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Location: Midwest | It went from 2 something to 4.69 here. (N IN/IL border)
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Location: Canada | Its in canada to, I live in central canada and there was a little article in our local paper saying propane was gonna go up in central canada due to production being way down. And the bitter cold winter we are having
"U.S. propane inventories fell by 3.6 million barrels to end at 31.7 million barrels last week, 25.8 million barrels — or 44.9 percent — lower than a year ago"
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| I just paid 4.10/ gal here and I paid $1.39 early last fall.
Our guy said there was a 100 gal minimum and 200 gal maximum only. I got a 100 gal in hopes the price goes down.
I think there was a Canadian pipeline explosion and not to mention the major cold snaps. I still think it's highway robbery, but I do kind of like heat.
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | I saw it on the local news late last week...it's the first time I've been grateful that i have an all electric house!!! Even as cold as December was, and my house at 71 degrees, my bill stayed under $200. We added insulation the first of January, so I'm hopeful that my January bill coming in a couple of days will be lower yet, or at least no higher. |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | there is a propane shortage here in the midwest.... i know several turkey farmers that are day to day trying to get enough delivered to keep their flocks alive. of course they are going to gouge the prices.... american entrepenurship at its finest. |
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| RockinGR - 2014-01-30 11:19 AM I saw it on the local news late last week...it's the first time I've been grateful that i have an all electric house!!! Even as cold as December was, and my house at 71 degrees, my bill stayed under $200. We added insulation the first of January, so I'm hopeful that my January bill coming in a couple of days will be lower yet, or at least no higher.
Okay then, I'll be moving in with you - I have a horse, a mini, 2 dogs and 3 cats - will that be okay? |
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Location: ND | thank the democrats and the EPA.........and thus artificially creating supply problems for the demand.....and winter of course with colder temps in a bigger area......and a few other things that just happen....also a late corn harvest that is finally wrapping up but still requiring a lot of propane for drying.... |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | Griz - 2014-01-30 11:23 AM
RockinGR - 2014-01-30 11:19 AM I saw it on the local news late last week...it's the first time I've been grateful that i have an all electric house!!! Even as cold as December was, and my house at 71 degrees, my bill stayed under $200. We added insulation the first of January, so I'm hopeful that my January bill coming in a couple of days will be lower yet, or at least no higher.
Okay then, I'll be moving in with you - I have a horse, a mini, 2 dogs and 3 cats - will that be okay?
Only if you're a stall cleaner, you cook, and clean... I could use someone like that  Bhahahahahaha! |
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| Here in ND too... Our last bill was over $700 and it is only estimated to last a 6 weeks, maybe 2 months? YIKES.
We are fortunate enough to have electric baseboards too and so we have turned those up and the propane down.
We have a heat-source air pump that VERY efficiently heats and cools our home at like 28° or higher. Too bad it's been -121648° this
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| dhdqhllc - 2014-01-30 11:23 AM thank the democrats and the EPA.........and thus artificially creating supply problems for the demand.....and winter of course with colder temps in a bigger area......and a few other things that just happen....also a late corn harvest that is finally wrapping up but still requiring a lot of propane for drying....
Don't forget our wonderful Pres who is determined to cut funds for natural resources because we need to move to other forms of energy. UGH |
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| RockinGR - 2014-01-30 11:25 AM Griz - 2014-01-30 11:23 AM RockinGR - 2014-01-30 11:19 AM I saw it on the local news late last week...it's the first time I've been grateful that i have an all electric house!!! Even as cold as December was, and my house at 71 degrees, my bill stayed under $200. We added insulation the first of January, so I'm hopeful that my January bill coming in a couple of days will be lower yet, or at least no higher. Okay then, I'll be moving in with you - I have a horse, a mini, 2 dogs and 3 cats - will that be okay? Only if you're a stall cleaner, you cook, and clean... I could use someone like that Bhahahahahaha!
