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Since I’m living on my own next year I’d like a top floor because it’s safer, but the only one they have available has high-vaulted ceilings so it’s 20 dollars more a month and who knows what that would do to the gas bill. There’s only two stories so I don’t even know how much safer the ground level would be. Any input appreciated!
good points– have you ever lived on the ground floor? I was wondering if it was noisy for you.

ground floor, groceries don’t have to go up stairs and quicker out in a fire.

What are the problems with this as we must have vast deposits under the UK.

It has already been tried.

There are indeed vast quantities of coal remaining under the UK, all of which is gassy to a greater or lesser extent. To get the gas ("coalbed methane") out, you have to drill a number of wells and then pump. The gas, which is adsorbed onto the coal, moves out under depletion of pressure via cleats or natural fractures in the coal. As the coals are usually below the aquifer, you have to pump a great deal of potentially-contaminated water out before getting the gas to flow, and this can cause pollution if the water is dumped in nearby rivers. There are also a lot of planning restrictions in the UK that restrict where you can drill. To my knowledge, the technique has not yet proved commercial in the UK.

In the USA, where environmental and planning restrictions are less onerous, the technique has been very successful in the mid-West. I think that the geology is much more favourable there; in Europe the coals (Carboniferous ones) have been subject to several phases of tectonic uplift and degassification which makes the remaining gas more difficult to extract.

Of course, coals do de-gassify naturally in coal mines, as testified by gas explosions in the past. People have tried to extract the gas via pumping air in and out of mines, both used and disused, but I think the amounts of gas actually recovered are quites small. You have to then seperate the gas from the air, and also have to keep the mine pumped free of water , both of which make the technique generally sub-commercial, in the UK at any rate.

OK, you can also make gas artificially out of coal, by heating it in vats, which is the old-fashioned way of doing it before the discovery of natural North Sea gas. This would be potentially feasible should there be sufficient nearby mineable reserves. However, the gas is of a poorer quality than the North-Sea variety, and would necessitate the wholesale changeover of boilers, cookers and pipework at huge cost (they already had to do this once when they switched to North Sea gas in the early 1970s). Also the environmental impact (aside from the coal mining) is horrendous. The by products include cyanide, heavy metals (arsenic), sulphides and phenolic tars. Many former coal gasworks sites in the UK are still unuseable and derelict today due to this sort of contamination.

gas heat and water.

im moving out and want to know what to expect for rent.
not sure if its better to go for the more expensive apt with them included or the one thats cheaper with out.

Hi.
This is contingent on where you live. I believe everyone is entitled to safety in renting. I like to look at the Sunday Papers and see the range of rent rates for a 2 bedroom, based on varying neighborhoods. I sort of take an average of the highs in the good areas, to the lows in the bad areas, i try to look at somewhere in the middle but up about $200 as a good rent.
Utilities are complex–if included great but make sure the heat is at 68 or you have control. If the hot water is included, do you get to control the thermostat. I prefer hot that I can make cold rather than boiling water on the stove in the spaghetti pot and pouring it into the tub.

I am finding based on square footage, in Massachusetts, that I’m paying all electric utilities about $250 per month in winter, down to about $80/month in summer with central air.

In MA i’ve had apartments , lucky ones, near boston, with $1300 as the rent for a large apartment all utilities. This is the exception rather than the rule. Craig’s list seems to be the place.

Without knowing whether you are in florida, Washington or Maine, it’s hard to answer. How big is the place, zoned heating? A made up number assuming your weather is about 40 degrees in the winter and hotwater, heat are gas is about $120. We don’t pay water in MA.

Slowhand Services was formed on May 1, 2008. The following transactions took place during the first month.

Transactions on May 1:
1. Eric Clapton invested $50,000 cash in the company, as its sole owner.
2. Hired two employees to work in the warehouse. They will each be paid a salary of $2,800 per month.
3. Signed a 2-year rental agreement on a warehouse; paid $24,000 cash in advance for the first year.
4. Purchased furniture and equipment costing $30,000. A cash payment of $10,000 was made immediately; the remainder will be paid in 6 months.
5. Paid $1,800 cash for a one-year insurance policy on the furniture and equipment.

Transactions during the remainder of the month:
6. Purchased basic office supplies for $500 cash.
7. Purchased more office supplies for $1,500 on account.
8. Total revenues earned were $20,000—$8,000 cash and $12,000 on account.
9. Paid $400 to suppliers for accounts payable due.
10. Received $3,000 from customers in payment of accounts receivable.
11. Received utility bills in the amount of $200, to be paid next month.
12. Paid the monthly salaries of the two employees, totalling $5,600.

