[TheForge] several questions and thoughts

[Rick]

Hello Terry -

    Good to see you posting again.  I also am worried about the cost of 
things.  I have put all our fuel bills onto a spreadsheet for the last 
several years.  The electricity, and gas (LP) are on there since the turn of 
the century.  What I am seeing is that although the prices are going up 
everywhere, the LP seems to go up last and lowest.  And, it started out 
lowest to begin with.  We have paid on an average of 3cents per 1000 BTUs of 
electricity and compare that to an average of 1cent per 1000 BTUs of LP. 
This last year we are up to 1.35 cents per 1000 BTUs on LP.  Now I am 
starting to wonder if it would pay off to change my Miller Legend over to LP 
and use it to generate electricity for the house.

   Any comments?

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
   In the middle of Northern Illinois

    http://www.smokyforge.com
     rick at smokyforge.com

PS  Sorry, but I haven't bought any coal recently for comparison.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:34 AM
Subject: [TheForge] several questions and thoughts


> hello;
>
> with all the news about coal mine accidents, the renewed interest in
> using coal, and the president's statement concerning ending america's
> addiction to oil, i was thinking about the several things.
>
> is coal becoming easier to obtain? i have not seen the availibility of
<CLIP>
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
> _______________________________________________



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