I am a stall cleaner, I LOVE to cook and I am OCD about cleaning BUT, the commute to Wichita for work would probably be too far! Dang it! |
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Location: Kentucky | I'm in Louisville, KY but we get our propane from Indiana. We are at 50% now, and not sure when I should call to get a refill. We have never had to fill in the winter before... but this winter has been rough so I know we will have to fill again once we hit 20%. I'm scared to make that call. I don't know how much they have jumped in their prices. |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | Griz - 2014-01-30 11:32 AM
RockinGR - 2014-01-30 11:25 AM Griz - 2014-01-30 11:23 AM RockinGR - 2014-01-30 11:19 AM I saw it on the local news late last week...it's the first time I've been grateful that i have an all electric house!!! Even as cold as December was, and my house at 71 degrees, my bill stayed under $200. We added insulation the first of January, so I'm hopeful that my January bill coming in a couple of days will be lower yet, or at least no higher. Okay then, I'll be moving in with you - I have a horse, a mini, 2 dogs and 3 cats - will that be okay? Only if you're a stall cleaner, you cook, and clean... I could use someone like that Bhahahahahaha!
Oh come on!!! It's less than an hour... |
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| I think we're pushing $5.00 a gallon in OK. I know lots of people who are hurting from it. Sure didn't help us any. |
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| I got 200 gallons a little over 2 weeks ago and it was $456. Too bad that 200 gallons is already half way gone! 200 gallons is all they would sell me then, so they must have known higher prices were coming. Not looking forward to $1000+ for the next 200! |
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Location: Here | luluwhit - 2014-01-30 11:21 AM there is a propane shortage here in the midwest.... i know several turkey farmers that are day to day trying to get enough delivered to keep their flocks alive. of course they are going to gouge the prices.... american entrepenurship at its finest.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Murphy - 2014-01-30 11:33 AM I'm in Louisville, KY but we get our propane from Indiana. We are at 50% now, and not sure when I should call to get a refill. We have never had to fill in the winter before... but this winter has been rough so I know we will have to fill again once we hit 20%. I'm scared to make that call. I don't know how much they have jumped in their prices.
We're at 50% as well on a 1000 gallon tank. Our hot water and cooking stove are propane, we've been using the gas logs in the evenings, and we have a propane whole house generator just in case. Since they're talking about possible ice/snow next week, I'm thinking we need to fill it up just in case. I'm scared to find out the price. |
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| I can't imagine going through the amount of propane some of you do.
My house is heated with propane, and we have a propane water heater.
I have a 500 gallon tank and fill it twice a year.
Edit to add, my house was built in the 1800s and is 1.5 stories and a basement.
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Location: Kansas | Griz - 2014-01-30 11:12 AM So it has jumped here from $2.80/gal to $6.35! That means it will probably cost me $1900-2000 to fill my tank? How in the world are we supposed to be able to afford this? - Is this just in my area of Kansas or everywhere? I'm seeing nothing about it on the news.
Who fills your tank? Call Wayman Bros. They were at $3.92 day before yesterday. Ferrellgas at $5.13. That's why we gave FG the boot.
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Location: Canada | Nateracer - 2014-01-30 11:17 AM
I just paid 4.10/ gal here and I paid $1.39 early last fall.
Our guy said there was a 100 gal minimum and 200 gal maximum only. I got a 100 gal in hopes the price goes down.
I think there was a Canadian pipeline explosion and not to mention the major cold snaps. I still think it's highway robbery, but I do kind of like heat.
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Ur right, there was a natural gas pipeline that exploded last friday it was 12 miles from my house. It was a 30" main line that blew, knocked out gas service here to 5000 homes, they just got service to the last of the homes on tuesday. I know there are 4 main lines there and 3 of them go down the the USA.
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Location: Kansas | My brother & sister-in-law filled theirs a couple weeks ago and it was $2.20 but I've heard it has since jumped up over $4. My parents said we were at 25% in our tank last week but we're using space heaters and trying to keep the propane usage down in hopes that the prices will fall back down to a reasonable amount before we absolutely have to refill the tank. We're all very glad that Kyle & Rachel got theirs filled before the big price jump as money is pretty tight for them while they only have one full-time income and then whatever substitute teaching jobs he can get.
