Well that’s true enough, though their departure has left our economy quite devastated.
$2 will look great by Christmas. Insulate, insulate, insulate. Also get digital thermostats. Figure out when you want heat and when you don’t. Set it and forget it. Since you’ve locked in, it probably is too late to look for a local buying cooperative. They’re good but probably not better than $2/gal. Low income folks, including working low income folks, can get assistance that will pay for a tank or so. We should all note the messages from our European friends. We’ve become addicted to paying unrealistically low energy prices. The good news is that they may pay a higher percentage of income on energy, but they apppear to have a pretty decent quality of life.
On the other hand you could all come visit me this winter. The closest thing we have to heating oil is made by Hawaiian Tropic or Coppertone etc. On the other other hand, auto gas costs an arm and housing will cost you a leg out here in the middle of the ocean.
Clark
I live in far north Texas (sandwiched in between New Mexico, Oklahoma and more Oklahoma) and they are predicting a long cold wet winter here. It has been relatively mild in recent years, but due to global warming, El Nino, or whatever, it’s supposed to get pretty bad. Our problem is wind. Even if it’s 50 degrees outside, the windchill can be 20-30 degrees lower. I’ve found a combination of intermittant use of the natural gas furnace and electric space heaters (only when I’m home and watching them, of course) is the most cost efficient. Heating oil is unheard of here. At the risk of sounding ridiculous…how does that work? Is is like putting gas in your car? Do you have to buy your whole winter’s supply at once or do you get fill ups? Someone school me.