Thursday, May 7, 2009

Heating

This whole winter, even proceeding this winter, we have heard about the heating bills here in Maine. $200 a month, $30oo a winter, or $7,000 for the year!

we were scared. we were also always cold.

Yesterday we filled up the tank. We have a large metal tank outside that supplies our monitor heater (supposedly very efficient) with kerosene.

The label is quite rusty but we think its marked 275 gallons. Our landlord had no idea how big it was. We were so sparse with the heat that the level was a little more than half way down
(not our tank. but close)

It was tense. We "worse-case scenario"ed it at $600.


Our grand total used: 77 gallons. $2.02 per gallon.


We officially beat a Maine winter.

4 comments:

MomCan said...

You guys are like the pioneers.You are aswsome. I think you should try and live at a campground, out in the elements next winter...just to see if you can do it. Yah!

Mark and Libby Miller said...

THAT is impressive!!!! may you never be so cold again.

Mark and Libby Miller said...

oh, that was libby btw

Emy said...

Alright!