Recent comments in /f/vermont

AdventureSheepies t1_j6i78lb wrote

Reply to who recently got a heating oil bill? by lottabigbluewater

Yeah. My bill is somewhere around $1300. A couple years ago, it took maybe $600 to fill my tank. We’re running low, and there is a freeze coming, so it looks like we’re going to be topping up with diesel for a couple weeks.

The stupid thing is I finally got a raise where I’m making what should be enough to cover my expenses, but every fucking thing else just got more expensive too, so I am actually worse off than I was a year or two ago.

Also, fwiw I keep my thermostat at 60, we all take short showers, and run the wash on cold. Just about anything we can do to stretch things out.

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whaletacochamp t1_j6i70k0 wrote

Reply to comment by weirdbeardo in Fine people of VT please settle a household debate for me: should an opened bottle of maple syrup be stored in the refrigerator or cupboard? by Kashmir79

Depends who your maple guy is. I literally get my maple from the guy down the road but he puts it in actual maple jugs because he owes me about 4gal/year and that’d be way too many mason jars.

It should also be protected from light so a clear jar is a bad choice.

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Ok-Title-270 t1_j6i5mcm wrote

Reply to comment by foomp in How busy is Stowe on Fridays? by UnlogicalReason

Ya like he's a regular skier in the US doesn't have a basic idea of where the other parts of the country with ski resorts are? If he was surprised that like West Virginia has some it would kind of make sense, but Vermont is the heart of east coast ski country

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Cease_Cows_ t1_j6i5gb2 wrote

Reply to comment by Unique-Public-8594 in who recently got a heating oil bill? by lottabigbluewater

Just as a counterpoint to this because we're currently experiencing it: Good luck getting your heat pump serviced if/when it breaks. My understanding is that, while new units are still being made, parts for repair are basically nonexistent. Our $20,000 heat pump system dramatically cut our heating costs for 2 years, and now has sat broken waiting on a new compressor for the last 2 years. I'm considering tearing out the head units because just looking at them makes me angry.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j6i4nh3 wrote

Reply to comment by lottabigbluewater in who recently got a heating oil bill? by lottabigbluewater

We are very glad (shocked at our relatively low electric bill) but next week’s temperatures will be the true test and that cost won’t show up in billing til next month.

Added sf as edit. 1400sf mostly open. 2 bedrooms but neither has a door, one bedroom is tiny so door would get in the way, other bedroom is more of an open loft to stairway, low no-dormered upstairs peaked ceiling. Huge, antique windows on south facing side: very leaky but lots of passive solar though. We need to get Button-up Vermont in here but have delayed due to covid.

So… $300/mo loan, plus $300 electric heat/appliances/lighting.

Feeling positive about getting off fossil fuel and onto electric since Vermont doesn’t use fossil fuel for their electric grid. Thank you, Vermont.

We had an old antique pot-belly wood stove but it was creating smoke indoors so we removed it. Very happy to have cleaner air quality.

Heat pump was noisy at first but it was an easy fix, it was a loose filter.

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