National Grid

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

Have gas rates gone up?

I normally pay around 100 dollars for a month of natural gas in the winter and my March bill is 195.80. While March sometimes goes up slightly, in the years I have lived in this apartment it has not been over 150 (and that was that year that Natural Gas was really expensive)

My landlord told me that the gas company had been over to fix something on Monday morning so perhaps it had been leaking or the meter had been broken...

Is there any recourse for not having to pay a natural gas bill that is twice the amount you normally have to pay?
(I did check and I did pay the Feburary bill)

Therms Feb - 60 - estimated
Therms March - 139 - actual

Therms from 2008 (I don't have 2009) is 72 and 78 for Feb and March

So what happened is that the meter was wrong before and they took what they haven't been getting and added it into this month's bill.

Is this legal?

( 2007-2010 gas bills )

Red Hot Black Top, Davis Square, 3/12

[notlobmusic.livejournal.com]

Saturday, March 12
Unity Church, 6 William Street
Doors 7:30, Concert 8:00
http://www.redhotblacktop.com


Red Hot Black Top delivers high octane acoustic entertainment. Fusing bluegrass, old-time folk and blues with a distinctive rock and roll attitude, Red Hot Black Top mixes modern with tradition. With an extensive lineup of young talent, inventive arrangements and old fashion hot licks, Red Hot Black Top delivers a show that is as exciting as it is intriguing.

$12 at the door; $10 if reservation is made at least 24 hours in advance and to UCG members; $5-10 student (with ID) rush / children under13.

Reservations to notlobreservations @ gmail.com

notloB Folk Concerts are volunteer run and not for profit.
Website ~http://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic/
Mailing list ~ http://groups.google.com/group/notlobmusic
Facebook ~ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38565709718&ref=ts

Bike paths on Google!

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

Bike lovers, check this out! No idea how complete this is, but it's potentially a good idea...

"Considering a bike ride in the Boston area? Google Maps can help you pick a route.

Google unveiled the bicycling layer to its Google Maps feature at the National Bike Summit in Washington today, the company said in a news release."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/03/google_offers_d.html