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Stuart G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 08:04 AM
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Yahoo tells a very stupid lie.........
"Lower winter heating costs

Make some key adjustments to help keep soaring heating costs in check."

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This was at the top of a page as I tried to get to my email....
I don't know if it is an ad, or some come on to read a feature article. It is such a blatant lie, that I had to share it. Heating costs are not soaring. They are diving. Heat hasn't been this cheap in years. It is hard to believe that someone approves this crap..
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merwin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 08:08 AM
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1. Cascade Natural Gas in WA raised their rates 25% this last month.
Edited on Thu Dec-04-08 08:10 AM by merwin
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 08:11 AM
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3. If You Heat Your House with Gasoline, You're in Good Shape
Otherwise, you're a prisoner of utilities rate-setting practices.
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 08:10 AM
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2. I think you misread the message
They aren't saying that heating costs are lower, they're tell you that you can lower your heating costs by making some key adjustments.
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robcon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 09:21 AM
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4. No link. Did Yahoo! make this mistake, or did an advertiser approve copy months ago?
Edited on Thu Dec-04-08 09:21 AM by robcon
I don't know. Need a link.
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 07:48 PM
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5. I don't know, but I still hear ads all the time talking about how to beat the high price of gasoline
I get the impression the ads were made months ago and no one was planning on having to replace them so soon. Someone isn't thinking.
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