day-feels-like-sunday/#comment-62114 christine Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:45:59 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2008/08/21/every-day-feels-like-sunday/#comment-62114 I will take 2 pills and call you in the morning. But only if you promise to record it and play it back at the company Christmas party. :) I will take 2 pills and call you in the morning. But only if you promise to record it and play it back at the company Christmas party. :)

]]> Comment on Every Day Feels Like Sunday by Ryan http://christinebarry.com/2008/08/21/every-day-feels-like-sunday/#comment-62087 Ryan Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:39:58 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2008/08/21/every-day-feels-like-sunday/#comment-62087 Now that I think about it, I wish you would have called. A conversation with you in your state would have been incredibly entertaining. Not that you were in pain, but the whole thing about being delirious would have made for good times. Now that I think about it, I wish you would have called. A conversation with you in your state would have been incredibly entertaining. Not that you were in pain, but the whole thing about being delirious would have made for good times.

]]> Comment on Every Day Feels Like Sunday by christine http://christinebarry.com/2008/08/21/every-day-feels-like-sunday/#comment-62080 christine Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:52:43 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2008/08/21/every-day-feels-like-sunday/#comment-62080 You guys are sweet. What happens is, I am in & out of sleep all day. When I am awake and start to do something - like watch tv or read or something, a lot of time goes by before I realize it. It is literally 4 or 5 hours before I realize that time has passed. Then it's time to take my mid-day medicine, which puts me to sleep. By the time I think to call people back, it's about 10pm. And then I also can't go to sleep at night, because I've slept all day. So I'm laying there until 2am, and then I sleep until 8a-9a and we start all over again. It sucks beyond the telling of it. I actually just got hold of my dad tonight. I'm returning his call from last Saturday. I suck. You guys are sweet.

What happens is, I am in & out of sleep all day. When I am awake and start to do something - like watch tv or read or something, a lot of time goes by before I realize it. It is literally 4 or 5 hours before I realize that time has passed. Then it’s time to take my mid-day medicine, which puts me to sleep. By the time I think to call people back, it’s about 10pm. And then I also can’t go to sleep at night, because I’ve slept all day. So I’m laying there until 2am, and then I sleep until 8a-9a and we start all over again.

It sucks beyond the telling of it. I actually just got hold of my dad tonight. I’m returning his call from last Saturday. I suck.

]]> Comment on Every Day Feels Like Sunday by Ryan http://christinebarry.com/2008/08/21/every-day-feels-like-sunday/#comment-62079 Ryan Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:46:04 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2008/08/21/every-day-feels-like-sunday/#comment-62079 Hopefully you got my 300 messages asking about how you were. We were all really concerned for you. Hope you are feeling a bit better. I second the thoughts about insurance. It's good stuff. Hopefully you got my 300 messages asking about how you were. We were all really concerned for you. Hope you are feeling a bit better. I second the thoughts about insurance. It’s good stuff.

]]> Comment on Propane Price Gouging In Shiawassee? by christine http://christinebarry.com/2008/02/17/propane-price-gouging-in-shiawassee/#comment-62074 christine Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:14:05 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2008/02/17/propane-price-gouging-in-shiawassee/#comment-62074 Hi Andrew, I don't have any ideas on this. Sorry. Will post back though if something comes my way. Hi Andrew, I don’t have any ideas on this. Sorry. Will post back though if something comes my way.

]]> Comment on What’s Up With The Shiawassee Sheriff Dept? by AlexM http://christinebarry.com/2007/05/24/whats-up-with-the-shiawassee-sheriff-dept/#comment-61745 AlexM Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:24:13 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2007/05/24/whats-up-with-the-shiawassee-sheriff-dept/#comment-61745 Your blog is interesting! Keep up the good work! Your blog is interesting!

Keep up the good work!

]]> Comment on Propane Price Gouging In Shiawassee? by Andrew http://christinebarry.com/2008/02/17/propane-price-gouging-in-shiawassee/#comment-61162 Andrew Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:05:30 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2008/02/17/propane-price-gouging-in-shiawassee/#comment-61162 I'm in southeast Michigan, and looking to buy a 1,000 gallon propane tank. Anyone have suggestions as to who would sell and/or install tanks in the lower Michigan area? I’m in southeast Michigan, and looking to buy a 1,000 gallon propane tank. Anyone have suggestions as to who would sell and/or install tanks in the lower Michigan area?

]]> Comment on Propane Price Gouging In Shiawassee? by Andrew http://christinebarry.com/2008/02/17/propane-price-gouging-in-shiawassee/#comment-61161 Andrew Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:04:59 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2008/02/17/propane-price-gouging-in-shiawassee/#comment-61161 I'm in southeast Michigan, and looking to buy a 1,000 propane tank. Anyone have suggestions as to who would sell and/or install tanks in the lower Michigan area? I’m in southeast Michigan, and looking to buy a 1,000 propane tank. Anyone have suggestions as to who would sell and/or install tanks in the lower Michigan area?

]]> Comment on Fuja Faces Write-In Challenger by Kevin Brown http://christinebarry.com/2008/07/24/fuja-faces-write-in-challenger/#comment-61005 Kevin Brown Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:51:39 +0000 http://christinebarry.com/2008/07/24/fuja-faces-write-in-challenger/#comment-61005 UNfortunately the "powers that be" have decided that Les didn't get enough write-in votes due to misspells of his name and a few other nonsensical "issues". I think anything CLOSE TO "Schneider" should be accepted since he is/was the ONLY write-in candidate for commissioner. UNfortunately the “powers that be” have decided that Les didn’t get enough write-in votes due to misspells of his name and a few other nonsensical “issues”.

I think anything CLOSE TO “Schneider” should be accepted since he is/was the ONLY write-in candidate for commissioner.

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