2015: Sheehan 35 Lyman Hall 28
2014: Sheehan 34 Lyman Hall 22
2013: Lyman Hall 21 Sheehan 7
2012: Sheehan 15 Lyman Hall 14
2011: Sheehan 48 Lyman Hall 44
2010: Lyman Hall 17 Sheehan 14
2009: Sheehan 45 Lyman Hall 33
2008: Lyman Hall 21 Sheehan 6
2007: Lyman Hall 30 Sheehan 15
2006: Sheehan 22 Lyman Hall 8
2005: Sheehan 34 Lyman Hall 6
2004: Lyman Hall 26 Sheehan 20
2003: Lyman Hall 22 Sheehan 15
2002: Lyman Hall 14 Sheehan 7
2001: Lyman Hall 20 Sheehan 14
2000: Sheehan 20 Lyman Hall 14
1999: Lyman Hall 32 Sheehan 19
1998: Lyman Hall 41 Sheehan 31
1997: Sheehan 28 Lyman Hall 0
1996: Lyman Hall 25 Sheehan 3
1995: Lyman Hall 27 Sheehan 0
1994: Lyman Hall 14 Sheehan 6
1993: Lyman Hall 35 Sheehan 28
1992: Lyman Hall 28 Sheehan 7
1991: Lyman Hall 27 Sheehan 6
1990: Lyman Hall 21 Sheehan 20
1989: Lyman Hall 18 Sheehan 14
1988: Lyman Hall 7 Sheehan 2
1987: Lyman Hall 20 Sheehan 7
1986: Sheehan 6 Lyman Hall 0
1985: Lyman Hall 28 Sheehan 0
1984: Lyman Hall 14 Sheehan 14
1983: Lyman Hall 14 Sheehan 8
1982: Lyman Hall 20 Sheehan 6
1981: Lyman Hall 14 Sheehan 0
1980: Lyman Hall 18 Sheehan 0
1979: Lyman Hall 20 Sheehan 14
1978: Lyman Hall 6 Sheehan 2
1977: Lyman Hall 20 Sheehan 8
1976: Sheehan 14 Lyman Hall 6
1975: Lyman Hall 42 Sheehan 36
1974: Sheehan 37 Lyman Hall 0
1973: Sheehan 6 Lyman Hall 0
1972: Lyman Hall 6 Sheehan 0
Thursday, November 26, 2015
CARINI BOWL SERIES HISTORY
Lyman Hall leads series 26-18
1972 -- Lyman Hall 13, Sheehan 7
1973 -- Lyman Hall 13, Sheehan 0
1974 -- Lyman Hall 35, Sheehan 0
1975 -- Lyman Hall 21, Sheehan 7
1976 -- Lyman Hall 29, Sheehan 26
1977 -- Lyman Hall 33, Sheehan 0
1978 -- Sheehan 26, Lyman Hall 14
1979 -- Lyman Hall 12, Sheehan 0
1980 -- Sheehan 12, Lyman Hall 7
1981 -- Lyman Hall 12, Sheehan 7
1982 -- Lyman Hall 12, Sheehan 0
1983 -- Lyman Hall 23, Sheehan 0
1984 -- Lyman Hall 41, Sheehan 19
1985 -- Lyman Hall 40, Sheehan 0
1986 -- Lyman Hall 6, Sheehan 0 (OT)
1987 -- Lyman Hall 28, Sheehan 12
1988 -- Sheehan 24, Lyman Hall 14
1989 -- Sheehan 13, Lyman Hall 0
1990 -- Lyman Hall 7, Sheehan 6
1991 -- Lyman Hall 14, Sheehan 12
1992 -- Sheehan 27, Lyman Hall 7
1993 -- Sheehan 36, Lyman Hall 0
1994 -- Sheehan 28, Lyman Hall 19
1995 -- Sheehan 22, Lyman Hall 6
1996 -- Sheehan 22, Lyman Hall 21
1997 -- Sheehan 21, Lyman Hall 19
1998 -- Sheehan 28, Lyman Hall 26
1999 -- Lyman Hall 31, Sheehan 6
2000--Lyman Hall 37, Sheehan 16
2001 --Lyman Hall 59, Sheehan 28
2002 --Lyman Hall 21, Sheehan 6
2003 -- Lyman Hall 49, Sheehan 19
2004 -- Lyman Hall 28, Sheehan 20
2005 -- Lyman Hall 21, Sheehan 15
2006 -- Lyman Hall 19, Sheehan 10
2007 -- Sheehan 28, Lyman Hall 7
2008 -- Sheehan 41, Lyman Hall 7
2009 -- Sheehan 35, Lyman Hall 28
2010 -- Lyman Hall 41, Sheehan 3
2011 -- Lyman Hall 42, Sheehan 38
2012 -- Sheehan 55, Lyman Hall 14
2013 -- Sheehan 54, Lyman Hall 7
2014 -- Sheehan 28, Lyman Hall 0
2015 -- Sheehan 52, Lyman Hall 26
1972 -- Lyman Hall 13, Sheehan 7
1973 -- Lyman Hall 13, Sheehan 0
1974 -- Lyman Hall 35, Sheehan 0
1975 -- Lyman Hall 21, Sheehan 7
1976 -- Lyman Hall 29, Sheehan 26
1977 -- Lyman Hall 33, Sheehan 0
1978 -- Sheehan 26, Lyman Hall 14
1979 -- Lyman Hall 12, Sheehan 0
1980 -- Sheehan 12, Lyman Hall 7
1981 -- Lyman Hall 12, Sheehan 7
1982 -- Lyman Hall 12, Sheehan 0
1983 -- Lyman Hall 23, Sheehan 0
1984 -- Lyman Hall 41, Sheehan 19
1985 -- Lyman Hall 40, Sheehan 0
1986 -- Lyman Hall 6, Sheehan 0 (OT)
1987 -- Lyman Hall 28, Sheehan 12
1988 -- Sheehan 24, Lyman Hall 14
