It still seems like a strange way to calculate an electric bill. I've never known a power company to turn off the utilities, because the owner stuffed a thousand grilled cheese sandwiches, down his pants.
I probably need to thin out my inventory. I have a lot of fruit that I carry around. I just recently realized you could sell it. It's handy to have, when I'm out on the town & find myself without food. Also, I like carrying a trophy or two, in case I need to cheer an unhappy Sim up. Paintings, for various occasions, have come in handy as well. Postcards are also handy, in case I am lucky enough to find an empty easel, at the museum. Larger items, I carry, so I can quickly swap out dirty or broken items, then repair/clean them later. Sometimes, it seems too much like real life. The closer you get, to actually having fun, the more obstacles there are.
Gardening is a good example as well. It seems like the more skilled you become, the longer it takes to take care for a plant. When you put your first plant in the ground, all you need to do is water it. As you get more adept, suddenly plants start drawing flies & weeds. I would think the amount of bugspray my Sim puts on his plant would be enough to kill it, under real world circumstances. Weeding isn't normally something that needs to be done daily. That's just my observation.
