Oil Prices

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by danceintherain

Is that before or after taxes and the fuel surcharge? I was quoted $3.67 per gallon but after taxes and surcharge it came to $4.12 per gallon.

Before. 50 gallons cost me $205.80. Oh and the cutoff for the budget plan was August.

[Beelzebaby666]

Crap, you're in the same boat I'm in. I can't believe how much this is gonna cost. I don't even keep the thermostat hight because the dry heat makes me sick.

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Beelzebaby666

Crap, you're in the same boat I'm in. I can't believe how much this is gonna cost. I don't even keep the thermostat hight because the dry heat makes me sick.

I am stuck living where I do so there are really no options for me. I just get to take it up the rear with these damn oil prices. I am just wondering how long this 50 gallons will last if I keep my thermostat set at 70. I usually keep it at 72.

[AiryT]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

I just called to get fuel oil delievered. $3.87 per gallon. Why didn't it go down if the gas has been going down?

On Besche Oil's website if you place an internet order it's 3.59

[jwwb2000]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

I am stuck living where I do so there are really no options for me. I just get to take it up the rear with these damn oil prices. I am just wondering how long this 50 gallons will last if I keep my thermostat set at 70. I usually keep it at 72.

Is there a way you could find out the comsumption of what was delivered last year? If so, that might be an easier way for you to gauge the amount of heating oil you are looking at having to get.

[kwillia]

"SNOW , HISTORIC COLD , ICE STORMS"

AstroMet 2008-2009 Winter Forecast
Written and Researched by Theodore White
Expect Fall and Winter 2009 To Arrive Early This Year


According to my astrometeorological calculations on climate conditions, the fall season will arrive earlier than normal and will lead to an earlier than expected winter.

This winter will last from mid-November 2008 into May 2008 due to the cooler and wetter Spring of 2009, which will make this coming winter season seem longer than normal.

Winter, in my astrometeorological calculations, will begin on Saturday, November 13, 2008 and will extend to April 25, 2009. The biggest story of the winter will be the Air temperatures, making this one of the coldest winters for some time in North America.

Spring 2009 will be late, making the months of March, April and May 2009, wet and cooler than is normal for spring. From what I can determine from my calculations, Spring 2009 is muddled, cold, cloudy, with the climate still in the throes of winter, which does not want to seem to end until late April 2009. Warmer weather and clearer sping-like skies will not become more frequent until early June 2009.

I am forecasting a long winter for this reason, as I see spring 2009 arriving latter than usual, with a delay in climate and spring weather until early June for many regions of North America.

Fall, for a majority of the country (excepting parts of the far west) will first be clear and chily, then wetter, and cold into late October, with winter's arrival by November 13th, about 18 days ahead of meteorological winter (Dec. 1) and a full five (5) weeks ahead of the Winter Solstice (Dec. 22) in the Northern Hemisphere.

My long-range weather forecast will include my assessment of winter's early arrival by mid-November, with some snows in October along the northern regions of North America, and with colder-than-normal temperatures for two-thirds of the country during the months of Sep. through November. This means a early fall season.

PREVIEW OF WINTER'S EARLY ARRIVAL

Winter 2008-09, according to my assessment will be colder, and wetter than normal with increased snow and ice events for the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Winter is earlier than usual, with much colder temperatures than is normal for November and December. I've been forecasting a earlier than normal winter for this year in my comments since last year.

Frost season will begin from Sept. 7 through to October 31, 2008. Farmers and gardening enthusiasts should prepare earlier than normal for this frost season. After Sept. 15, expect to see signs of an earlier-than-normal rainy fall season for the Midwest, East, and Southeastern states. Colder temperatures in New England and the Great Lakes, with snow events at high elevations the week of Sept. 22-29.

This autumn season will also see the early signs of what will be be common this early winter: high winds & blizzards, and freezing rains. Most residents east of the Rockies in the U.S., should beware of very slick roads, and freezing rains this winter ~ mostly ice events ~ and should therefore be prepared for power outages by purchasing generators to run power in your homes and businesses.

Gusting winds throughout regions of the country pick up from October 19, 2008 and continue through December 27. There will be about ten (10) weeks of varying levels of gusting winds from mid-October to late December, making the colder-than-normal temperatures feel even colder throughout this period.


There's more about winter expectations at the link...

Astro Meteorological Forecast

[Chasey_Lane]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

I am stuck living where I do so there are really no options for me. I just get to take it up the rear with these damn oil prices. I am just wondering how long this 50 gallons will last if I keep my thermostat set at 70. I usually keep it at 72.

How insulated are your windows? Any leaky doors? Can you get a smaller heater for your main room where you are at in the evening? I turned the heat on this weekend (first time). I have it set at 69 degrees and it is comfortable for me.

[Beelzebaby666]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

I am stuck living where I do so there are really no options for me. I just get to take it up the rear with these damn oil prices. I am just wondering how long this 50 gallons will last if I keep my thermostat set at 70. I usually keep it at 72.

Have you gotten on the Smeco payment plan?
I'd suggest doing that, then buying an electric heater or two to supplement keeping the thermostat back on 65. Close off a room and check for any ways your place could be losing heat. It can help offset the fuel cost in the winter a bit so you can spread it out into the summer months. Plastic over windows may not be classy, if it saves you 50 bucks a month in lost heat, who cares? Extra socks and every blanket!!

I lived in a very old place years ago with friend and we closed off rooms, sealed windows and slept together in the same room for two months.

I'm lucky my place has all new windows and my landlord has gone out his way to ensure the insulation is good. I live in an open field that get's blasted by winter wind I still have to make sure the lights under the house are lit and get the back door replaced, because it's old and has gaps around the sides.


Hang in there kiddo, winter only lasts a few months

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by jwwb2000

Is there a way you could find out the comsumption of what was delivered last year? If so, that might be an easier way for you to gauge the amount of heating oil you are looking at having to get.

I didn't move in until March and the dude living there before me just ran kerioslene heaters. Those damn heaters left a residue on everything.

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Chasey_Lane

How insulated are your windows? Any leaky doors? Can you get a smaller heater for your main room where you are at in the evening? I turned the heat on this weekend (first time). I have it set at 69 degrees and it is comfortable for me.

Crappy insulation and leaky doors/windows.

Originally Posted by Beelzebaby666

Have you gotten on the Smeco payment plan?
I'd suggest doing that, then buying an electric heater or two to supplement keeping the thermostat back on 65. Close off a room and check for any ways your place could be losing heat. It can help offset the fuel cost in the winter a bit so you can spread it out into the summer months. Plastic over windows may not be classy, if it saves you 50 bucks a month in lost heat, who cares? Extra socks and every blanket!!

I lived in a very old place years ago with friend and we closed off rooms, sealed windows and slept together in the same room for two months.

I'm lucky my place has all new windows and my landlord has gone out his way to ensure the insulation is good. I live in an open field that get's blasted by winter wind I still have to make sure the lights under the house are lit and get the back door replaced, because it's old and has gaps around the sides.


Hang in there kiddo, winter only lasts a few months

I will have to look into it this year. I'll call SMECO and get the info now. Thanks.