1989 -- Sheehan 13, Lyman Hall 0
1990 -- Lyman Hall 7, Sheehan 6
1991 -- Lyman Hall 14, Sheehan 12
1992 -- Sheehan 27, Lyman Hall 7
1993 -- Sheehan 36, Lyman Hall 0
1994 -- Sheehan 28, Lyman Hall 19
1995 -- Sheehan 22, Lyman Hall 6
1996 -- Sheehan 22, Lyman Hall 21
1997 -- Sheehan 21, Lyman Hall 19
1998 -- Sheehan 28, Lyman Hall 26
1999 -- Lyman Hall 31, Sheehan 6
2000--Lyman Hall 37, Sheehan 16
2001 --Lyman Hall 59, Sheehan 28
2002 --Lyman Hall 21, Sheehan 6
2003 -- Lyman Hall 49, Sheehan 19
2004 -- Lyman Hall 28, Sheehan 20
2005 -- Lyman Hall 21, Sheehan 15
2006 -- Lyman Hall 19, Sheehan 10
2007 -- Sheehan 28, Lyman Hall 7
2008 -- Sheehan 41, Lyman Hall 7
2009 -- Sheehan 35, Lyman Hall 28
2010 -- Lyman Hall 41, Sheehan 3
2011 -- Lyman Hall 42, Sheehan 38
2012 -- Sheehan 55, Lyman Hall 14
2013 -- Sheehan 54, Lyman Hall 7
2014 -- Sheehan 28, Lyman Hall 0
2015 -- Sheehan 52, Lyman Hall 26
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Bicycle and Pedestrian Dashboard - State of Connecticut
Having the great weather over the third weekend of September, I took the opportunity to not only ride around my neighborhood with all four of my kids, (ranging is ages from six to eleven), but to also teach them some of the rules of the road.
More specifically to the older two, (eleven and nine), I took advantage to ride with them and explain how to operate their bikes on the main roads around Wallingford (South and North Main Streets, Center Street, Hall Avenue, North and South Cherry, John Street and then crossing Route 5 at John Street to head back home).
In as many times over each of the days, I was "informed" by drivers in cars that my kids were in the road and should be on the sidewalk (and then of course they sped away when the light turned green so I didn't have a chance to respond).
Luckily, I have a blog. Not that I expect them to necessarily read it. I mean, they've never taken the time to learn the rules of the road when it comes to sharing it with bikes and they've been driving their cars for decades, but I digress.
CAN a bicyclists ride on the sidewalk? Sure. Connecticut allows bicycles to operate on sidewalks subject to the following rules:
That doesn't mean they MUST (required) be on the sidewalk. It means, they MAY (allowed) be on the sidewalk (so long as a LOCAL ordinance does not prohibit it).
In this day and age when people complain about "lazy" kids that only want to sit on their computers and handheld devices certain folks might want to give a little consideration to the ones that do want to go out and ride and get some exercise (and give the ones learning the rules of the road some extra points).
I want to close by saying too that the two driver / passenger combinations were absolutely the exception to the rule on both days. Every other car we came across watched us stopping at the intersections and let us go when they were left turning across our path from the opposite direction. All of you folks gave me the opportunity to explain to both of my older two what was going on, why, and who had the right of way and so forth (so thank you for that opportunity in action).
More specifically to the older two, (eleven and nine), I took advantage to ride with them and explain how to operate their bikes on the main roads around Wallingford (South and North Main Streets, Center Street, Hall Avenue, North and South Cherry, John Street and then crossing Route 5 at John Street to head back home).
