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Cake day: July 8th, 2023

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  • Ik woon in een nieuwbouwwoning. Wij zitten bij een warmtenet. Verplicht. Kunnen niet kiezen. Is ruim 2x zo duur als mijn oude gasgestookte grotere huurwoning, terwijl mijn energieverbruik voor warmte in deze giga-geisoleerde woning niet eens de helft is van wat ik voorheen verbruikte. Per saldo dus ongeveer 4x zo duur als een ouderwetse gasaansluiting. En het maakt niet uit hoe warm of koud ik de thermostaat zet, 80% van de kosten voor het warmtenet zijn vastrechtkosten waar ik 0 controle over heb.










  • I can't even compare wages with my partner if we have to go by monthly rate.

    I get paid per month, but in May I get an 8% bonus, so my monthly payment is not the same throughout the year. Then my partner gets paid every 4 weeks, and receives bonuses based on company performance in those 4 weeks. So every payment is different.

    Per annum is the only way we can compare our salaries. And that's in the same country. Now try international, and it'll really difficult otherwise soon.

    I live in the Netherlands.









  • Our weather is nigh-identical to that in south-eastern England. I mean, after all, coast to coast theres only 100km between us. We've had a normal summer. Perhaps "cool" by today's standard, but even on average for the last 30 years it's been a normal summer.

    June in fact was exceptionally sunny and dry. July indeed was a nothingburger, mostly rain rain and more rain. August was a mix, some good days some bad. What we didn't have this year was any 35+ temperatures.


  • I have a brand new apartment. On recommendation of the constructor (new walls contain lots of moisture that needs to go out), it's set a little warmer than I'd usually go: 21C (70F). In my old place I'd put it at 18C (64F).

    That said, currently it's 25C inside (77F). This place is insulated like crazy, and we don't have AC (that still isn't common over here, even for new builds). For reference, current temperatures outside are 14C (57F)

    I live in the Netherlands.