The countdown is on to see how long we can go before we have to turn on the heat. As you might imagine, it takes a princely sum to heat this place in the winter. I have estimated our annual cost at somewhere equal to the G.N.P. of Bangladesh.
We have a gas fired boiler that was installed when the house was built. I assume that it originally burned coal, then was switched over to oil at some point and then eventually transformed to the wonderfully efficient and massively costly Natural Gas.
The system really does a nice job of heating the house but our bill in January is triple what it is in July.
So, as soon as we can stand it, the gas gets turned off for the Summer and we enjoy several months of trying to get caught up on our Hu-Normous past due amount. We could be even by the time next months' statement arrives...but I doubt we can keep the heat off that long.
This morning was the first morning that it was chilly when I stepped out of the shower. That's the worst part of the morning when it's cold.
I'm hoping we can make it to the Equinox, which is only a little more than a week away.
Send your best guess as to when we fire up the boiler, along with a check or money order for $7.26 to "Guess When We Fire Up the Boiler Contest". Closest guess wins a Gift Certificate to Starbucks valued at well over three dollars.
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