Comparing cost of oil and electricity for heat

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by SailinAway

Yes, small car $38 a tank. I was raised in a cold house. My dad worked for the electric company and he policed the lights and heat in the house. When Jimmy Carter asked Americans to lower their thermostat to 65 during the gas crisis, my parents lowered it to 60 because it already was at 65. You acclimate to that. I don't heat the upstairs of my house at all. If the outside temperature is above 25, I open the bedroom window at night (last night, for example). I also like to camp in the winter. Photo below: January, 5 degrees the previous night. Toasty! Tip: Don't leave bird feeder over your tent at night.

Soooo it's not about saving money? Color me confused.

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[SailinAway]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Soooo it's not about saving money? Color me confused.

Yes, it's certainly about saving money.