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Skriven 2014-10-25 20:00:20 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 18433 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Ruth,

>> That sounds incredibly painful using propane for those kinds of rooms

> The rent was affordable, as in free the second year we lived there. We
> were managers for the apartment unit that year.

Nice tradeoff, no doubt.

>> was oil, the second one was propane. Luckily the propane furnace only
>> heated perhaps 3 rooms downstairs and one upstairs IIRC. But it was
>> still expensive since the utility company wouldn't sell "partial"
>> fills for the propane tanks.  You had to have the tank filled.

> I know, we had 50 gallon tanks and would have to fill them weekly in a
> (coastal) NC winter for several months.

The company that sold us the propane would only come to refill if the two very
large tanks were down to 1/4%.  And, they would only refill them completely so
we'd have them come every few months in winter IIRC.  It's not something that
stuck in my mind for some reason (vbg).

>  We ran out once, just after 5pm
> (when the gas company closed) so I called--found out they'd charge a
> whopping fee for after hours delivery. I declined, we borrowed an
> electric heater for the bedroom that night. I also tried choking down a
> cup of coffee (without success) to warm me up. No microwave back then to
> heat non coffee flavored water, could have used the percolater for
> coffee flavored water for tea. IIRC, we used the electric fry pan to
> heat something for supper.

Yes, the electric frying pan came in handy here a few times - I've had one
since I was first married. I'm amazed it still works :)  Well, last time I
checked it did, anyway.  It has a high domed cover.. I remember reading in the
instruction booklet that you could bake a cake in it, though I'd never tried
that (g).  Wonder if anyone ever has? :)

>>> started calling the O&R company (Orange & Rockland utility company)
>>> the "rape and plunder" co. - it was that bad. :( Luckily we were able

>> Yes, I'm sure you do :)   That was the worst place we every lived for
>> utility bills.. :(  Well, given the size of the living quarters (2

> We've had some high bills here, especially last winter.

So far this fall has been decent. Very mild.. today the temperatures hit 70 in
Windsor.. we were there signing papers to get the house on the market.  Yay,
that's done.  :)

>> bedroom apartment with living room/dining area, and kitchen and 1
>> bathroom) and the size of the bills.  It was nice living so close to
>> "home" but that was the only benefit (grin).  My parents owned a huge

> Sounds nice for a first place. In the converted hotel had all the rooms
> on a straight line, bedroom on one end, then living room, kitchen and
> bathroom. We had one of the few apartments with a living room. One unit
> had its bathroom across the (former lobby) entry way to the upper floor;
> good for a single guy maybe.

We've had some funny ones over the years... one was a trailer I swear.. though
it wasn't advertised as such... It was inexpensive and fit what we needed for a
few months while something opened up.. forget now what it was... could have
been the purchase of one of the houses we bought over the years.  But it was
cold, and not very inviting...

>> for utilities :( I still remember crying when the builders tore down
>> the barn and play-house that had been in our backyard throughout the
>> time I grew up there... :(

> My folks owned aboout a quarter acre, surrounded by our one neighbor who
> owned several acres. We had run of the surrounding area when I was a kid
> but when I was in college, he sold some of it to the town to excavate
> for gravel.

There must have been plenty of room to run around, that's good.

>> > My folks have oil in their house; they've had some rough winters.
>> The > natural gas heating should cut our electric bill considerably.

>> Yes, it should :)

> We'll see, this coming winter especially.

Understand.   The good thing is it's yours to modify as you need.

>> Sounds really good :)  Matt's been cleaning out my jars of dill
>> pickles already haha.. I didn't do that many, maybe 5 jars.  Still
>> have two left I think.  I used a bunch of my potatoes in a dish that
>> Jamie Oliver had for Fish Pie.. like a shepard's pie, but with fish
>> filet.  That was a really nice recipe.

> I stir fried the bok choy, then pulled it out and did a chicken breast
> "marinaded" in a soy-ginger sauce (picked up on clearance at Lowe's). It
> soulnd tho, like you should have made more pickles go get you thru the
> winter. (G)

I should have started gardening on time is what it comes down to :) :) Then I
would have had cucumbers all season. :)  Next year I hope it will be different.

>> That's good to hear, sorry to hear about the still expected surgeries,
>> but I understand.

> I'll put it off as long as I can.

Sure, I can understand that.

>> redid all wood floors downstairs, and installed ceramic tile floors in
>> the kitchens upstairs and in all the bathrooms.  They all look so
>> beautiful.  The main kitchen looks incredible.  I want to move back
>> there (grin).

> Sounds nice. You would want to live there only until you got the winter
> heating bills tho, then move back to your smaller house. (G)

Or.. til I have to clean that huge house (G)

But yes, the heating bills would defintely clip any joy (G)

Take care,
Janis

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