I was told Tuesday morning by a county commissioner whose son works at the CO-OP (propane supplier we use) that a couple of propane suppliers had gone under and that has created a near monopoly so of course prices have gone up. It stinks but I'd be raising the price too if I were a propane company right now. That's capitalism at work. I just wish they wouldn't hike it so much so fast. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Just called yesterday, up to 5.75/gallon here, max fill is 100gallons prepaid. unreal...we burn a small amount of wodd too, but we don't have enough till it warms up..thinking about pellet stove options now, but those are most likely out of stock here too. |
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Location: Land Of Oz | I've heard we will see $8/gal propane before it warms up. Why oh why did I forget to prepay this past summer!
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| My mom just got some today, we are in Montana and it was $4.50 but they told her that the price might come down because there was an investigation going on over the large increase in price . |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | right now we are .89 cents a litre and the fixed rate is .74 cents a litre.......
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | I'm so sorry for everyone that is having to pay these ridiculous prices. Times like this is when Global Warming doesn't sound bad and we probably wouldn't mind if it was true.
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Location: n.c. | Ours isn't that bad yet, but still jumped up 1.00 a gallon in the last 3 weeks. Good thing we don't go thru that
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Location: Kansas and loving it | I am in southwest Kansas and I just filled 302 gallons at 1.47. My modular home used to cost me that much. Until I got a metal roof, new windows, better doors, and really good siding. This is now only the second time I have filled up this winter.
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| Frodo - 2014-01-30 12:13 PM Griz - 2014-01-30 11:12 AM So it has jumped here from $2.80/gal to $6.35! That means it will probably cost me $1900-2000 to fill my tank? How in the world are we supposed to be able to afford this? - Is this just in my area of Kansas or everywhere? I'm seeing nothing about it on the news. Who fills your tank? Call Wayman Bros. They were at $3.92 day before yesterday. Ferrellgas at $5.13. That's why we gave FG the boot.
I have Wayman too. I had Ferrel Gas for ONE year - HUGE ripoff. I don't really think it's going to matter who you have a whole lot though if the price to begin with is astronomical. |
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| MRM27 - 2014-01-30 5:12 PM Contract in the summer if you can. That way you pay summer price all winter. No matter how high it goes we still only pay 1.84.
I did this - pre-paid for $1000 worth - that is LONG gone with the temps we have been having though. |
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Location: Armuchee, GA, NW section of Ga | I'm up in the NW. Section of Ga and heat my barn during the chilly weather. I have been getting propane for about $1.99, then the cold weather came. The local vender said price adjustment due to demand so price rose to $4.99. I filled my talks at tractor supply for $2.99 yesterday and there were many people standing in line to fill their portable tanks.
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| There is a propane shortage. My dad has work in the propane world for years and years then started his own company which then he sold to the big name company. Word of advise stay with your local company and avoid the big name ones like amerigas and ferrellgas. They will continue to rip you off with fee after fee.
Paid 2.69 on tuesday up from 2.16 a month ago... Thank goodness we have an outdoor woodburner just keeep propane full for our generator in case we need it. |
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Location: North Dakota | I believe it is well over $6.00 a gallon in my area, last I heard.
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Location: Here | $2.10 1/2 and $2.60 1/27 Whew... |
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Location: Here | mr_rare - 2014-01-30 1:03 PM Nateracer - 2014-01-30 11:17 AM I just paid 4.10/ gal here and I paid $1.39 early last fall.
Our guy said there was a 100 gal minimum and 200 gal maximum only. I got a 100 gal in hopes the price goes down.
I think there was a Canadian pipeline explosion and not to mention the major cold snaps. I still think it's highway robbery, but I do kind of like heat.
Edit to add SE Iowa Ur right, there was a natural gas pipeline that exploded last friday it was 12 miles from my house. It was a 30" main line that blew, knocked out gas service here to 5000 homes, they just got service to the last of the homes on tuesday. I know there are 4 main lines there and 3 of them go down the the USA.
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Location: Kansas | Just saw on the internet where Washington lawmakers are going after the propane industry for possible "price manipulation."  Ya think?
