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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 9:33 am
I am very curious about this. How do people pay for heating all winter when you are dealing with wind chill factors of -50 degrees? I have a hard enough time during winters when the average temp is in the low 30's and 20's.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 10:01 am
Today is colder and windier, with worse headed our way. Grooch, heating is a major portion of most household budgets. We heat totally with oil. A couple years ago, when gas and oil prices skyrocketed, it was a major burden for many. We take part in a "cap plan" with our fuel company. They guess what the price per gallon will be for the coming heating season, and we make 10 monthly payments based on that price and using our previous heating season's usage. If the price drops from their estimate, our price also drops, but our price will not go above the cap. Some people use wood-burning furnaces for some, or all, of their heat. Pellet stoves have become really popular in recent years, too. Charities raise money especially to help with winter heating costs, too.
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Hypermom
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 11:24 am
Grooch, I do the budget plan with our gas company here. I pay the same amount every month. Most years, I end up with a credit in the spring, but I don't think I will this time.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 3:03 pm
Two to four inches of snow expected overnight. I am going to Fed-ex mine to Scooter.
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Y2krazy
Member
09-17-2002
| Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 4:06 pm
Snow here, too. 7.5cm. to 12.5cm. (or 3" to 5") expected. It's the first "storm" of this winter. We've only had a few little snowfalls so far this winter.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, January 08, 2010 - 1:57 pm
Sorry to all of you that are so cold. Yay for the sunshine. It is sunny right now here in Nor. Cal. It was raining this morning. I am happy for the sun to warm up the house some because we heat with a wood stove. It's been in the upper 30s at night. I'm glad for the sun because we are on our 2nd spare the air day which means it is illegal to burn wood. If I am awake at 11:59 pm on Sat., and we aren't having a 3rd spare the air day, I will be happy to light the fire. I have an electric blanket that helps.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, January 08, 2010 - 2:35 pm
Into the 20's today. Gradually getting better. I had to shovel after all, since the kid who said he'd come by never showed up. That will teach me to be prepared! LOL.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, January 08, 2010 - 2:51 pm
34 degrees right now, but with a wind chill of about 15-17 degrees. Tomorrow will be colder and our wind chill will be between 5 degrees to 10 degrees in some areas. <<---- Runs outside to make sure she is still living in New Orleans.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, January 08, 2010 - 3:25 pm
Wow Happymom, where are you, we have had rain/mist all day over here in Walnut Creek and we are only in the 40s!
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Friday, January 08, 2010 - 3:36 pm
16 degrees and still snowing
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, January 08, 2010 - 7:24 pm
Dipo - Sonoma Co.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, January 08, 2010 - 10:45 pm
Oh, LOL, I understand. We have so many micro-climates, you lucky devil! I will say when I headed out for home at 4:40 we had a little blue sky to the North, then it got dark.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 9:05 am
It was 29 down here in far south Texas today and 51 back home up north. I HATE it when that happens!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 9:48 am
Dipo, with all our micro-climates, when my relatives back east just look at SF on national weather that really doesn't tell them much. The Bay Area is so big and we have such different weather depending where we are. It looks gray and foggy out, right now it's 46 degrees. It hasn't started raining yet.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 3:37 am
Juju: It was 29 down here in far south Texas today and 51 back home up north. I HATE it when that happens! Sorry Juju, I'm LOVING LOVING LOVING that warmer 51 weather myself! Maybe I can start thawing out.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 6:53 am
6 today
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 8:34 am
Happymom, when we lived in SF Bay Area I found the weather forecasts a bit counfounding at first. They would say the high was going to be from 59 to 85. It sure seemed like they could make a closer guess than that. Then I finally figured out it was going to be 59 where I lived, out at Ocean Beach in SF, and 85 in Walnut Creek. Bisc, it is also warmer where you are today than where I am. BUT, it is warming up today at least. Just waiting for it to get warm enough that we can walk.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 9:08 am
Right now -- sunny and 5^. Plenty of snow on the ground. At least no more added in the last 24 hours. 
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 10:13 am
I'm thrilled with the temp right now. Its 22 and last night it was 1. I'll happily take the 22.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 11:23 am
We're having a heat wave. With the wind chill it is only 29 degrees today. 
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 12:23 pm
No one wants to hear about it but it is still in the 70's in So. Cal. Perfect weather.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 4:17 pm
We are so happy for you Rosie! 
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Southern_grits
Member
10-08-2009
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 4:29 pm
It's in the 70's here too. In my house. Seventeen degrees outside and I'm waiting for them to announce that school is closed again tomorrow. I got out and went to Wal-Mart yesterday and the side roads were icy enough to scare the life out of my little southern heart. Hey, Rosie!
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Southern_grits
Member
10-08-2009
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 4:54 pm
Oh, ROsie... Gonna buy the world's biggest lasso, aim for So Cal, and drag your azz to the cold country. You may need a parka.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 4:59 pm
LOL
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