In as many times over each of the days, I was "informed" by drivers in cars that my kids were in the road and should be on the sidewalk (and then of course they sped away when the light turned green so I didn't have a chance to respond).
Luckily, I have a blog. Not that I expect them to necessarily read it. I mean, they've never taken the time to learn the rules of the road when it comes to sharing it with bikes and they've been driving their cars for decades, but I digress.
With warm weather likely to be sticking around for a few more weeks, and given the two separate incidents, I have decided to write this up regardless.
In the state of Connecticut (Share the Road CT: Motorists) bicycles in the road are considered legal vehicles like any other operated apparatus with wheels and drivers should obey the following rules of the road and the laws on the books:
- Motorists are to Yield to Cyclists
- Bicycles are considered vehicles
- Cyclists should be given the appropriate right of way
- Allow extra time for cyclists to traverse intersections
- When passing, leave four feet between you and a cyclist
- Wait for safe road and traffic conditions before you pass
- Check over your shoulder before moving back
- Making a left turn
- Overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction
- Overtaking and passing pedestrians, parked vehicles, animals or obstructions on the right side of the road
- When the right side of the roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair.
CAN a bicyclists ride on the sidewalk? Sure. Connecticut allows bicycles to operate on sidewalks subject to the following rules:
- Each person operating a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or across any roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal within a reasonable distance before overtaking and passing a pedestrian; and
- No person shall operate a bicycle upon or along a sidewalk or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk if such operation is prohibited by any ordinance of any city, town or borough or by any regulation of the State Traffic Commission.
That doesn't mean they MUST (required) be on the sidewalk. It means, they MAY (allowed) be on the sidewalk (so long as a LOCAL ordinance does not prohibit it).
In this day and age when people complain about "lazy" kids that only want to sit on their computers and handheld devices certain folks might want to give a little consideration to the ones that do want to go out and ride and get some exercise (and give the ones learning the rules of the road some extra points).
I want to close by saying too that the two driver / passenger combinations were absolutely the exception to the rule on both days. Every other car we came across watched us stopping at the intersections and let us go when they were left turning across our path from the opposite direction. All of you folks gave me the opportunity to explain to both of my older two what was going on, why, and who had the right of way and so forth (so thank you for that opportunity in action).
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Wallingford Utility Rates – a comparison over the years
Recently there was a discussion over on Facebook regarding the spike in people’s electric bills that was very likely the result of a combination of the cold weather and a little longer read cycle than normal (about 34 days over the normal 29 or 30; that WILL drive an equal bill up 14% month over month and make an otherwise $175.00 bill become a $200.00 one).
It caused me to review my utility costs (overall) which I have historical record of as follows:
Now with respect to all of my utilities over the years, you can see that on average they have gone up, year over year, 4.74%.
The 4.74% is subjective to many things, not least of all, services purchased. During these periods I added and removed cable service, switched providers, changed cellular plans and so forth. Also, colder or warmer months lead to using more or perhaps less services for electric (I am all electric everything, heat, AC, hot water,etc) depending on conditions and who was home at the time.
The best way to review then is to compare what are effective “static” charges. Since I can add and remove service to phone and TV the easier ones are electric service and water and sewer. Now electric in my case is technically affected as over the years I changed out windows, pumped insulation in my attic, and installed two pellet stoves. Having said that, the core charges for the utilities, the cost per unit, CAN be tracked.
The charges on the below line items for the electric rates also combine the "Power Cost Adjustment" as well the "Energy Conservation Fund" and they average the utility kWH charges (as “winter” and “summer” rates were introduced sometime after 2007. The differential is a penny and a slight fraction so I have averaged it across 12 months to make it flat).
WALLINGFORD ELECTRIC
2005
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $8.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .078 / over 700kWH .076
2006
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $8.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .088 / over 700kWH .086
2007
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $8.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .1051 / over 700kWH .1032
2008
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $9.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .1140 / over 700kWH .1190
2009
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $10.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .1225 / over 700kWH .1291
2010
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $11.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .1271 / over 700kWH .1334
2011
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $11.70 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .1271 / over 700kWH .1334
2012
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $16.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .1162 / over 700kWH .1252
2013
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $17.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .1162 / over 700kWH .1252
2014
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $17.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .1096 / over 700kWH .11.57
2015
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE $18.00 per month
kWH CHARGES – FIRST 700kWH .1104 / over 700kWH .1092
SUMMARY:
The CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE has gone up 125% over the 11 years
The kWH CHARGE has gone up 42% over the 11 years.
Have your rates gone up? Yes.
Have the rate increases averaged in a 3.8% outstripped inflation’s 2.28% average inflation rate over the past 11 years? Yes.
