It is nice to see the gasoline price drop. We hope it goes down to at least dollar per gallon range. I have a propane furnace and to use it in the cold months in Michigan would be absurd with cost going to near a thousand dollars a month.
So I heat with wood which can be had free for the asking. There is no shortage of dead or junk trees like elm,ash and box elder. My out door boiler paid for itself in two years and the equipment I use for hauling and processing does not lose its value very much as most of it is old anyway. I have been heating with wood for five years and still dont go more than two miles for fire wood. The big problems are that I am getting old and then theres the smoke that can be anoying. Maybe someone will invent a smoke burnner for small boilers.
Tom
of MI
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Nov 07, 2008 06:00:05 AM
I just went to Costco and the gas was 2.13gal for regular. The gas station closest to my house is at 2.41/gal. I'm surprised b the price differences in this area, as it wasn't so big at our last place.
We checked some items during our first shop tonight to get an idea of the costs. It's true that not everything is cheaper or feasible for us at Costco. We'll save on our staples, but we'll get other items at Wal-Mart. You're right about having a price book,; it' s a great reference tool. Since we take trips to visit family and take vacation by car, 333 gallons will be easy to surpass.
Green Panda
of NC
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Nov 06, 2008 21:31:02 PM
Costco doesn't sound like its
all that. Costco has a $50 membership fee. That means this couple will have to buy 333 gallons of gas before saving any money on the lower priced gas. Do they really drive that much? Gas here in Orlando is down to $2.10 a gallon. I don't think Costco is going to have gas that is $0.15 per gallon cheaper when gas is comparatively cheaper.
And I don't know the size of Green Panda's family, but unless they keep a price book and know the unit price of things they buy, Costco's prices may not be such a great buy.
Use lots of caution before plunging into the warehouse store experience.
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Tom of MI @ Nov 07, 2008 06:00:05 AM
Green Panda of NC @ Nov 06, 2008 21:31:02 PM
Lisa of FL @ Nov 06, 2008 19:45:36 PM
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