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Winter Heating

Winter Heating

Date: Nov 18 2004

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With winter pretty much here, we have to start worrying about how to heat our houses and apartments. It can be pretty expensive to heat your house in the winter. Today, John gives Steph some good advice on how to make her bill a little bit smaller.

Dialog

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Steph

John

John

Steph:  Hey, John. Can I ask you for some advice?

John:  I dunno. It depends on what it’s about.

Steph:  Well, I got my heating bill last week and it was like a hundred and seventy dollars.

John:  Are you kidding me? What kind of heat are you using?

Steph:  It’s gas, but I don’t know. I mean, I kinda keep my house warm.

John:  What temperature do you have your thermostat set at?

Steph:  It’s usually at about eighty.

John:  Shut up! Seriously?

Steph:  I like it hot. I mean, I just, I like to walk around my house and be comfortable you know?

John:  Well, I guess you are from Hawai’i, so that makes sense, but that’s a little warmer than most people have it. Like mine’s set at sixty-eight all the time.

Steph:  Oh my god. Aren’t you freezing all the time?

John:  No. I just wear layers. I wear pants and a sweater or something. Didn’t your mom teach you that?

Steph:  My mom didn’t really teach me anything about heating the house.

John:  Whenever we were cold, my parents just told me to put on more clothes.

Steph:  I just turn on the heat. I guess I’m paying for it now.

John:  I don’t feel so sorry for you anymore.

 

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Discussion

Does your heating bill go up a lot in the winter, too? This is always a problem because it costs a lot more to heat your home in the winter. Some people put plastic around their windows to keep the heat in their house. Other people just layer their clothes to keep warmer. I just jack up my heater as high as it goes.
each his own[/def], I guess.
Have a great weekend!
Steph

 

Comments

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siberian tigger

Mexico

I think that the services of a company offered, they have to be of quaality forever 

03:28 PM Jun 19 2008 |

guiltylove

guiltylove

India

I think sixty-eight is good temperature stay in the house!

02:34 AM May 26 2008 |

Dafi

Dafi

Malaysia

in my country its was so hot…

03:00 PM May 18 2008 |

jenniferdo

United Kingdom

i just read it.so i can't listen the lesson.i hopes  i can listen to the these lesson in the next times

04:41 PM May 10 2008 |

loosy

Spain

good lesson but kinda what does it mean?Kiss

12:47 PM Apr 30 2008 |

hoangvuxuan

Viet Nam

hello every  body.

02:23 AM Apr 26 2008 |

rosemary3zxz

China

i can not listen it at all.

07:58 AM Apr 18 2008 |

rosemary3zxz

China

i can not listen it at all.

07:58 AM Apr 18 2008 |

rosemary3zxz

China

i can not listen it at all.

07:58 AM Apr 18 2008 |

zeinabou

zeinabou

Egypt

we have to be more reasonable in our consuming in every thing and put money aside we can afford a travel or something useful.

07:08 PM Apr 17 2008 |

banadollah

United Arab Emirates

nice lessonLaughing

08:03 PM Apr 14 2008 |

hoangmy26

Viet Nam

why radio doesn't work .i can't listen to all lesson Cry

 

04:00 AM Apr 08 2008 |

cintarindu

cintarindu

Thailand

very good lesson

 

and more knowledge too.

10:06 AM Mar 31 2008 |

jason3210

jason3210

China

oh my god!

the audio can't work too.

07:37 AM Mar 25 2008 |

Peque

Peque

Mexico

Thank god i don’t have to worry about that! Winter is not that cold in Mexico :)... but yeah.. I’ll put on some extra clothes

09:07 AM Mar 23 2008 |

abe18

abe18

Latvia

lesson was good, but audio really doesnt work !!!!

08:24 AM Mar 23 2008 |

Eric512

Eric512

Denmark

I think I will jack up the heaters if I can afford the bills.

01:25 AM Feb 01 2008 |

nane

Suriname

 Thank u guys 4 the lesson but the audio  isn't working

01:04 PM Jan 18 2008 |

alaaasd

alaaasd

Jordan

me too

 

08:48 AM Jan 17 2008 |

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