Friday, with goodbyes and fire

Sep 16, 2011 10:06

Yesterday, we cleaned out the old apartment and turned in our keys. Carpet shampooers are both awesome and scary (there was THAT much dirt in our rug? O_O ( Read more... )

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cluudle September 16 2011, 19:35:07 UTC
Wood stoves are awesome! I approve whole-heartedly.

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rix_scaedu September 16 2011, 22:56:04 UTC
'fuel-oil sticker shock'?
I've never had fuel oil and I live on another continent - I think I need a translation :)

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aldersprig September 16 2011, 23:10:07 UTC
Fuel oil is what fuels out boiler, and it's currently at over $3.85/gallon. I figure it's going to be maybe $200-$400/month for heat

Our last apartment had free heat.

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rix_scaedu September 17 2011, 00:11:50 UTC
ouch

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aldersprig September 17 2011, 00:50:42 UTC
Firewood is cheaper for BTU's

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kiarrith September 17 2011, 02:17:53 UTC
mmm, i must say, i am jealous of my neighbor's woodstove [and woodstove engineered house]. ours is NOT designed [at all] with a woodstove in mind. instead we have an oil furnace electrically blown about [except, only in parts of the house...none to the south facing sun hall or our bedroom *shiver* and the same amount goes to the huge living room and kitchen as goes to the tiny bathroom and study *hiss*]. we paid 2000 last year for oil [not counting the electric bill] to heat the house [mind you, some rooms were below 50 and some at 60, its not like we kept it WARM]. my neighbors, while im not 100% sure of their money expenses, paid much less for their wood stoves [they have two, as their house is built around two separate hearth plans(mostly they just kept one side warm all the time)] and their house was significantly warmer.
we just spent more than i'd expected for new windows and hopefully that will help.
nonetheless, i recommend wood stoves.

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aldersprig September 20 2011, 13:47:12 UTC
We're replacing windows one at a time - first, the bedroom window.

I love wood stove heat - just not the work. It's like doing dishes - a childhood chore I wish I could leave behind.

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