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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:13 PM Original message |
Northeast To Be Home Heating Oil Hell? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. Reminds Me of a Scene from Dr. Zhivago |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Our thermostat was at 60 all winter and the bills were still $400/mo. |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. hell, my whole house (heat, water & stove) are all on LP |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #38 |
47. Ours is a little over 2300 sq. ft. |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 05:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
51. Fireplace insets are great but |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. we got a pellet stove 2 years ago and |
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twiceshy (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Why don't these silly people just......... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:30 AM Response to Reply #31 |
49. We're going to run out of oil one way or another. Better to spend money on |
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twiceshy (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 09:44 AM Response to Reply #49 |
66. I don't know where you live... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. NE gets plenty of sun. You don't need bright sunshine and cloudless |
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twiceshy (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-15-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. OK, I'll just burn wood |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-15-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. A) You don't need to convert to full solar to obtain benefits from it. |
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twiceshy (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-15-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Well thanks for the feedback.... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-15-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Doesn't sound like you need to be doing a whole lot with those |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
70. We have already almost used up our natural resources. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. Simple answer: |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yes |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Strategic Oil reserves aren't for the population, silly - that's for the War Machine |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Let's look at the numbers |
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nilram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Thanks, GG, good post |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 05:31 AM Response to Reply #32 |
52. The strategic reserve is for war |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. How many gallons does it take to heat a house for a winter? |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. northwest missouri (or in the winter - misery) |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. ouch! |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I live near Pittsburgh and I went through about |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. That's about what we use |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. we had 5 fills for a total of about 1250 gallons from december through april |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. 800 Gallons |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. It obviously varies. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
9. my last fill was about $1,280. 256 gallons @ $4.999/gallon |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I just paid $5.09 a gallon two weeks ago; it had been higher |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
12. This sounds potentially bigger than gasoline prices |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. It cost us $100/week to heat our house last winter and we kept the thermostat at 50-55 degrees |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
15. A good time to prepare for a hard winter NOW. |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. "Be creative." Word. (nt) |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 05:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. in the process of stacking wood now |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
18. We use natural gas and the 25% increase prompted us to upgrade |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
20. It sucks - I've already turned down (reprogrammed) the thermostats |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. An electric blanket or electric mattress pad can be a very worthwhile investment as well. |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Not Good If |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Bullshit. Electric mattress pads are *DESIGNED* to have rather large mammals... |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Highly Doubtful That You Know More Than They! |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Actually, I explicitly mentioned electric mattress pads in my earliest reply. |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Don't Worry |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Dogs and cats also can scratch or "nest" in an electric... |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Precisely! |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 04:40 AM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Gotta disagree.... |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 06:13 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Down Quilts |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 05:35 AM Response to Reply #39 |
53. That's a very good point. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
21. My parents are worried that they won't be able to afford heating oil this winter. |
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TexasLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
25. Makes me feel so bad for folks up North |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. It was called New England's Katrina |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. 107 last week in Dallas.... |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
26. Question about insulation |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:10 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Depends -- do you feel drafts from your attic fan louvers? |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Thanks. |
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More_liberal_than_mo (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Several years ago |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #26 |
62. I can tell you the insulating curtains are a good investment, especially |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
35. Moving to the coast might help some. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
37. Six thousand, three hundred dollars. That's how much our supplier is estimating |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Just Paid $4200! |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
48. I have a friend in NH and he is closing off as much of the house |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 06:15 AM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Hey My Mom's In Maine |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. He sports a beard down to his belly, has bear claws tattooed on his |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:41 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Desperate Times |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. True. Under that wild exterior beats a heart of gold. He also has |
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RantinRavin (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
58. One good thing about living in Florida |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You wimps |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. To itch, their own |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Radiant floor heating goes back to Roman times! I expect it would be the |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Didn't know the concept went that far back. Cool :) |
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blueatheart (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. anywhere I go here in Florida they blast the a/c. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
64. What happens when the local dealership gets caught between the banks |
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wishlist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
68. I paid $4.12 yesterday in West N Carolina-lowest dealer in town w/discounts |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-15-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. Dear god..... |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
69. Last winter in Maine, it was $600/mo |
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