I've been buying Carrabassett for 10+ years. I've tried dozens of micro/artisanal roasters from around the country and truly no one beats their backdraft roast. Robust smokey smooth.

Where do live that teachers only make $40,000 a year?

The only thing I can think of is we had a new Heat pump water heater in our basement and to get sufficient hot water it had to run on hybrid or electric mode once the basement temp got below 55. It was horrendously inefficient. There was one cold month where the basement got to 48 degrees for a week. The unit ran nonstop and the electric bill spiked by $250+ alone.

The worst part was after 2 years the unit started failing. Company came out to look at it. Spent hours, couldn't figure out why. Warranty replacement but guess what? Warranty only covers the cost of the unit, not the removal and installation of a new unit. So I was out another $700.

I didn't know about Maine's implied warranty laws then so I never tried to recover that $700, but I totally would now.

Dunno how this fits in to the conversation, but I’ve got two kids in Maine public schools and I think their teachers do a phenomenal job. I’m super appreciative of the work they do.

Local people are likely knowledgeable and can provide specific help over local questions. This is exactly what Reddit as a communication tool is good for. How is that lazy? Makes no sense. Find a hobby for fk sakes.

I used to live in OOB. Go down to the town clerk they have them there for a pretty penny

Talking with HD and they said I couldn't cut enough off. They wanted $1,000 per door to get closer but still wouldn't have been right.

RO is 38" x 78"

Any chance a neighbor may be hooked into your setup? I did have a neighbor’s security lights on my bill years ago. A screw up on their end is always a possibility. I hope you can talk a a real person who can help you. A $500 bill would give me a heart attack.

How far off are they? You can cut the standard doors from Lowe’s. I did

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Maybe there are others like you who enjoy the escape room thing and you should ask the employees if there are other people who want to start a group. I'm pretty naive about these things but it might help you create a group. Have you looked into local Meet Ups? Not sure how popular they are now but they used to be good for people with similar interests.

My two cents. Get a Kill A Watt and check your appliances, etc. An old or dying fridge, etc can play havoc with your electric bill. How old is the hot water heater? A bad element can draw lots of juice. Do some investigating.

Same, my 1250 square foot apartment has never cost more than $65 in a month, winter or not. Confused at all these $800 CMP bills. I get I’m in an apartment and not a full house but still, something isn’t right

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>Which one?

Hannaford

Don't use a website to solve a problem, use a website... You're a special kind of obtuse.

Too late.

Last delivery rate for cmp increased August 2021 (of 11.5%) and they requested a 30% increase last year but were denied. So not for lack of trying.

Not sure about before that, but in January the standard offer rate went from .09 to .17 per kWh. It literally almost doubled. Our bill has been over $500 a month since.

1-800-CALL-JOE

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I had good luck with Life Stance Health doing telehealth. It's a pretty big practice, but that also meant I got in way faster than the smaller places.

People in Spain gotta eat too, bub.

You said the quiet part out loud……