Bruce
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What a guy!
Senile Texas Aggie - comic relief for the rest of you
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Wehner Homestead
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I need to place an order for one in the form of a porch swing!! Very nice!
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Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Yes, I did. When they were alive, my Beautiful Gal's parents loved me like a son. And her siblings and partners have treated me well, too. My family have also treated my Beautiful Gal well, especially my baby sister. So, yes, I am well blessed with an extended family.
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Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Haven't posted in awhile so I thought I would let you folks know what is going on. On Tuesday I decided I would try to find some used railroad crossties for use in building bridges, etc. The only place I could find was at Lowe's in Conway (100 miles away) for $20 each. I happened to ask my neighbor if he knew where I could find some and he mentioned a home center store right here in Booneville. I called them and they said they had about 100 or so for $13.00 each or $12.00 each if I bought an entire bundle (16 ties to a bundle). I decided to buy 2 bundles and picked them up on Wednesday. Yesterday I decided to see if I could span the muddy area at the entrance to the dump, since it has not dried out any. The ties were long enough. So I put 8 ties down there length wise and then tried going across them with the tractor. Had no problem doing so. I got out 1 grapple load of junk and moved it to the pasture. But it was near lunch time so I decided to go to the house to eat lunch and then come back and get more.
When I came back I had no problem getting to the junk pile, but when I tried to back out, the front tires wouldn't climb up the ties. Instead they dug in the dirt at the end of the ties, turning it to mud. I had to go back to the dump area and drop off the junk I had picked up, then turn around, and I got a running start at the ties. This time I was able to cross over the muddy area on the ties. But now I am still stuck with having to get the junk out of that area without using the tractor.
The bigger surprise I encountered was when I checked how much propane there was in our tank, which will hold 500 gallons when full (though the propane company normally fills it to 80% full). We last filled it up on Dec 13. It was below 5% when I checked it yesterday. We used almost 400 gallons of propane in 42 days!
Is that a normal amount to use for a 2400 sf house will central heating (propane)? It seems like a WHOLE LOT to me, but maybe I have too lofty of expectations.
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When I came back I had no problem getting to the junk pile, but when I tried to back out, the front tires wouldn't climb up the ties. Instead they dug in the dirt at the end of the ties, turning it to mud. I had to go back to the dump area and drop off the junk I had picked up, then turn around, and I got a running start at the ties. This time I was able to cross over the muddy area on the ties. But now I am still stuck with having to get the junk out of that area without using the tractor.
The bigger surprise I encountered was when I checked how much propane there was in our tank, which will hold 500 gallons when full (though the propane company normally fills it to 80% full). We last filled it up on Dec 13. It was below 5% when I checked it yesterday. We used almost 400 gallons of propane in 42 days!
Is that a normal amount to use for a 2400 sf house will central heating (propane)? It seems like a WHOLE LOT to me, but maybe I have too lofty of expectations.Senile Texas Aggie
greybeard
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Bruce
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I take it you are not on automatic delivery? They usually (at least up here) calculate how much you will have used based on heating degree days and prior year usage and fill when "appropriate". That does seem like a lot in that amount of time.
We are getting screwed for over $4/gallon here, I hope you pay much less. The last time they filled (12/28) I had looked at the gauge a few days earlier and it was about 30%. Paid over $1K for the "fill" and yes I think you are right, they only seemed to have gone to 80%. Not sure why they don't go higher but my bank account isn't complaining that they didn't want even more money all at once. 3.5 months since the prior fill. We use propane for hot water, clothes dryer, cooktop and the furnace for the rebuilt part of the house which is about 1,200 sq ft I think.
We are getting screwed for over $4/gallon here, I hope you pay much less. The last time they filled (12/28) I had looked at the gauge a few days earlier and it was about 30%. Paid over $1K for the "fill" and yes I think you are right, they only seemed to have gone to 80%. Not sure why they don't go higher but my bank account isn't complaining that they didn't want even more money all at once. 3.5 months since the prior fill. We use propane for hot water, clothes dryer, cooktop and the furnace for the rebuilt part of the house which is about 1,200 sq ft I think.
greybeard
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One of the reasons it costs you so much is the transport costs. There are new pipelines being built from the Tx gulf coast refineries to the NorthEast that should increase supply but I read on one of the cattle boards last week, that one of the East Coast state's governors had halted work on at least one of those pipelines, so they may never be finished. 2 different plants about 40 miles from me are in the midst of multi billion $ expansions to increase their propane capacity and had intended to use those pipelines to supply the upper East Coast.
Residential propane in Texas has averaged around $2.50/gal since 2014 and today's price is $2.44.
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Bruce
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There is a natural gas pipeline running south not 2 miles from us. Too bad they can't stick that in a tanker and bring it to my house. I could change the nozzles in the things that use propane. In fact I had to change the one for the dryer TO propane when we got it.
I also think I am getting screwed by the propane company because they own the buried tank. I can not buy propane from anyone else.
I also think I am getting screwed by the propane company because they own the buried tank. I can not buy propane from anyone else.
goatgurl
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used almost 400 gals in just over 3 months in a 2400sq ft house so you may have used that much if you keep the house nice and toasty. what propane company do you use? you may want to have them check to see if you have a leak some where along the line.
