woodbooga
cords of mystic memory
Our first winter in the house, oil was about 1.10/gal. And it costed about $1,200 to keep us warm with no wood for the cookstove.
Damn drafty old farmhouse, ca 1860 in central NH. Outdoor temps range from 20 to minus 20 at night. Temps are less a biggie than the wind. Not too cilley tonight (19 at present) but the north wind keeping the flag whippen makes things tough on the ridge.
Last year I told the oil guy to deliver the minimum of 100 gallons. Only 65 gallons would fit after a year's heating. Wood heat makes shoe string NH living possible. At current prices, oil heat would be about 3k a year, whilst subsidizing al quaeda. Rather, I'd prefer to cut in a few miles from home and tell the jihadists to take a hike.
p.s. - 75 to 80 * - yikes! That's too hot!
Damn drafty old farmhouse, ca 1860 in central NH. Outdoor temps range from 20 to minus 20 at night. Temps are less a biggie than the wind. Not too cilley tonight (19 at present) but the north wind keeping the flag whippen makes things tough on the ridge.
Last year I told the oil guy to deliver the minimum of 100 gallons. Only 65 gallons would fit after a year's heating. Wood heat makes shoe string NH living possible. At current prices, oil heat would be about 3k a year, whilst subsidizing al quaeda. Rather, I'd prefer to cut in a few miles from home and tell the jihadists to take a hike.
p.s. - 75 to 80 * - yikes! That's too hot!