The coldest May in 30 years

[amanda8]

This cold is not normal, I have read that due to the cold wave and the lack of CNG, the Government had to buy fuel oil and diesel abroad.

 

[Larry]

I don't mind the cold this year to finally kill all the mosquitos!

 

[Ron]

This winter is going to be very harsh. Specialists are warning about a polar cold front bringing extremely low temperatures across several provinces. It's impressive how we woke up today with just -3°C. In Mendoza, they're surprised; even the statues have frozen 🥶

 

[Melibaires]

A red alert is in effect for Buenos Aires, with record-low temperatures never before seen.

Continúa la ola polar en casi todo el país: alerta roja en la provincia de Buenos Aires, La Pampa y San Luis

Las bajas temperaturas afectan a gran parte del centro y norte del territorio. Algunas de las localidades afectadas son Chascomús, Dolores, Ayacucho, Alberti, Bragado, Chivilcoy, General Alvear y Lobos

www.infobae.com

 

[jackL]

In Tierra del Fuego, a friendly penguin crossed the streets during the cold wave, surprising a woman driving her car. The situation arose because even penguins struggle to navigate when everything is frozen 🥶

 

[Vince]

This year is COLD. I don't mind the cold growing up in NYC but my family here are wimps. One thing that is painful is the utility bills have gone way up. It's going to be interesting to see if they raise rates any higher than they do. Our bill is almost 4 times what it usually is this time of year. I hope they don't raise the rates more.

 

[jackL]

I'm thinking about that too. How much will the electricity bill be this month? I have the air conditioner on almost all day, but what can we do? I can't imagine getting through this winter without using it. I just hope the electricity and Metrogas prices don't keep going up.

 

[Betsy Ross]

I'm thinking about that too. How much will the electricity bill be this month? I have the air conditioner on almost all day, but what can we do? I can't imagine getting through this winter without using it. I just hope the electricity and Metrogas prices don't keep going up.

I also have my heating with my AC unit as it is frio/calor and my bill is also was a surprise! But I knew that was coming. I was used to such low rates for so long but that has now ended. I worry about how stores and businesses will cope with the sticker shock. People are already not buying with the recession. How will these businesses handle this?

Many places even if it's not cold out blast the heat on all the time in the winter. Annoyingly hot. I can't imagine what their bill will be.

 

[earlyretirement]

I'm thinking about that too. How much will the electricity bill be this month? I have the air conditioner on almost all day, but what can we do? I can't imagine getting through this winter without using it. I just hope the electricity and Metrogas prices don't keep going up.

I was just chatting today about this with a rental guest. Utility prices have gone up tremendously. It's still a relative bargain compared to most cities. But with the extreme cold and the need to heat properties, the bills are very high for locals. I just got utility bills for some apartments that I own and the bills are 400% higher. Subsidies also have ended for many property owners.

For expats it is still very low but I can't imagine how locals are going to deal with this sticker shock. I have a friend that has a very large apartment and he just told me he got an electricity bill that was almost $500 USD. Granted it's the entire floor and about 450 sq. meters. But that's a huge bill.

Here is an actual bill for a one bedroom apartment in Recoleta.

 

[Wally]

I also have my heating with my AC unit as it is frio/calor and my bill is also was a surprise! But I knew that was coming. I was used to such low rates for so long but that has now ended. I worry about how stores and businesses will cope with the sticker shock. People are already not buying with the recession. How will these businesses handle this?

Many places even if it's not cold out blast the heat on all the time in the winter. Annoyingly hot. I can't imagine what their bill will be.

That is a big annoyance to me as well. The locals love to blast heat on in the winter even if it's not cold out. I would think this would end with the higher cost of utilities but everywhere I go it's crazy hot inside.

I was just chatting today about this with a rental guest. Utility prices have gone up tremendously. It's still a relative bargain compared to most cities. But with the extreme cold and the need to heat properties, the bills are very high for locals. I just got utility bills for some apartments that I own and the bills are 400% higher. Subsidies also have ended for many property owners.

For expats it is still very low but I can't imagine how locals are going to deal with this sticker shock. I have a friend that has a very large apartment and he just told me he got an electricity bill that was almost $500 USD. Granted it's the entire floor and about 450 sq. meters. But that's a huge bill.

Here is an actual bill for a one bedroom apartment in Recoleta.

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That still isn't bad. You don't want to see a utility bill from the US. My brother just showed me his bill and it was outrageous last month.