No army before WW2 eh? So how did we fight world war one? How did we fight the civil war? How did we fight all those wars before then?

We had a policy to stay out of European affairs but we damn sure had an army. We changed that policy after being dragged into two world wars and seeing the tragic loss of life they caused.

Sure, we do have a lot of bases worldwide but many of them are because of defensive treaties. For example our bases in Japan are there for defensive purposes and were used for reconstruction of Japan after the war, same with Germany.

Also, a lot of them are holdovers from the cold war in which we prevented the soviets from taking over Europe. Or do all you Europeans want to be praising the soviet motherland?

Bingo, It is our consumption though, it is real number not a leak. We do have 3 fridges (one is set up as a keg fridge for our microbrews) and with 4 people doing laundry the washer is running quite a lot. Dryers and water heaters are actually the most power consuming devices in your house next to an A/C so I do use far too much power there. Now granted we could cut down on usage, It wouldn't be that bad to get rid of the keg fridge. However we happen to like cold beer on tap so we tolerate. Also, 4 people buying separate groceries means we do use both of the fridges but i'm sure if we moved to more non-perishables we could manage our situation with only one. But cutting back on laundry would be impossible, and we can't use a line dryer (HOA) so we just have to suck it up and deal with high bills. oh and also, none of my neighbors are hooked up to my house, I know this because I have no neighbors on my side of the street, they have all been foreclosed on. I wasn't looking for suggestions though, I was simply trying to state how a person could get a high bill without much work and that without a KW/h measurement the cost means nothing.

Of everyones suggestions yours makes the most sense, however I rent so its not applicable to me. But that would at most reduce our bill to our winter amounts, which are still nearing 300.

Me lose heat in the winter? Did you miss the Florida part? We dont even run the heater or A/C 8 months out of the year! June-Sept is all we ever have it on for because the weather is nice the other months.

Nice how you assume I live inside constantly. I don't. I enjoy cycling and don't even own a TV. That being said, I want you to try living outside in Florida in the middle of summer, it's every bit as miserable as trying to go camping in Buffalo, NY in January. It's just another extreme.

I live in Florida, in the summer my bills approach $500 for A/C set to 76 and 4PCs in a 2 story 4400sq ft house with 4 adults. The house is less than 2 years old so it should be decently insulated though the windows are only single paned. Even in the winter when we have the A/C off we are still looking at high 300s for our power. This is because cooking, cleaning, and heating water for 4 people does take a decent amount of power, also after a certain point we hit a conservation cap and our rate for power soars for each kilowatt hour. The cap isn't reasonable at all as well, its quite low.

When Eccleston's doctor regenerated into Tennant's doctor he specifically said "Will I be a male or a female?" This should be proof that a doctor can regenerate into a female form.

Because it is a good way to help with the space tourism industry. Begin financing industries trying to monetize space and we may have a whole new industry spring up (with all the associated jobs!)