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/consumer-price-index-and-annual-percent-changes-from-1913-to-2008/
This is not a full comparison but CL&P’s fully combined rate (all charges computed into kWH cost) is about 22 cents per kWH.
United Illuminating is about 26 cents per kWH. - http://bit.ly/1M0P0Yt
Wallingford Electric is about 14 cents per kWH. (I was unable to find rate information online). The end result is a MUCH better rate in comparison to the other two utilities DESPITE the increase in cost at a rate 80% higher than the rise of CPI.
Additionally – Wallingford Electric’s service is simply off the charts; it’s worth paying UI rates to receive the service levels we get here.
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Water / Sewer
I don’t have comparison information – only the increase in the costs over the years:
With water and sewer the charges are "per 100 CU. ft."
Water has its charge and sewer has one as well; the reading of which is taken as 75% of the metered water use fee (assumed / estimated sewer use).
2005
Water use charge $2.22 per 100 CU. ft.
Base WATER service fee (flat fee) $15.27
Sewer use charge $2.89 per 100 CU. ft. (Calculated against 75% of the metered water use).
Base SEWER service fee (flat fee) $9.00
2006
Water use charge $2.22 per 100 CU. ft.
Base WATER service fee (flat fee) $15.27
Sewer use charge $2.89 per 100 CU. ft. (Calculated against 75% of the metered water use).
Base SEWER service fee (flat fee) $9.00
2007
Water use charge $2.44 per 100 CU. ft.
Base WATER service fee (flat fee) $15.11
Sewer use charge $3.31 per 100 CU. ft. (Calculated against 75% of the metered water use).
Base SEWER service fee (flat fee) $11.64
2008
Water use charge $2.44 per 100 CU. ft.
Base WATER service fee (flat fee) $15.11
Sewer use charge $3.31 per 100 CU. ft. (Calculated against 75% of the metered water use).
Base SEWER service fee (flat fee) $11.64
2009
Water use charge $2.88 per 100 CU. ft.
Base WATER service fee (flat fee) $15.11
Sewer use charge $3.73 per 100 CU. ft. (Calculated against 75% of the metered water use).
Base SEWER service fee (flat fee) $11.64
2010
Water use charge $2.88 per 100 CU. ft.
Base WATER service fee (flat fee) $15.11
Sewer use charge $3.73 per 100 CU. ft. (Calculated against 75% of the metered water use).
Base SEWER service fee (flat fee) $11.64
I am missing my paper bills between 2011 and 2013; if I come across them at some point I will update this section.
Somewhere within this segment the usage costs and rates were changed how they are calculated on the bills; the use is still tallied up in CF use but the rate is no longer shown as "per 100 CU. ft" on the bills. In order to keep this review consistent, I have multiplied the use rates shown on the bills by 100 to represent "per 100 CU. ft"
2014
Water use charge $3.56 per 100 CU. ft.
Base WATER service fee (flat fee) $15.11
Sewer use charge $5.25 per 100 CU. ft. (Calculated against 75% of the metered water use).
Base SEWER service fee (flat fee) $22.28
2015
Water use charge $3.84 per 100 CU. ft.
Base WATER service fee (flat fee) $15.11
Sewer use charge $5.25 per 100 CU. ft. (Calculated against 75% of the metered water use).
Base SEWER service fee (flat fee) $22.28
The Base WATER service fee (flat fee) has come down fractionally over the 11 years from $15.27 to $15.11.
The Base SEWER service fee (flat fee) has gone up over the 11 years from $9.00 to $22.28; that is an increase of 250% or 22.72% a year on average.
The Base WATER use charge has gone up over the 11 years from $2.22 per 100 CU. ft. to $3.84; that is an increase of 74% or 6.73% a year on average.
The Base SEWER use charge has gone up over the 11 years from $2.89 per 100 CU. ft. to $5.25; that is an increase of 82% or 7.45% a year on average.
Have your rates gone up? Yes.
Have the rate increases outstripped inflation’s 2.28% average inflation rate over the past 11 years? Yes (6.73% and 7.45% respectively).
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/consumer-price-index-and-annual-percent-changes-from-1913-to-2008/
In general what you have to remember about the base service fees is pay them for the privilege of using the services. You might not draw a single watt all year but if you’re hooked up you will pay $216.00 regardless. You might not draw a drop of water from the tap but you will pay $181.32 for your right to do so. You might not discharge into the public system a single drop of discharge but you will pay $267.36 for the rights to do so.
As a customer of the Wallingford Utilities, you pay $664.68 for the RIGHT to use the systems and the services but that charge has not allowed you ANY use of them at all. This is no different anywhere else (other utilities in other towns have the same charges or perhaps even more expensive ones) but it is food for thought - $664.68 of your utilities bills goes to use rights only and not any use of anything whatsoever.
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