Constant-Dot5760 t1_itrsru8 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:47 PM

Reply to comment by vexingsilence in New York and New England start RATIONING heating oil before winter as stockpiles slump by 70% and fears rise that families will be left in the cold by yo_mama_5000

You could use plastic jugs and fill them at the gas station with diesel, but that'd be a fairly grueling exercise for the amount you'd need to heat a home, and it'd likely be more expensive that way since you'd be paying tax on it.

I'm just now taking a peek at this. Gasbuddy.com for Nashua diesel shows me $4.39 and NewEnglandOil.com shows me heating oil at $5.59.

Is the $1.20 arbitrage done 5 gallons at a time worth it? I cancelled my keep-full service and will buy 100 gallons at a time. That means I'd spend $120 more but eliminate 20 trips. Eff it. I'm too lazy.

vexingsilence t1_itrtdg2 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:51 PM

Might be worth doing if someone can't get a delivery. Set the thermostat to the bare minimum to keep the pipes from freezing.

Constant-Dot5760 t1_itugqri wrote on October 26, 2022 at 12:14 PM

Truth! I did exactly that when I moved into my house and couldn't pay for 100 gallons for a couple of weeks. Never thought about those circumstances.

Kv603 t1_itw0ql1 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:42 PM

I've done it when I was running low. I use the same 5 gallon yellow cans as I use to fuel my lawn tractor.

My daily HHO usage varies from about 2 gallons in November to over 5 gallons a day during a frigid nor'easter. Using the woodstove can cut that by half.

On an unrelated note, prices of cordwood and pellets are also climbing beyond last year's high.