tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post8059094360698982441..comments2023-11-05T10:11:27.402-05:00Comments on Pink Granite: Oil At HomePink Granitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868107997163851415noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-36069919388709552742008-08-22T14:56:00.000-04:002008-08-22T14:56:00.000-04:00Hi Papamoka -Thanks for the advice and your firsth...Hi Papamoka -<BR/>Thanks for the advice and your firsthand experience!<BR/>We have looked into wood pellet stoves. It seems as if they cost about the same to install as a traditional wood stove, but are somewhat more expensive to purchase. We also keep hearing about problems with availability of the pellets. But they are still in the mix for us on how best to efficiently, affordably heat our Pink Granitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868107997163851415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-70986212810695922952008-08-22T09:22:00.000-04:002008-08-22T09:22:00.000-04:00Have you looked into installing a wood pellet stov...Have you looked into installing a wood pellet stove in your home. We used to have one in our old house and it was a budget saver for our 1700 sq ft home. We would go through a 40lb of bag a day and the only time the gas furnace would kick in was when temps dipped below zero. Just a thought for ya...<BR/><BR/>Stay warm...Papamokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611162290397820224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-59542050286696590712008-08-22T01:23:00.000-04:002008-08-22T01:23:00.000-04:00Hi DMM -Thanks for the good suggestions - especial...Hi DMM -<BR/>Thanks for the good suggestions - especially the hot water bottles! Remember those long handled bed warmers one put hot coals in? By "remember" I refer to knowledge rather than experience!<BR/>;o)<BR/>- LeePink Granitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868107997163851415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-75672435921809971702008-08-21T22:01:00.000-04:002008-08-21T22:01:00.000-04:00Your mum is right about the head gear though - bac...Your mum is right about the head gear though - back when we lived in a cold climate I often wore woolly socks and a wooly knitted hat to bed. Hat would fall off, socks would be ditched as it warmed up but it was a good way to get and keep warm when you first slipped in between the freezing sheets. <BR/>I highly recommend hot water bottles too!Ms Brown Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128283343279442537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-3798373431744597162008-08-21T10:49:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:49:00.000-04:00Hi Kate -As I understand it, 80% of all the U.S. h...Hi Kate -<BR/>As I understand it, 80% of all the U.S. homes which heat with oil are located in the Northeastern quadrant of the country. A helpful link to look at oil prices in Massachusetts is:<BR/>http://www.newenglandoil.com/mass.htm<BR/>You can click on the regional map to get a list of oil dealers and their current cash prices.<BR/><BR/>Our oil company offers a "pay within 10 days discount"Pink Granitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868107997163851415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-9003561151174742192008-08-21T08:50:00.000-04:002008-08-21T08:50:00.000-04:00Our new place has oil heat too...not included in r...Our new place has oil heat too...not included in rent- so we are facing the same issue. We are not locking in. I feel like its murphy's law: we lock in and prices will drop, we don't and they'll stay high. Its a lousy gamble either way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com