Most depressing month of the year? 'tis passing strange.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by merrylander

January depresses me because this cold snap is going to put our electric bill through the roof.

-7 air temperature this morning here in the Hudson Valley

[Charles]

Originally Posted by noonereal

-7 air temperature this morning here in the Hudson Valley

Did you wear your Carhartts?

Chas

[noonereal]

Carhartts? I never saw those in Bloomingdales!
(although I did rep Dickies when they went inner city.)

-7 again today

[finnbow]

I like a change in season and cold weather is part of the mix. In my earlier days, particularly while in Europe, winter was my favorite time of year as an avid skier. The warming weather of April bummed me out as it marked the end of ski season.

Nowadays, I only ski occasionally as opposed to obsessively. Now I find March to be the dreariest month. It's still cold and I've grown tired of the long winter. In this area, I like April and October the most.

[merrylander]

Electric was over$400 last month I expect it to be worse this month. Yet I used my DMM which has a temperature probe and that Trane was pumping in 112 degree liquid when the outdoor temp was 12.7 degrees.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Electric was over$400 last month I expect it to be worse this month. Yet I used my DMM which has a temperature probe and that Trane was pumping in 112 degree liquid when the outdoor temp was 12.7 degrees.

Don't know much about a heat pump other than they're more expensive to run unless part of a ground source system.

I also understand that natural gas isn't really an option in the North East and you folks rely on heating oil.

Is that correct?

Chas

[Charles]

Noon said "Dickies"!!!

Chas

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Charles

Noon said "Dickies"!!!

Chas

lol, yeah dickies

[merrylander]

Oil is not very cheap and natural gas is not available in our neck of the woods although it is in the general area, so we are all electric. Mind you that was OK for a typical Maryland winter and before Bobby Haircut gave Constipation Energy a 72% rate increase.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Oil is not very cheap and natural gas is not available in our neck of the woods although it is in the general area, so we are all electric. Mind you that was OK for a typical Maryland winter and before Bobby Haircut gave Constipation Energy a 72% rate increase.

count your blessings, there is nothing more expensive than propane and the industry is a hustle.

mom was billed $6.99 a gallon last week, every bill you have to call up and fight them and wait for the "manager" to get back to you

If there was every an industry that needs consumer protections it is propane

These guys make car salesmen look like alter boys.