First time to turn on the heater in the house today....

[Cranky]

44 on the gauge outside....66 inside. Day before yesterday it was in the 70's.

 

[toolmanmike]

44 on the gauge outside....66 inside. Day before yesterday it was in the 70's.

That's just not fair!

 

[Cranky]

That's just not fair!

Sure it is!!

 

[PlymCrazy]

It’s been stove season for a few weeks now at our place.
@davek says he doesn’t miss it, but deep down we all know he does.

Our cats are digging it…

 

[Don selleck]

9 degrees earlier, warmed up to a balmy 14 right now.

 

[toolmanmike]

44 on the gauge outside....66 inside. Day before yesterday it was in the 70's.

Sure it is!!

What kind of heater/furnace do you have in Texas? Electric?

 

[Cranky]

What kind of heater/furnace do you have in Texas? Electric?

House is all electric but have a fireplace too. Been while since using it though. Used to keep a stash of firewood in case the power goes out but not doing that this year. Used to have gas up to the front of the shop for heat out there but the gas company got pissy with me being a 'seasonal' customer and started charging too much to turn off the gas in the summer and the bill for just being hooked up got too high so I told them to just come and pull the freaking meter. Now I heat the shop with propane. The X used to keep me pretty busy on the firewood. One winter she went though 4 cords! That's a LOT for here. That's when I made her go with me to 'gather' the stuff and she quit having a roaring fire all the time. lol

 

[HawkRod]

9 degrees earlier, warmed up to a balmy 14 right now.

Man, I'm not ready for that kind of cold yet. Where's the red X when we need it!?!

 

[toolmanmike]

Man, I'm not ready for that kind of cold yet. Where's the red X when we need it!?!

 

[toolmanmike]

House is all electric but have a fireplace too. Been while since using it though. Used to keep a stash of firewood in case the power goes out but not doing that this year. Used to have gas up to the front of the shop for heat out there but the gas company got pissy with me being a 'seasonal' customer and started charging too much to turn off the gas in the summer and the bill for just being hooked up got too high so I told them to just come and pull the freaking meter. Now I heat the shop with propane. The X used to keep me pretty busy on the firewood. One winter she went though 4 cords! That's a LOT for here. That's when I made her go with me to 'gather' the stuff and she quit having a roaring fire all the time. lol

I thought it may be electric. I was curious if you had natural gas in your area. NG is the norm here in the upper midwest and it's cheaper than electricity. LP in the country but NG in town.

 

[Don selleck]

Man, I'm not ready for that kind of cold yet. Where's the red X when we need it!?!

up to 19 degrees now, gonna have a low of 4 in a few days, heating 2 buildings and my house with propane, thats what I'm not ready for. Keep the pole barn at 45, the shop at 60, and the house at 68. The shop and pole barn use less propane than my 180 year old farm house combined, remodeled the house 20 years ago, wish I could have afforded spray foam back then would have saved me a fortune.

 

[Don selleck]

I thought it may be electric. I was curious if you had natural gas in your area. NG is the norm here in the upper midwest and it's cheaper than electricity. LP in the country but NG in town.

I assumed the same thing, my brother in eastern tennesee uses electric for heat also.