Comments on: Home Heating Oil Companies Can No Longer Provide Their Basic Service http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2008/08/14/home-heating-oil-companies-can-no-longer-provide-their-basic-service/ Citizen Economists is an online economics magazine written by citizen journalists. These ordinary citizens provide reports and commentary on the current events affecting the economics of the fields they work in. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:10:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amateur Economists » Ready for Winter? Home Heating Update & Heads Up http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2008/08/14/home-heating-oil-companies-can-no-longer-provide-their-basic-service/comment-page-1/#comment-636 Amateur Economists » Ready for Winter? Home Heating Update & Heads Up Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:55:01 +0000 http://www.amateureconomists.com/blogs/?p=222#comment-636 [...] Ready for Winter? Home Heating Update & Heads Up August 25, 2008 by Evelyn Black My last post here at Amateur Economists was all about the crazy run-around I experienced trying to get heating [...] [...] Ready for Winter? Home Heating Update & Heads Up August 25, 2008 by Evelyn Black My last post here at Amateur Economists was all about the crazy run-around I experienced trying to get heating [...]

]]> By: Dodging winter heating oil prices spikes may be hard - Smart Spending Blog: Money saving tips from around the web – MSN Money http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2008/08/14/home-heating-oil-companies-can-no-longer-provide-their-basic-service/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Dodging winter heating oil prices spikes may be hard - Smart Spending Blog: Money saving tips from around the web – MSN Money Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:47:41 +0000 http://www.amateureconomists.com/blogs/?p=222#comment-576 [...] Black at the Amateur Economists has encountered difficulties getting her home's oil tank filled this summer ahead of the fall rush. Apparently, due to credit problems many small oil delivery companies are [...] [...] Black at the Amateur Economists has encountered difficulties getting her home’s oil tank filled this summer ahead of the fall rush. Apparently, due to credit problems many small oil delivery companies are [...]

]]> By: Evelyn Black http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2008/08/14/home-heating-oil-companies-can-no-longer-provide-their-basic-service/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Evelyn Black Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:42:39 +0000 http://www.amateureconomists.com/blogs/?p=222#comment-547 Colin, Thank you for the link to your article. It's great, and all do-able in August too. Great advice. We've done all of that, and more, and we finally did get our oil tank filled (just today actually), but it was so stressful calling and calling and arguing with them that we are now looking for a pellet stove. We figure we're going to spend at least 4K on oil this winter anyway, so why not get spend some of that on something that leaves us feeling less vulnerable? We plan to use the oil for backup only. I also have a call in to the utility to check on the cost of running a gas line to our house but whichever way we go, we're not going through another winter with oil heat---not after this nightmare. Thanks for your comments! Colin, Thank you for the link to your article. It’s great, and all do-able in August too. Great advice. We’ve done all of that, and more, and we finally did get our oil tank filled (just today actually), but it was so stressful calling and calling and arguing with them that we are now looking for a pellet stove. We figure we’re going to spend at least 4K on oil this winter anyway, so why not get spend some of that on something that leaves us feeling less vulnerable? We plan to use the oil for backup only. I also have a call in to the utility to check on the cost of running a gas line to our house but whichever way we go, we’re not going through another winter with oil heat—not after this nightmare. Thanks for your comments!

]]> By: As August Bakes Us, We Have 5 Tips to Lower Your Heating Costs « PIC Current http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2008/08/14/home-heating-oil-companies-can-no-longer-provide-their-basic-service/comment-page-1/#comment-546 As August Bakes Us, We Have 5 Tips to Lower Your Heating Costs « PIC Current Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:48:35 +0000 http://www.amateureconomists.com/blogs/?p=222#comment-546 [...] Black at The Amateur Economists has this fascinating post on getting home heating [...] [...] Black at The Amateur Economists has this fascinating post on getting home heating [...]

]]> By: Colin Lovett http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2008/08/14/home-heating-oil-companies-can-no-longer-provide-their-basic-service/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Colin Lovett Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:39:30 +0000 http://www.amateureconomists.com/blogs/?p=222#comment-545 I use to live in a house with fuel oil and found it to be a real pain. (We even ran out on Christmas Eve even though we had a contract for constant refils). I think you smart trying to get the oil now because the prices are suppose to go up if anything by winter. Plus, it stinks to be out when the first cold snap hits. We wrote a post about this at PIC Current today, which you can find at http://current.pic.tv/2008/08/15/as-august-bakes-us-we-have-5-tips-to-lower-your-heating-costs/ Thanks for the really excellent posting. I'm so glad I have natural gas now, even more so after reading your story. Cheers, Colin I use to live in a house with fuel oil and found it to be a real pain. (We even ran out on Christmas Eve even though we had a contract for constant refils).

I think you smart trying to get the oil now because the prices are suppose to go up if anything by winter. Plus, it stinks to be out when the first cold snap hits.

We wrote a post about this at PIC Current today, which you can find at http://current.pic.tv/2008/08/15/as-august-bakes-us-we-have-5-tips-to-lower-your-heating-costs/

Thanks for the really excellent posting. I’m so glad I have natural gas now, even more so after reading your story.

Cheers,
Colin

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