[jriemer]

I'm shocked! The Law of Supply and Demand is at work in America, again!

Didn't the Democrats attempt to repeal this law before the Senate changed hands?

No-one seems to bitch when their gas rates are pennies on the therm in the summer. If you're still really indignant, pull out your December A/C bill - it's startling... [/sarcasm]

jriemer

[MrB]

Most people wouldn't get it unless explained in really simple terms.

The bottomline is that the higher prices encourage conservation (reduce demand). We could "cap" the prices, but only if these people didn't want any natural gas to heat with at all. (Price caps = shortage, every time)

[ex-Texan]

Exactly correct .... which I was posting common sense suggestions to reduce energy usage and reliance on natural gas. These are proven time-tested methods. Used them myself when I lived in Indiana and was forced to use the antiquinted heating oil burning system in the house we purchased. Why waste good money on natural gas -- when you can buy really great sweaters?

In South Bend, Indiana, it is very cold and very snowy and remains very cold from December through March. We still were getting snow in April and the permafrost was deep and did not thaw out until late in the season. You could almost heat cheering when the bulbs broke through the frozen earth!