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XSlay4DeathX
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I'm 'deeply' concerned...my propane company which i pay each month a few payments each week during tough months when filled up. I am doing better than most...they put me on 'cash before or no fill up' since i took an extra 2 weeks to pay 1800$. <--costs are rising on all things, what the heck do they think is going to happen?

I already hate company greed enough as is, now they are deemed in my eyes a 'threat to the peoples well being, causing added stress that is unneeded during these times etc'.

How are they treating people less fortunate than myself?, the elderly, ones who lost jobs. just let the propane run out? it's called working with people, payment plans, hence i paid the 1000$ week 1, 800 week 2.

So now if my tanks are close to empty and i don't have full amount upfront i am screwed. These companies are playing a dangerous game against the most dangerous activist for the people and against company greed.

My house maybe worth 1,500,000$ but with rising costs, taxes. How the heck do these morons think i am going to have 1800$ just laying around on top of my other bills.....

It is time these companies be brought into line.....via HARSH penalties for causing harm to the people.

World has dealt with enough stress as is, we need a soft landing not a full on collision of losses by forcing people to sell things they worked years to gain. It's called 'adjusting to the problem and being understanding" <--but that is too far outside the 'thinking capacity of todays people running the show it seems'..... O_o

03-Jul-2022 19:26:31

Prince Ott

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It's not just the propane, I'm sure you realize that.

Fortunately, the only gas I have is my dryer and furnace (which is turned off). But my electric has gone up, too. The stores can't keep groceries on the shelves because orders aren't being fulfilled.

Gas for vehicles has gone sky high. I've never seen gas this high around here before and I've been living in this town for nearly 50 years.

It's like the Recession of 2008 all over again.

As for your problem, get a coal burning grill or a wood burner is a good idea, too. You could ask around see if anyone has wood left over from the winter that they wouldn't mind sharing. When circumstances change, we have to change with it, otherwise we won't survive. Humans are good at adaptation.
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04-Jul-2022 11:16:17

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Therapists have been trying to get me off the idea that I need to constantly prep for the future for a long time. "A recession like that is unlikely" or "you can't enjoy life if you are always worried about the future".

It wasn't until I started talking to others that I realized that I am far from the only one with this kind of anxiety and it is only recently that therapists (and others) have changed their tune on the matter. The cost of living is increasing and wages adjusted for inflation have been stagnant for nearly as long as I have been alive. No shit that as time continues more people will struggle.

I mean, I live in a Midwest no-name town and I work as a controller/programmer/data analyst/auditor hybrid and my husband works as a mechanic/PLC programmer. We live in a 800 square foot box on maybe an eighth of an acre. I do count it as a blessing because I know so many other people can't even afford that. We aren't struggling, but childcare costs for us are around 20k, we eat in often, have cars that are older than 10 years, fix our own cars and house, do our own projects, etc... 6-7 years ago I paid 80k for my house. It is now somewhere in the 200-400k range with my neighbors houses being sold in that range.

I could go on, but this is a topic that you are absolutely correct on. Workers are really just in a race to the bottom and more and more people are struggling while profits are expanding. Nothing will probably happen in my lifetime, but what we have now is simply not sustainable. And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known

04-Jul-2022 19:34:48

ToP BaSS

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Apart from the product price increase, in fact every consumer product, all of these things and everything that has some form of input for a product's manufacture has to use road transport as an essential element in a product's creation.
Roads means fuel, fuel has increased massively.
On another note, you can not expect product retailer to act as social service. If you don't have the money to pay then borrow the money from a loan facility. If you can't borrow money then you need to rethink your fuel needs.

05-Jul-2022 10:35:33 - Last edited on 05-Jul-2022 10:36:26 by ToP BaSS

Tranq
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I feel your pain. The problem is only going to get worse if it was $1800 now depending on your needs I'd expect it to be $2000 by the time you need to refill. We are getting their climate agenda whether we want it or not. The problem is our infrastructure isn't built to the capacity to sustain it.

While the companies that are suppling us with our fuel sources are the first point that we complain about rising prices, they as well have to pay inflated prices to bring it to us, which means charging far more than they previously charged due to the fact they're purchasing at market rates, whatever those may be. As an example with your propane currently near me the cost of propane $2.57 per galloon. As unsavory as it sounds I'd be expecting my supplier to charge me $3.00 a galloon, So that A) they can afford to stay in business and B) be able to afford the next batch of propane, and if the next batch was $3.00 a galloon unfortunately I'd be expecting it to cost me at least $3.50 per galloon.

Am I happy about it not at all, so your supplier is upset that you didn't pay by the due date and instead wishes you to prepay. I know how that feels as well, it's not a good feeling however they got to insure they can stay in business to continue providing you this service as well. Thankfully in my house the only things that run on gas is the dryer, stove & furnace.
Right now don't need the furnace, and the stove... We refer the induction cooktops anyhow, so the stove is rarely used currently, however it's been blazing hot and our air conditioner can't completely keep up with these strings of hot and humid days, it's quite oppressive, my electric bill feels more and more like your propane bill.
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05-Jul-2022 13:12:48

ToP BaSS

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Kiwi Magic said :
Nah the price of petrol doesn't affect me. I dont care what it costs. 10 or 15 bucks at the pump. Add on another zero for you rich people.

Thats the cost of the war in Ukraine.

The price of petrol affects everyone who buys any retail product, service or utility - its not just the price at the pump as an individual consumer.

06-Jul-2022 10:38:04 - Last edited on 06-Jul-2022 10:39:41 by ToP BaSS

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