Re: Halide lamps

Rick Walker (walker@hpl-cutt.hpl.hp.com)
Thu, 17 Jun 93 11:27:08 PDT

> >>have caught, or sudden jumps in utility bills - I am talking big jumps, as
> >>when someone buys 6 1000 watt setups and starts them up, making their
> >>utility bill jump 120 dollars all of a sudden - a growing operation).
>
> Great. So tell me Rick, when you cranked up that 2500 watt
> heater for your greenhouse this winter, how much did your bill
> jump?

My utility bill went from $50/month to $150/month for just the
three coldest months of winter. It was definitely a *big* jump.

Perhaps I was saved from a strip search by the fact that the power
surge only lasted for the winter, and wasn't long enough to actually
raise a useful "crop".

> I'm sure people like Jan and Rob Maharaj, in other countries,
> are amused by life here in the land of the free...

.. and the home of the brave.

--
Rick