Experts: $4 a gallon gas coming soon

sgtmac_46

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Rich Parsons said:
It just got down to $2.03 today.

Although Diesel is still a lot higher, which gets passed onto the cost of parts and supplies shipped.
I told my wife a couple of months ago, when gas prices started dropping, that the oil companies were going to start lowering prices to, what would appear, reasonable levels. I also told her they'd tack the costs on the backend (heating prices, for example), basically on to ANYTHING that doesn't have a big sign by the road that says $4.56 A gallon. We're going to pay, we're just not going to be as mad about it.
 
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I've switched half my home heating over to electric space heating, combined with weather proofing, and careful controling of which rooms are heated when.

I'll let ya'll know the results in a few weeks when the bills arrive. :)
 

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sgtmac_46 said:
I told my wife a couple of months ago, when gas prices started dropping, that the oil companies were going to start lowering prices to, what would appear, reasonable levels. I also told her they'd tack the costs on the backend (heating prices, for example), basically on to ANYTHING that doesn't have a big sign by the road that says $4.56 A gallon. We're going to pay, we're just not going to be as mad about it.

This is true, if the people have their circuses and food then they will not complain. :)
 

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Electric heating has traditionally been more expensive! Funny how things change.

Gas hear is still around $2.30.
 
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I used a similar system this summer, isolating rooms to cool. My electric bill was around 75/month. That's with running several computers, printers and monitors 24/7 :)
 

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Bob Hubbard said:
I've switched half my home heating over to electric space heating, combined with weather proofing, and careful controling of which rooms are heated when.

I'll let ya'll know the results in a few weeks when the bills arrive. :)

That's what I'm doing. Why pay to heat the kitchen overnight?
 
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