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I just got an oil delivery for $545 last week and my oil burner is new, 3 years old and is supposed to me efficient. I supplement and try to keep my heating down with a 40+ year old oil filled portable heater. Fixed income that doesnât keep up with the cost of living is my nemesis. I havenât gone out of the house in 4 days so I havenât used any gas in my car, but have to get some food at the market today.
Totally understandable to be scared/angry/frustrated for anyone with fixed incomes and/or limited opportunities to earn at a pace with inflation. That makes sense to everyone.
When folks who cater their kids birthday parties and vacation well start complaining about the heating bill in public... it's a much more serious problem than many might think.
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Jan 5, 2026 - 6:54am
rgio wrote:
Energy prices (home heating) are more an issue than the gasoline price metric we've focused on for over 50 years.
Last night, I was attending an 8 year-olds birthday party at a cousins house. It's a very nice house, in a very nice town. Good schools, great location. A lot of Philadelphia professional athletes live in town. There are very few homes in the town that now cost less than $1M. The real estate taxes alone on the house I was in are now $28k/year.
All of that is background for the discussion in the middle of the Eagles game.
"I was told last year that I had one of the most efficient houses in town by PSE&G (the utility company)... and my bill this month was $640!?!" That was the low end for folks in the room.
The grumbling from the crowd was swift and unanimous. Spending $60 to fill up the fleet of European SUVs parked out front... so what. The cost of energy and groceries has people who would normally never talk about money in this forum pretty upset.
I just got an oil delivery for $545 last week and my oil burner is new, 3 years old and is supposed to me efficient. I supplement and try to keep my heating down with a 40+ year old oil filled portable heater. Fixed income that doesnât keep up with the cost of living is my nemesis. I havenât gone out of the house in 4 days so I havenât used any gas in my car, but have to get some food at the market today.
Energy prices (home heating) are more an issue than the gasoline price metric we've focused on for over 50 years.
Last night, I was attending an 8 year-olds birthday party at a cousins house. It's a very nice house, in a very nice town. Good schools, great location. A lot of Philadelphia professional athletes live in town. There are very few homes in the town that now cost less than $1M. The real estate taxes alone on the house I was in are now $28k/year.
All of that is background for the discussion in the middle of the Eagles game.
"I was told last year that I had one of the most efficient houses in town by PSE&G (the utility company)... and my bill this month was $640!?!" That was the low end for folks in the room.
The grumbling from the crowd was swift and unanimous. Spending $60 to fill up the fleet of European SUVs parked out front... so what. The cost of energy and groceries has people who would normally never talk about money in this forum pretty upset.
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Dec 28, 2025 - 5:36pm
Steely_D wrote:
Holy frijoles. It works (but clearly needs internal clean up. The tones are very wobbly)
and, the cable that I could use to distance the brothers even more, and the guitar strap so it can be worn onstage.
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Dec 28, 2025 - 4:23pm
Steely_D wrote:
Holy frijoles. It works (but clearly needs internal clean up. The tones are very wobbly)
and, the cable that I could use to distance the brothers even more, and the guitar strap so it can be worn onstage.
Put it on a play it.
Shoot a video so we can all rock along.
Holy frijoles. It works (but clearly needs internal clean up. The tones are very wobbly) and, the cable that I could use to distance the brothers even more, and the guitar strap so it can be worn onstage.
Holy crap I don't even remember what that connector is called.
There are a bunch of Model Dâs out there. You might list it on the lower end due it being in 2 pieces. Iâve found Reverb to be a reliable source for used instruments prices & have purchased a few things out there.
Here you can see why just looking it up on Reverb wonât suffice.
Holy frijoles. It works (but clearly needs internal clean up. The tones are very wobbly)
and, the cable that I could use to distance the brothers even more, and the guitar strap so it can be worn onstage.
