| Forum Home | ||||
| PC World Chat | ||||
| Thread ID: 137550 | 2014-07-20 00:16:00 | Yep,one of the reasons I can't put a heater on in Dunedin | ruup (1827) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1379629 | 2014-07-20 04:42:00 | There was a time when NZ had about the worlds' cheapest electricity, except I think for Norway which was/is close to 100% hydro, but then of course we didn't have any power industry CEOs with all their minions, power generation and distribution all came under NZED whose managerial staff were paid public service rates, and local lines distribution under the local power boards. | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1379630 | 2014-07-20 04:47:00 | Let me put it another way, jobs that anyone can do tend to pay less because there are plenty of willing potential employees to chose from so the employers don't have to try very hard to attract them. Jobs that require a specific set of skills tend to pay more because there are less people to choose from and that creates demand. Top end jobs tend to pay stupid amounts of money regardless of the complexity of the job because if they don't anyone who is remotely talented won't take the job. Also whoever does that job has to be willing to take the heat, sometimes very substantial amounts of it, when things go bad. If you could make more money doing something more worthwhile why would anyone be CEO of a company? (some would but that's not the point). They pay what they do to attract the people they want, the fact that to us those people don't seem worth it doesn't come into the decision making at all. jobs that pay less often tend to have less skill sets required to do them - forklift driver, shelf stacker at supermarket, labour hire, shop assistant etc ( unless you are a nurse or teacher - under paid profession with lots of training required) Jobs that pay more often come with the requirement of a large amount of skill sets including the ability to manage people, communciate effectively, develop strategies, manage finances etc etc and or qualifications + previous experience. There can also be additional pressures associated with the position. |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1379631 | 2014-07-20 05:09:00 | But if you can't earn it you can't spend it. That's true but I do earn it and choose to spend less and work less instead. We have virtually nothing new, we repair rather than buy, we are doing up this house (bought a cheaper one). I can't understand people who mortgage to the hilt buy new everything and then complain. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1379632 | 2014-07-20 05:22:00 | That's true but I do earn it and choose to spend less and work less instead. We have virtually nothing new, we repair rather than buy, we are doing up this house (bought a cheaper one). I can't understand people who mortgage to the hilt buy new everything and then complain. I think you will find that you don't need to have mortgage to have a power bill or new everything to complain. We as consumers are being ripped... end of story. |
ruup (1827) | ||
| 1379633 | 2014-07-20 05:56:00 | I think you will find that you don't need to have mortgage to have a power bill or new everything to complain. We as consumers are being ripped... end of story. yes we are but I choose to go without so I don't have to earn as much. We leave no device on standby except the fridge/freezer to help save power, never have more than two lights on in the house at a time etc. It's amazing how much you can reduce your bills if you try |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1379634 | 2014-07-20 06:42:00 | There was a time when NZ had about the worlds' cheapest electricity, except I think for Norway which was/is close to 100% hydro, but then of course we didn't have any power industry CEOs with all their minions, power generation and distribution all came under NZED whose managerial staff were paid public service rates, and local lines distribution under the local power boards. Yes but we also had power cuts on a regular basis and a lot of people were not connected to the grid anyway. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1379635 | 2014-07-20 06:46:00 | But if you can't earn it you can't spend it. PLEASE tell the @#!%&& Gov't that. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1379636 | 2014-07-20 09:02:00 | Yep,one of the reasons I can't put a heater on in Dunedin.Why do you need so much money? When will it trickle down?... www.stuff.co.nz Maybe you need better insulation in your house. Smaller power bills :) |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1379637 | 2014-07-20 20:48:00 | It amazes me people won't put a heater on for the cost of running it, but will sit in front of a big screen tv and have a computer running all day while not using it. It's all about priorities. Because: Computer and monitor 5c/hour Television - Plasma - 42'' 45c for 4 hours - LCD - 37'' 17c for 4 hours Radiant heater - Two-bar heater 56c/hour Heaters in Dunedin anyway??!! Better to have a woodburner. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1379638 | 2014-07-21 00:43:00 | Maybe you need better insulation in your house. Smaller power bills :) Insulation would help,but you do need to pay for it.It does not mitigate the price of power, which is too high. Power should not be treated as a luxury item, in todays world it is a NECESSITY. The ****ing Government's (this one and the last) have used and are using the price power as a form of indirect taxation and then the sods have the audacity to tax you on it. This is simply unjustifiable. |
ruup (1827) | ||
| 1 2 3 4 | |||||