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Location: Millen Ga | I work for a propane company and I promise you we arent price gouging! I am in Georgia. Ours is a small indepentantly owned company. Our price to us went up over 1.50 a gallon that we buy it at :( Right now our company is making less than 3.00 for every 100 gallon we deliver, and that doesnt cover our fuel to get it there. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I don't know why I let this bother me, but it just frosts my ass to be at the mercy of the power company and gas company, regardless of whether or not they are culpable. You just have no control.
I am really more and more interested in solar and those real efficient wood burning furnaces. I have wood coming out my ass, and even if it takes more work, I still like the idea. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I priced propane locally this afternoon just out of curiosity. $4.58 and a wait of 7-10 days before they can deliver. I was shocked. |
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Location: rabbit run | HotbearLVR - 2014-01-31 2:19 PM I don't know why I let this bother me, but it just frosts my ass to be at the mercy of the power company and gas company, regardless of whether or not they are culpable. You just have no control.
I am really more and more interested in solar and those real efficient wood burning furnaces. I have wood coming out my ass, and even if it takes more work, I still like the idea.
Well I would rather just poop it out than have to go out there and cut it and split it! You are one lucky guy!!! Do you deliver?
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Location: SD | Our family business is fuel. My FIL bought enough propane ahead that we are able to charge about $2.70 to people who did NOT contract any. Another fuel business is charging $5 and another is near $4.50. They either did not buy enough ahead (last summer) or are taking advantage of their customers. |
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| Tanya - 2014-01-31 11:37 AM I work for a propane company and I promise you we arent price gouging! I am in Georgia. Ours is a small indepentantly owned company. Our price to us went up over 1.50 a gallon that we buy it at :( Right now our company is making less than 3.00 for every 100 gallon we deliver, and that doesnt cover our fuel to get it there.
I work for a propane company too and can say we have no raised our profit margin a single penny. Our wholesale cost from the refineries has risen $1.25 /gallon since summer. So, our retail prices have risen to reflect those costs. Not our profit. I've been in the propane biz for 11 years now. *Used* to work for one of the big boys (AmeriGas) and so happy I work for a smaller company now. We have 4 locations in Southern California and smaller companies don't have the overhead the big boys do. Nor do we charge minimal margins to the big users and make it up on ripping off your average American homeowner. |
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Location: Here | Frodo - 2014-01-31 1:02 PM Just saw on the internet where Washington lawmakers are going after the propane industry for possible "price manipulation." Ya think?
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Location: mi | HotbearLVR - 2014-01-31 3:19 PM I don't know why I let this bother me, but it just frosts my ass to be at the mercy of the power company and gas company, regardless of whether or not they are culpable. You just have no control.
I am really more and more interested in solar and those real efficient wood burning furnaces. I have wood coming out my ass, and even if it takes more work, I still like the idea.
about 6 years ago we switched out from propane to a Geo Furnace. It has been a great move. Ran us about 13K to install but it will be paid for very shortly if not already with the savings. We keep our home at a balmy constant 70 degrees. and we have had MANY sub zero nights and single digit days already this winter and this last electric bill to run the furnace was $160 I am not going to complain about that! and usually I only have 2 bills that high the rest of the months drop to closer to $100 or less. I highly recommend it to anyone with propane looking to invest in a change. |
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Location: Kansas | SG. - 2014-01-31 8:28 PM Frodo - 2014-01-31 1:02 PM Just saw on the internet where Washington lawmakers are going after the propane industry for possible "price manipulation." Ya think?
