heating oil
well I wasn't expecting this little cold spell we're having so I ran my oil tank dry. I was really stuck too as I don't have the $240 to get 100 gallons of heating oil. Well I did some research because I was preparing to have to prime the furnace and I read that you could use diesel in a pinch. Well I went out and bought 10 gallons of diesel and poured it in, a very messy job. I'm still a little paranoid about this but from what I've read diesel and heating oil are the same thing except diesels cleaner and taxed more. So from what I've read diesel is actually better to burn then heating oil. So there will be no cold showers in my future however I'm still going to go apply for a one time heating assistance, if I can get 100 gallons that should last me a long time as I use a kerosene heater for most of my heat. I only went through 200 gallons this winter and that's for heat & hot water.