Turn up the HEAT
AARGH. Annoyance.

So when Ali moved out, a guy named Reilly took over her spot. Then Kim moved out so there are 3 of us: me, Ty, and Reilly, in a previously four-bedroom occupancy house. We just got this month's EWEB bill. $160.72. This might not be outrageous, were it not for three people and about $60 more than January. Ty and I aren't doing anything differently with out energy uses. In fact, we're probably using LESS than normal. Ty's never here and my room is warmer because there are fewer windows. When we do use heat, we turn it on in the evenings and off before bed. We don't use it in the morning. Reilly leaves his on at night and often forgets to turn off both his room heater and the heater in the hall bathroom, which glows red hot and you can smell from the hallway. It's like running a hair dryer all day.

Not only that, but when we tried to ask him about maybe reducing his energy useage, he got all defensive. I totally understand that it's a hard thing really to MEASURE and say "well, you pay more," but if I'm trying to be conservative, I don't feel that I should pay for energy I'm not using. I tried to explain this to him and he blew it all out of proportion, trying to say that I leave the heat on and that I should pay more in general because I have my own bathroom. (WHAT? I just moved into the master bedroom anyway!) So, what else could I do? I backed down and wrote a check for 1/3 of the bill. $54 bucks. SIGH.

I don't know... is it worth telling him he's asshole scum and he'd better pay for his damn heat if he leaves it on all the time? Or should I just grit my teeth and swallow the extra 10, 15 bucks?

The problem is that I'm not REALLY angry about it, just a bit miffed and concerned. For me to WANT to get into a fight, I have to be really, really pissed off. Is this worth getting that mad about so I can save my cash and some small amount of principles?