Figuring kilowatt hours on appliances

 It's hot and you're wondering how much power your appliances consumes, especially window air conditioners. It's really a simple math formula really.

First: Find out the wattage* of your appliance(s), let's use a 500-watt air conditioner for example. As stated, the air conditioner uses 500 watts.

Second: Enter the number of hours you're planning to use the air conditioner. Let's use 24 hours. so far, we have (500*24)

Third:  Let's figure the kilowatt hours by dividing (500*24) by 1000. (500*24)/1000 which equals 12 kilowatt hours.

Fourth: Find your electric rate on your bill, let's say it states something like .049129777 yes you can use all the digits, if you want, but it will be much simpler to round it off from .04912777 to .05. your electric rate may be higher or lower, adjust accordingly.

When you multiply .05 to 12 the answer is: .60 or 60 cents a day, to figure monthly simply multiply the number of days in the month, if it's 31 days then multiply .60   by 31 (note the decimal point before the 6) the result is: $18.60 meaning since it is less $20 just keep it on, and let it ride. No sense in suffering. Let's breathe

Now if one has two 500-watt air conditioners, one for example in the living room and the other in a bedroom and both are on, then the cost per day is $1.20 or $37.20 in a 31-day month.

Now there are window conditioners that have a delay button, meaning you can program the conditioner to come on at a later time. For example: If you work 9 to 5, you can program the air conditioners to come on at 4 PM, and when you get home, it'll be cool in your rooms(s).

*NOTE: IF YOU CANNOT FIND THE WATTAGE ON YOUR APPLIANCE, LOOK FOR THE AMPS AND MULTIPLY THAT BY THE NUMBER OF VOLTAGE IT USES W=VA, THE ANSWER WILL BE A BALLPARK FIGURE, IT MAY BE LESS THAN THAT. 

ALSO NOTICE IF THE APPLIANCES ARE NOT ON, IT STILL USES ELECTRICITY, BUT JUST A TICKLE CURRENT. FOR EXAMPLE; A SMART TV STILL USES TICKLE CURRENT ELECTRICITY AT A  COST OF 5 CENTS A DAY. AS FOR DEEP FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS, THERE IS NO CHOICE BUT LEAVE THEM PLUG IN. WHILE IT KICKS ON AND OFF, IN THE OLD DAYS IT WAS $20 A MONTH, ENEGRY SAVING ONES WILL USE LESS THAN THAT PER MONTH (end)

Kindness Always

 Somewhere in the 1980's a black neighbor lady has had asked me if she can use my phone to call her mom, who  lived in another state. She did not have a phone of her own ,it was Thanksgiving day, but the weather was bad and the sheriff had closed all the roads. She usually visits her mom in that other state, but couldn't that time.

There were no cellphones in the 1980's or the companies probably were working on them. In the 1980's there were only land lines, I  gave the lady permission to use my phone to call her mom,  I also told her not to worry about to paying me back, also told her I get bonus checks from work during the holidays .Understand Ly she was on the phone for one hour, but I did not mind. She said "thank you for letting me use your phone" and went back home.

If  that lady needed to use my phone again it will be always be granted. When people regardless of race, peaceful religion beliefs or sexual orientation  need help, and if I am able then I will always oblige.

In the later years, I have help people with their computer problems, if a man lives alone they just say  "thank you" and I just go home, however if the man is married, or has a girlfriend they usually call me in a few days, to invite me for dinner, it is usually the wives' or girlfriends' idea,just to say "thank you" since I did not charge them, and yes I went to their dinners, it is and was the polite thing to do.

At a grocery store after I paid for my groceries . A lady and I believe her 5 year old daughter was behind me, she had enough money to pay for most of her groceries except she had no money left, to buy asthma inhalers for her daughter *, I told the grocery clerk and the lady "Hold on, I'll pay for it and gave her $20" and I told her that her daughter's life is worth more than $20, much more, Now, if I was unable to do this, I am very sure other people, at the store would pitch in to help. That's what people should always do, is to help each other, if they are able, or ask for help, never be afraid to ask for help. * some grocery stores have built-in pharmacies.

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Jacksonville Illinois Utility Scam Afoot.

 Recently I got at least 10 calls saying they're mine utility company, and I over paid them by $50. How can I? I am on the equalizer and pay the same amount each month, not only that they said my utility bill will be cut by 35%.  I was planning to display the 10 phone numbers of this scam, but I believe they are using burner (throw away) phones.

If a utility company does owe you money, they will not call, but simply credit your account. Please, be careful out there. As for me I like to scam scammers, I even sent a scammer's phone number,said it was my own, to another scammer.