Week of January 23 to January 29 (Nat’l Avg $2.310)

That gas station is probably hoping to sell to boaters or small engine users ( landscaping). Maybe those guys will pay the unreasonable price premium.

Today , 37.5 deg F , wind N9. 35.0 miles , 57.19 MPG. Tank is at 201.3 miles , 60.17 MPG. Our weekend heat wave helped me a LOT Saturday.

 

Friday going home:
57.2 / 12.9 miles (60F S@11)
FCD = 51.7 (+0.2)

Great weekend after the rain moved out for a while. Got some yard work done and took down the Christmas lights before it started raining later in the afternoon again on Saturday.

this morning with school drop off:
51.6 / 13.0 miles (37F NW@2)
FCD = 51.6 (-0.1)

tank:
9.54 gals converted
491.3 miles
F_____|____\*E

 

Today , 36 deg F , wind NW8. 35.0 miles , 58.49 MPG. Tank is at 270.8 miles , 59.8 MPG.

 

Trying to seal my house up for the winter. I procrastinated a lot and it's costing me. Keep my house at 64 during the day when I'm home and drop it off at night. Gas was still $100 for one month!

Fuel Stats:
62.1 miles / 31.6 MPG
24.1 miles / 36.3 MPG
Tank:
166.2 miles / 31.92 MPG Calculated

 

I have a hydronic boiler system. It's the most efficient type of boiler for the time and it works great. It's mostly about sealing the house up. It's over 120 years old and most of the house has quite poor insulation. The problem isn't so much usage wise, but the cost of natural gas is going up to $3.88 per MCF this month!

 

I set the thermostat at 64 when I'm home ( actual 66 ) , and turn it down to 54 when I leave. House was built in 1988 , so it's fairly well-insulated. They did go kinda cheap on the windows , but they are all double-pane. I need to see what my gas bill was for December 2016 ( a very cold month ).

 

If you can get on a level plan payment it will help level out the summer and winter and keep your budget one monthly payment. We have that both for our Electric and Gas. Keeps from having to come up with a bunch of money when you might not have it. I love our Gas heat. However, if you don't have service, maybe a pellet furnace that is a stand alone small building might be an option for you, or if you are still all electric some solar panels to help offset the electric usage. Any passive heat options in Southern facing windows during the day?
I also thought of you Pale when I watched this video last night of this guy who has replaced his battery with capacitors.

last night:
60.0 / 12.9 miles (49F ESE@3) - I actually had to wear my sunglasses on the way home last night as the sun was still out and no clouds
FCD = 51.8 (+0.2)

this morning with school drop off:
51.4 / 13.0 miles (42F SE@11)
FCD = 51.8 (=)

tank:
10.01 gals converted
516.9 miles
F_____|_____\E (should get the LFL warning light on the way home tonight.)

 

I only have one south-facing house and no west-facing! Perks? of living in a rowhouse. I've looked at a level billing plan, but that just means paying out the wazoo in the summer when I pay $30 a month to have basically no gas service at all. At least my electric is never this expensive!

 

I remember the sun. I don't see it very often , though. Today 36.5 deg F , wind E9. Wet roads. 35.0 miles , 56.08 MPG. Tank is at 340.3 miles , 59.24 MPG.
ODO = 39185. I will probably do my last dealer oil change next Thursday at about 40,000 miles. After that , Edwin will be doing it.

 

One car is only a problem unless you want to go somewhere, like work

last night:
60.5 / 12.9 miles (64F S@19 gusting to 30)
FCD = 52.0 (+0.2)
LFL came on at 527.1 miles

this morning with school drop off:
57.9 / 13.0 miles (36F W@9) more seasonable
FCD = 52.1 (+0.1)

tank:
10.42 gals converted
542.7 miles
F_____|_____E (needle is resting on the top of the E line.) I may stretch this out till Thursday night.

 

Last year at this time , I was still posting fcd numbers , but it does seem like I'm doing a LITTLE better now. Maybe only due to weather variations.
Today , 35.0 deg F , wind WNW14. 35.0 miles , 57.29 MPG. Tank is at 408.7 miles , 59.05 MPG.