Massachusetts reporting in. Fuel delivery today $3.14 gallon.

[Paper Roses]

This may make no big dent in the pocketbook of some of us but it is going to make a mess out of mine. I get at least 7 deliveries per season. All about the same size for my 300 gallon tank. My deliveries are based on degree days. Tonight I will have nightmares. Where the heck is the $$$ going to come from?
Senior citizen, S.S. dependent. Life is beginning to really stink. Maybe I'll eat tomorrow.

How much is heating fuel in your area. Should I look for another supplier or is this standard in this neck of the woods?

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Ours is hanging around $3.33 now for months.

It doesn't go up, it doesn't go down. We got up to $4.44 a few years ago, so I guess we should be grateful?

[SpiralHawk]

2. "Yeah, be real grateful. Sneer." - RepubliCorp, Inc.

"And be sure to support more more more more more more tax cuts for rich republicons. Smirk."

- RepubliCorp, Inc.

[HuckleB]

3. Oregon has been there for some time. -eom-

[rurallib]

4. have you checked LIHEAP? You might be eligible.

Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program I think.
We don't use oil out here so I have no idea what a comparison would be. But 300 x $3.14 X 7 = holy shit!

[Obamanaut]

5. Holy Crap! We've estimated we'll spend about $350 this winter

for propane in N. Florida.

[NutmegYankee]

7. Dropping $1500-2000 to not freeze to death in New England is typical.

I bought a home with Natural Gas, but it's rare uip here and people are literally frightened of the stuff. Large chunks of the region use oil.

[democrank]

6. Got 150 gallons last week

for $2.97 a gallon in North Central Vermont. It hurt.

[northernlights]

8. I'm kicking my butt for not filling the oil tank a couple months ago at $2.50

I paid $2.89 a couple weeks ago, so lost $90 as a result of my foolishness (and their greed, of course.)

I'm in Maine -- I got through last winter on 450 gallons by:

1. closing off the attic (which doesn't have a door) by hanging a (pretty) flannel sheet in the stairwell. And a 2nd one between the living room and the kitchen, to hold the heat in my bedroom and the family room (with pet birds).

2. Spent $20 on shop towels, rolled them up and laid them in each of the windows to cut the draft.

3. Kept the house at 55. Closed off my bedroom during the day and turned off the heat(electric heat in there) and kept it at 55 at night.

4. wore double set of sweats and hat. This year I've set aside a cute little crochet hat for indoors, and bought a couple polar fleece hats ($3/ea) for indoors.

Sleeping with an electric blanket made a huge difference -- only cost about $5/month.

Funny thing is, my body seems to have acclimated. I get overly hot and start sweating now at anything over 55. So I wear the extra sweats and hat for a few minutes, and then off they go. Same with the electric blanket. Last night I got so overly hot I turned down my bedroom to 50. Second time I've done that. Once in the dark I accidentally turned it down to 45 -- that woke me up a little cold! :eek:

I also invested $150 in a small freezer for upstairs and food shop on Sundays -- often have sales at the local supermarket on Sundays. It's energy efficient, but it turned the little room I have it in into a fridge plus it seemed to be running a lot. So I put 2 spare summer quilt/bedspreads on top of it. Now the room is the same temp as the rest of the house *and* I rarely if ever here the freezer running.

I've also bought insulation for the water heater. At Christmas break I'll bite the bullet and put that on.

I just keep plugging the energy leaks and every thing I buy these days is geared toward saving me money and reducing my footprint.

I bought a solar cooker last summer and started cooking solar. That ended in early October -- not enough sun. I'll be getting 2 more cookers for Christmas, and hopefully by next year will be able to cook and freeze much of my food for the winter in the summer sun.

[northernlights]

9. I'm kicking my butt for not filling the oil tank a couple months ago at $2.50

I paid $2.89 a couple weeks ago, so lost $90 as a result of my foolishness (and their greed, of course.)

I'm in Maine -- I got through last winter on 450 gallons by:

1. closing off the attic (which doesn't have a door) by hanging a (pretty) flannel sheet in the stairwell. And a 2nd one between the living room and the kitchen, to hold the heat in my bedroom and the family room (with pet birds).

2. Spent $20 on shop towels, rolled them up and laid them in each of the windows to cut the draft.

3. Kept the house at 55. Closed off my bedroom during the day and turned off the heat(electric heat in there) and kept it at 55 at night.

4. wore double set of sweats and hat. This year I've set aside a cute little crochet hat for indoors, and bought a couple polar fleece hats ($3/ea) for indoors.

Sleeping with an electric blanket made a huge difference -- only cost about $5/month.

Funny thing is, my body seems to have acclimated. I get overly hot and start sweating now at anything over 55. So I wear the extra sweats and hat for a few minutes, and then off they go. Same with the electric blanket. Last night I got so overly hot I turned down my bedroom to 50. Second time I've done that. Once in the dark I accidentally turned it down to 45 -- that woke me up a little cold! :eek:

I also invested $150 in a small freezer for upstairs and food shop on Sundays -- often have sales at the local supermarket on Sundays. It's energy efficient, but it turned the little room I have it in into a fridge plus it seemed to be running a lot. So I put 2 spare summer quilt/bedspreads on top of it. Now the room is the same temp as the rest of the house *and* I rarely if ever here the freezer running.

I've also bought insulation for the water heater. At Christmas break I'll bite the bullet and put that on.

I just keep plugging the energy leaks and every thing I buy these days is geared toward saving me money and reducing my footprint.

I bought a solar cooker last summer and started cooking solar. That ended in early October -- not enough sun. I'll be getting 2 more cookers for Christmas, and hopefully by next year will be able to cook and freeze much of my food for the winter in the summer sun.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. $2.87 in Mass.

I filled up in July for $2.26, but it's running low now.

[rox63]

11. Have you considered contacting Citizens Energy?

The non-profit that Joe Kennedy runs?

http://www.citizensenergy.com/main/Home.html

Also, my Mom (also a SS-dependent senior) has applied for and gotten fuel aid. She gets help with her gas and electric bills.

Check here:

http://www.massresources.org/massachusetts_energy_assistance_d.html