The fascist regime that made you a moron: Thanks dJonkey

[Banditbandit]

No I just have no idea what the fuck you are dribbling on about.

Don't worry - denial is just a river in Egypt ...

[puddytat]

Some questions you will ask.....

http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/03/08...ur-power-bill/

[Ocean1]

Some questions you will ask.....

http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/03/08...ur-power-bill/

Not a single question in sight, reads more like a set of instructions.

[pete376403]

I'm sure I recall Max Bradford promising us how much we'd all benefit from the "reforms" that broke up the old NZED. Why would any want just one organisation doing the whole business, from generation, transmission, distribution,when it could be split up into numerous different business, each with its own (very highly paid) management structure? Oh yeah, because the "invisible hand of the marketplace" competition would introduce efficiencies and drive down prices. Yeah f*ckin right.

I suppose it worked out very well for Max, though.

[mashman]

Some questions you will ask.....

http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/03/08...ur-power-bill/

I think the top comment just about sums it up. Investors gotta get paid somehow.

[Brian d marge]

I'm sure I recall Max Bradford promising us how much we'd all benefit from the "reforms" that broke up the old NZED. Why would any want just one organisation doing the whole business, from generation, transmission, distribution,when it could be split up into numerous different business, each with its own (very highly paid) management structure? Oh yeah, because the "invisible hand of the marketplace" competition would introduce efficiencies and drive down prices. Yeah f*ckin right.

I suppose it worked out very well for Max, though.

I posted a link about the rise , but I posted in stupid world

Never could figure out what was wrong with the old power board

but could see straight through the bullshit under market reforms

Why dont they just say , we broke it up so we can flick it off to balance
the books in the short term

or , we followed accepted practice

the zionist agenda forced us

anyone of the above excuses would have been better

Stephen

[oldrider]

I'm sure I recall Max Bradford promising us how much we'd all benefit from the "reforms" that broke up the old NZED. Why would any want just one organisation doing the whole business, from generation, transmission, distribution,when it could be split up into numerous different business, each with its own (very highly paid) management structure? Oh yeah, because the "invisible hand of the marketplace" competition would introduce efficiencies and drive down prices. Yeah f*ckin right.

I suppose it worked out very well for Max, though.

The government controlled NZED (etc) was full of make work and excessive training costs and was subject to continuous political interference!

The whole electricity industry was desperately in need of reorganisation ... did it work? ... Well we all have our opinions don't we!

As I recall ... it didn't work out very well for Max at all (politically) but it should have!

Consumers now know exactly what services they are getting and paying for and at least have some flexibility in choice of supplier.

[Scuba_Steve]

Consumers now know exactly what services they are getting and paying for and at least have some flexibility in choice of supplier.

Say what?
Here in the real world 90% of consumers would not have a fucking clue what they pay for & most of what we're paying for isn't disclosed

[BoristheBiter]

Say what?
Here in the real world 90% of consumers would not have a fucking clue what they pay for & most of what we're paying for isn't disclosed

I think that's more like 90% of consumers don't care.

[Winston001]

I'm sure I recall Max Bradford promising us how much we'd all benefit from the "reforms" that broke up the old NZED. Why would any want just one organisation doing the whole business, from generation, transmission, distribution,when it could be split up into numerous different business, each with its own (very highly paid) management structure?

Oh yeah, because the "invisible hand of the marketplace" competition would introduce efficiencies and drive down prices. Yeah f*ckin right.

The government controlled NZED (etc) was full of make work and excessive training costs and was subject to continuous political interference!

The whole electricity industry was desperately in need of reorganisation ... did it work? ... Well we all have our opinions don't we!

Consumers now know exactly what services they are getting and paying for and at least have some flexibility in choice of supplier.

I agree with you both.

New Zealand is long skinny mountainous islands with a small population and not much concentrated industry. If you were starting out planning electricity generation and distribution in such a country, you wouldn't create 30 different businesses to make, distribute, and sell the power.

So I have always thought we should have kept the NZED. As a nation we would be far better off with a controlled planned electricity generation structure - run the dams when there is plenty of water, use gas and thermal in the dry times.

[mashman]

I think that's more like 90% of consumers don't care.

That's about as much of a fuck as I give. We get "confused" when the bill change by $30 every few months and we've done nuffink different... but meh, pay anyway.

[Ocean1]

I think that's more like 90% of consumers don't care.

The perfect description of someone with more money than sense.

Speak of the devil...

That's about as much of a fuck as I give. We get "confused" when the bill change by $30 every few months and we've done nuffink different... but meh, pay anyway.

[mashman]

The perfect description of someone with more money than sense.

Speak of the devil...

heh... some things just don't matter.

[Akzle]

The perfect description of someone with more money than sense.

Speak of the devil...

well. Whaddaya gonna do?
Go off grid, retire to a caravan in teh wops, live on a boat, bus?
Nope. You need title to an house and a good credit rating. Otherwise youre subhuman.

[Ocean1]

well. Whaddaya gonna do?
Go off grid, retire to a caravan in teh wops, live on a boat, bus?
Nope. You need title to an house and a good credit rating. Otherwise youre subhuman.

In response to an unclear invoice? Ask them to explain it.

If asked for credit references I usually point out that I didn't ask for credit, and if they consider having to supply me goods before I pay for them credit then they're both wrong and they're no different to anyone else I deal with. If they insist, (and business accounts payable usually do) then I use their main local competition as a reference.

Fuckem, I'm the customer and I'm fucking right, if they don't agree then I'm not their customer, real simple.