Comments on: That’s It. We’re Switching to Candles. http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/ Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:30:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Anne http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Anne Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:22:30 +0000 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/#comment-174 Holy shit, Smokie. My folks used to live about 8 minutes out of town and therefore had to use propane. I'm not sure how large the tank was, but I do remember them having to pay upwards of $800 a fill their last winter there. It was horrible for them. Talking to my mom, though, it doesn't seem that their in-town electric and gas bills are any better this year. I wish you and your friends warmth. Holy shit, Smokie.

My folks used to live about 8 minutes out of town and therefore had to use propane. I’m not sure how large the tank was, but I do remember them having to pay upwards of $800 a fill their last winter there. It was horrible for them. Talking to my mom, though, it doesn’t seem that their in-town electric and gas bills are any better this year.

I wish you and your friends warmth.

]]> By: Anne http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Anne Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:24:50 +0000 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/#comment-173 Chuck, we've checked both doors and have added weather stripping where appropriate -- great stuff, that weather stripping. Our windows are pretty well sealed, there's just a general coldness near them due to poor wall insulation but heavy curtains should help. One major problem lies with our front door, which has a mail slot in it. Maybe we'll try to put some stripping around that, too. Chuck, we’ve checked both doors and have added weather stripping where appropriate — great stuff, that weather stripping. Our windows are pretty well sealed, there’s just a general coldness near them due to poor wall insulation but heavy curtains should help.

One major problem lies with our front door, which has a mail slot in it. Maybe we’ll try to put some stripping around that, too.

]]> By: Anne http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Anne Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:21:33 +0000 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/#comment-172 Lauren, you didn't answer the question. I'm doing research here. We should start a door cozy knitalong. If you're serious about knitting up a cozy, though, please call me and we can check my stash for bs yarn we can use. <em>Call me.</em> Lauren, you didn’t answer the question. I’m doing research here.

We should start a door cozy knitalong. If you’re serious about knitting up a cozy, though, please call me and we can check my stash for bs yarn we can use. Call me.

]]> By: Smokie http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Smokie Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:16:22 +0000 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/#comment-171 Everyone I know has turned their heat down or even off. A friend of mine lives in a little house, 1.5 bedrooms, and their gas bill was $300. I just had the propane at my house filled, a 500 gallon tank, and it cost over $650, AND they just filled it up a month before. I sure don't see any decrease in natural gas or gasoline prices any time soon. Everyone I know has turned their heat down or even off. A friend of mine lives in a little house, 1.5 bedrooms, and their gas bill was $300. I just had the propane at my house filled, a 500 gallon tank, and it cost over $650, AND they just filled it up a month before. I sure don’t see any decrease in natural gas or gasoline prices any time soon.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Chuck Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:29:41 +0000 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/#comment-170 We've found some drafty windows, and noticed the weatherstripping on our door had fallen apart. The landlord tacitly refused to do anything about it (no, they didn't say 'no', becuase <i>that</i> would be illegal -- but they sure never did anything about it). One of the roomies is a Canadian though, so he's born with this understanding of how to patch things up so heat stays in the house. He's saran-wrapped his window in his bedroom, and we now have this little rubbery flap thing over the bottom of the exterior door. Evidently you can get those at a hardware store for like $10 and they install with just a drill. Drinking lots of hot tea helps, too. Or hot toddies. :) We’ve found some drafty windows, and noticed the weatherstripping on our door had fallen apart. The landlord tacitly refused to do anything about it (no, they didn’t say ‘no’, becuase that would be illegal — but they sure never did anything about it).

One of the roomies is a Canadian though, so he’s born with this understanding of how to patch things up so heat stays in the house. He’s saran-wrapped his window in his bedroom, and we now have this little rubbery flap thing over the bottom of the exterior door. Evidently you can get those at a hardware store for like $10 and they install with just a drill.

Drinking lots of hot tea helps, too. Or hot toddies. :)

]]> By: Lauren http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Lauren Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:40:36 +0000 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/#comment-169 Hell, I think I'm going to knit up a door cozy. I know what I'm doing this weekend! Hell, I think I’m going to knit up a door cozy. I know what I’m doing this weekend!

]]> By: Anne http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Anne Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:42:51 +0000 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/#comment-167 There has been a rise in prices of oil/natural gas since you lived here, but even a year ago we were around $120 like you in the winter. What's your gas bill? There has been a rise in prices of oil/natural gas since you lived here, but even a year ago we were around $120 like you in the winter.

What’s your gas bill?

]]> By: Lauren http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Lauren Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:39:24 +0000 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/#comment-166 That's odd. I never got above $120 in the winter in those apartments and I'll bet I used way more energy than you did. Seal up your windows and knit a door cozy. Currently I'm only paying about $85 a month in electric. But holy shit, the gas bill. That’s odd. I never got above $120 in the winter in those apartments and I’ll bet I used way more energy than you did. Seal up your windows and knit a door cozy. Currently I’m only paying about $85 a month in electric. But holy shit, the gas bill.

]]> By: Stealth43 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Stealth43 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:32:56 +0000 http://www.educeme.com/2006/01/11/thats-it-were-switching-to-candles/#comment-165 I just found this site, as a friend linked me to the Alito as Angel of Death article (lol), but I know our bill is going to be absurd. Poor insulation in our apartment. I just found this site, as a friend linked me to the Alito as Angel of Death article (lol), but I know our bill is going to be absurd. Poor insulation in our apartment.

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