(a) Prepare journal entries to record each of the events listed
(b) Post the journal entries to T accounts.
(c) Prepare a trial balance as of May 31, 2008.
Please do all of them I cant emial you

dat sounds lik your homework or assignment….do it urself man……anyways ….im doin a few journal entries.

you can use whatever you want….ive used both….payable and creditors
accounts payable/ creditors
accounts receivable/debtors

1. Dr cash 50000
Cr capital-eric Clapton 50000

2. no journal entry….the person is only hiring the workers…he is not paying any wages.

3. Dr rental agreement 48000
CR cash 24000
CR crediors 24000

4. Dr furniture & equip. 30000
CR cash 10000
CR creditors 20000

5. Dr insurance on furniture and equip. 1800
CR cash 1800

6. Dr office supplies 500
CR cash 500

7. Dr office supplies 1500
Cr accounts payable 1500

8. Dr services rendered (its a service business…therefore no sales) 20000
CR cash 8000
CR accounts receivable 12000

9. Dr accounts payable 400
CR cash 400

10. Dr Cash 3000
Cr accounts receivable 3000

11. Dr utility bills expense 200
Cr utility bills payable 200

12. Drwages and salaries expense 5600
Cr cash 5600
……………………………………………………

if u want nore answers….send me an email.

I am looking to save money on the electric/gas bill this winter and am considering a diesel generator to supply domestic power at 240 volts.
Is this practical?

Home made electricity from a generator is more expensive than that from a supplier. They get huge bulk discount on fuel and their equipment is way more efficientt.

But, and this is quite a big but.. if you also use a heat exchanger on the exhaust and use the engine cooling system to heat your house, you win hands down. Think of it as either sightly more expensive electricity and free heating, or slightly more tricky heating and free electricity.

Hi !
I am currently with Npower in for both my gas and electric supply.

As you know, Npower announced last week that they are about to increase their prices, so therefore I am looking to change supplier.

Could anyone give me some good recommendations ?

Someone has informed me that both Atlantic Power and Scottish Power are worth a look.

All answers and advice is appreciated

Suggest waiting for your next account,for up to date charges.With this info;contact U-switch,they’ll talk through all the options.

ive looked all over n cant seem to find one please help i moveing there to go to school

Look on Craig’s List

Transactions on May 1:
1. Stockholders invested $120,000 cash in the company in exchange for stock.
2. Hired two employees to work in the warehouse. They will each be paid a salary of $2,000
per month.
3. Signed a 2-year rental agreement on a warehouse; paid $36,000 cash in advance for the first
year. (Hint: The portion of the cost related to May 2006 is an expense for this month.)
4. Purchased furniture and equipment costing $70,000. A cash payment of $20,000 was made
immediately; the remainder will be paid in 6 months.
5. Paid $3,000 cash for a one-year insurance policy on the furniture and equipment.
(Hint: The portion of the cost related to May 2006 is an expense for this month.)
Transactions during the remainder of the month:
6. Purchased basic office supplies for $1,000 cash.
7. Purchased more office supplies for $3,000 on account.
8. Total revenues earned were $30,000—$10,000 cash and $20,000 on account.
9. Paid $800 to suppliers for accounts payable due.
10. Received $5,000 from customers in payment of accounts receivable.
11. Received utility bills in the amount of $400, to be paid next month.
12. Paid the monthly salaries of the two employees, totalling $4,000.
Instructions
(a) Prepare journal entries to record each of the events listed.
(b) Post the journal entries to T accounts.
(c) Prepare a trial balance as of May 31, 2006.
(d) Prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for Chambers Brokerage
Services for the month ended May 31, 2006, and a balance sheet as of May 31, 2006.

Yeah right.

Suppose USA goes to Mexico and asks for crude oil. Mexico says ’100 dollars’. USA goes inside its house, prints 100 dollar bills and gives it to Mexico and buys the oil barrel. Later Mexico says, 120 dollars and USA goes inside, prints 120 dollar bills, gives them to Mexico and takes the oil barrel. What does USA lose ? A little effort of printing, ink, paper, etc. Practically oil comes free. Then why can’t USA sell gas a t say 1 dollar a gallon ?
Mark, USA prints 1 trillion USD every year which equals the cost of oil.
dfgoodwin: gold standard was withdrawn by the great economist richard nixon in 1971.

We can print this money and send it overseas, and then other countries end up with giant storehouses full of USD.
The problem is, spending the USD causes inflation in the United States (which is the obvious conclusion to this commodity bubble).
China has billions of dollars sitting around, and if they were to spend them or convert them into Euros, they would plunge the American economy (which isn’t good for them because nobody would buy there goods).
I hoped that helped.

Recently I am in receipt of an employment offer with good package with out facing any kind of interview What should I do ? because their Traveling Agent demanded lumpsum amount for feeses with UK Embassy ? Is it worth opting/accepting the offer ?

It is a SCAM
Why would anyone give you a job with out ever meeting you ?
Did you apply for a job with them ?

Delete the e-mail and forget it.