Just received my January hydro bill ... Yikes!

You know, the one that Chiarelli said wouldn't increase more than the cost of a cup of Tim Horton's coffee. Well, would you believe ....

$396.38!

Granted this has been one of the coldest winters on record, but the point is that

• I haven't been there since November
• The thermostat is set at 15C (60F)
• Other than the furnace, the only other appliances are the refrigerator and the hot water heater
• The furnace is brand new, energy efficient
• and the windows plastic insulated.

In other words, the energy use is the absolute minimum that can be expected. 

Bear in mind as well, that I am a handicapped senior who must retreat to where there is no snow or be house-bound for the duration of winter.

There is only one word for this sort of usurious cost, and that is

Disgusting!