This Saturday mornings Chicago Tribune says that NICOR Gas (which serves most of Northern and cental Illinois is asking the Il. Utility board for a raise from 65 cents a therm to $1.65 cents a therm starting this fall. A therm, the article says, is one hr of measured heating of a structure. YIKES! Between my diesel truck, my 5,000 square ft. garage where I house my oil, gas and car collection, and my home, well, guess I may down the road have to think about selling something too. Sad state of affairs. Very sad for the people that just plain won't be able to afford these rate hikes, to say the least all the layoffs nation wide. My wife and I talked this morning and I am going to try and get some program going by myself to help my employees through the winter. What a mess, just when you get to that stage of life that one can enjoy his hobbies after working hard to be successful in your endeavors.
