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IndianRvrShiver · 12-17-2005, 10:50 AM

Well, just got our last month's natural gas bill..........$340!!
WTF!! That's equivalent to a car payment!! First thing I did was pull the plug on the hot tub (gas fueled heater), now I got a skating rink in the back yard!! We keep the inside temp at 68*, I got R38 insulation in the ceiling. This could crimp the snowmobiling activities!!!!!!!!!

What do people on fixed income do??? Go without groceries?? Nice choice to have to make in America....do I want to eat or keep warm!!??

Sorry for the rant, had to vent!!

SnowRida · 12-17-2005, 11:06 AM

I got up this morning and the furnace wasn't working. I had to go out and get a new igniter and replace it. Got heat now. I'm on propane.

battlin_blazes · 12-17-2005, 11:16 AM

yep its bad mine was $85 and I burn wood 85% of the time

normally 30 bucks in the winter

ITriumph · 12-17-2005, 11:37 AM

I just replaced my water heater the other night. Man what a difference that will make on the LP useage. I'm locked into a budget plan with my propane company. I pay $85 a month. I use maybe 900 gal a year. I burn wood for heat. That helps alot. I would like to invest in a pellet stove in the future though.

ITriumph · 12-17-2005, 11:39 AM

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Originally posted by IndianRvrShiver
Well, just got our last month's natural gas bill..........$340!!
WTF!! That's equivalent to a car payment!! First thing I did was pull the plug on the hot tub (gas fueled heater), now I got a skating rink in the back yard!! We keep the inside temp at 68*, I got R38 insulation in the ceiling. This could crimp the snowmobiling activities!!!!!!!!!

What do people on fixed income do??? Go without groceries?? Nice choice to have to make in America....do I want to eat or keep warm!!??

Sorry for the rant, had to vent!!

You could save somemore cash by shutting off your water. If you have to poop just take a cruise to the nearest Burger King..lol

IndianRvrShiver · 12-17-2005, 11:46 AM

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Originally posted by mouse72
You could save somemore cash by shutting off your water. If you have to poop just take a cruise to the nearest Burger King..lol

Great idea!! That works for IR cottage.....PITA to start up & shut off water for a short guys only w/e.

ecsnowmobiling · 12-17-2005, 01:57 PM

My parents keep the house at about 63 and damn does it cost alot still.

letitsnow · 12-17-2005, 02:11 PM

we burn wood, my dad wants to get a corn stove. we are friends with some farmers so we could get it real cheap.

Formula_Canuk · 12-17-2005, 02:20 PM

Natural gas fireplace heats are house pretty good. Its a bungalow though. The only time the furnace comes on is at night, and if it gets real cold.

IndianRvrShiver · 12-17-2005, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by Formula_Canuk
Natural gas fireplace heats are house pretty good. Its a bungalow though. The only time the furnace comes on is at night, and if it gets real cold.

Fireplace or furnace....both are still powered by NG!! Unless the fireplace is a sealed radiant type, the furnace is prolly more efficient!!

Still can't believe that much to heat my house!!!!!????
Where's that kid that was b!tchin' about paying $16/year for a trail permit?? Not that it relates, but he''ll one day be in a position to make the hard choices where/how to spend his money & cry about who has their hand in his pocket!!
DO YOU GET IT NOW??

Sorry, still ranting!!

rgoers · 12-17-2005, 05:31 PM

Last oil tank fill for me was over $500! That will last me around 2 months, with the house at 68 degrees.

I remember oil at $.68 / gal when I built the house. That was only 10 years ago. Stayed around that price until about 3 years ago. The last fill cost me over $2.60 / gal.! Why we're sending all the money overseas I'll never understand. We've got more than enough oil in the US. If it weren't for the #?$?@&&! tree huggers, we'd all be paying under a buck/gal for gas.

skidoo_magoo · 12-17-2005, 05:33 PM

ncely done with the DO YOU GET IT NOW...

i dont pay a NG bill, so im happy but cant say much here. i know our november (or september) was like 20 bucks, but january and december it goes ways up (obviously).

Neatus · 12-17-2005, 05:52 PM

I use about $350 to $400 in fuel oil a month. My house is very large and very old(not very well insulated I guess). The cost is literally kicking my arse and squeezing the heck out of our budget. The price is almost double what I paid three years ago.
If I can this summer I am going to tear into my house and invest some cash to make it way more efficient.

case sensitive · 12-17-2005, 06:22 PM

Just a reminder for those of you wanting to get a pellet/corn stove: Make sure you get the battery back-up. With out it, if you lose electricity, you can't heat your house. That was the #1 reason I went with a wood stove vs. a pellet. It's just not worth the hassle/added cost to me.

BRPforlife · 12-17-2005, 06:54 PM

Once it starts gettin' real cold, we heat with wood. It doesn't heat the house but it cuts a couple of bucks off the oil bill.

Arctic · 12-17-2005, 06:56 PM

yeah, its getting outrageous. We're looking to get a corn burner.
Gas prices are crazy, cost like $25 to gas up the sled!
Gas sucks!
DO YOU GET IT NOW?

SnowRida · 12-17-2005, 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by BRPforlife
Once it starts gettin' real cold, we heat with wood. It doesn't heat the house but it cuts a couple of bucks off the oil bill.

If it dosn't heat the house, what are ya heatin?

illwerral · 12-17-2005, 07:25 PM

We've heated with wood all my life, and just the other year we got a pellet stove. Once the temps get down to -20C it can't heat the whole house so we either start a real fire or let the oil kick in a bit. We opted to keep our wood stove for that reason, as well as in case of a power failure we would still have heat.

**smallengineguy** · 12-17-2005, 08:07 PM

I prebought oil this year at $2.09 per gallon, which I thought was crazy. Now it's up to $2.55. I have no idea how people are going to live through the winter. Kinda sad.....

BRPforlife · 12-18-2005, 08:55 AM

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Originally posted by SnowRida
If it dosn't heat the house, what are ya heatin?

I'm tryin' to heat the out doors, i figure if it's not as cold out there than we wont have to have the furnace on as much.