Right now this is a disaster for many. I have no problem with the boys in Washington checking it out. |
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Come on guys, it's winter. It gets cold. Of course propane will be needed. I know that last fall, the weather guys were forecasting a colder winter than we've had the last couple of years. Don't they look ahead? I don't know who is manipulating the price, but I bet someone is. |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | In doing research for my business plan I have spoken with a few chicken and turkey farmers. They are worried. There is a shortage up here too and the supplier will only give them half of their required amount and told them to make it stretch and make do. Not very comforting when your lively hood is in those barns and they depend on heat. Coupled with the fact we are experiencing one of the coldest winters a lot of people have seen. |
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| just paid 530.30 for a fill up and i was 23% a 200gal tank
if if i could handle a chain saw and a spliter i would heat the hpuse with wood we did for 20 years but me being a quad not going to happen
but i turn heat to 62 at night get up in morning go tp office use a electric heater @4pm i turn heat up to 68 my light bill was high this month 86.00 |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | vjls - 2014-02-01 6:18 PM just paid 530.30 for a fill up and i was 23% a 200gal tank
if if i could handle a chain saw and a spliter i would heat the hpuse with wood we did for 20 years but me being a quad not going to happen
but i turn heat to 62 at night get up in morning go tp office use a electric heater @4pm i turn heat up to 68 my light bill was high this month 86.00
Crap, I keep my heat on 70 so I don't freeze to death and our electric bull this month was $299. I about died. |
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| Ours is now on 58 at night and 62 during the day - FREEZING. I can't afford a $2000 propane bill, I just spent $4300 on a new well! I'm not THAT grossly overpaid! |
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Location: Kansas | Just what we needed was deep freeze temps and two snow storms on the way........but here they come.
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Three 4 Luck - 2014-02-02 6:05 PM
vjls - 2014-02-01 6:18 PM just paid 530.30 for a fill up and i was 23% a 200gal tank
if if i could handle a chain saw and a spliter i would heat the hpuse with wood we did for 20 years but me being a quad not going to happen
but i turn heat to 62 at night get up in morning go tp office use a electric heater @4pm i turn heat up to 68 my light bill was high this month 86.00
Crap, I keep my heat on 70 so I don't freeze to death and our electric bull this month was $299. I about died.
The propane prices I can live with.kinda...its the 550 power bills that really put the nail in my coffin.....M |
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Location: Midwest Farmer's Daughter: Central Illinois | We went & bought a few of those little square space heaters. I have two running in my house: one in the kitchen, one in the bedroom. I was told that you can estimate that they cost $.15 an hour to run, so every day I'm spending around $7 to heat my two main rooms. $210 a month sounds like a lot but it drops my propane usage enough that it helps rather than hurts right now. |
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Location: Iowa | $3.65 today. I have my furnace thermostat set at 50° with a few space heaters going to keep propane usage down. I only have 30% left in my tank and that's after getting 100 gals 2 weeks ago cuz that's all he'd put in. Hopefully prices drop more cuz even set at 50 I'm not sure I can get through the next couple months without more lp.
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Location: Kansas | It is over $6 per gallon in eastern KS as well. We bought 250 gal a month ago at $2.09 per gal. (250 added, filled to 76%) Wish I knew it was going to sky rocket, I would of bought more at the time. We put in a 30,000 BTU ventless propane heater in our living room and it keeps our house warm and luckily only uses about half a % per day so should have enough propane to last until middle of April if I figured it right (that is getting down to about 25% left in tank). That was about the best investment we have made lately.
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Location: n.c. | Well, it hasn't gone down here. Mom got hers last week; up $1.00 per gallon to $3.60.
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Extreme Veteran
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Location: Illinois | Filled my tank this morning... 4.09 a gallon in central IL... And we have a other storm and very cold wind chills coming in the next few days. Just awesome |
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 The Brave One
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Location: snowbelt, WA | I don't know what it is around here(Washington state) because I called and cancelled the keep filled. We had a vent collapse under the house and a $380 electric bill for one month. Last month(fixed vent 1/2 way through the month when we found it) got electric bill of $260. I don't want to think about what the propane would have cost on top of it all.
Just got an email today that the power company is asking for ANOTHER rate increase. I couldn't make myself read any further.
A couple days ago I did see a news report showing a pig farm and the 69 degree barn was costing them $8,000 instead of $2,000 to heat. Ouch! This isn't helping anyone out. |
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 Sweet Tea
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Location: Home of the World Famous "Silver Bullet" | 4 bucks in n.e.fla. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
Posts: 10794
Location: Kansas | Griz - 2014-02-04 7:24 AM Get a load of this, last week Ferrelgas was $6.35/gal, one of the guys I work with called Wayman yesterday and it was $3.30. Hmmmmm.....
When we had Ferrellgas and got the billing hung on our doorknob we would always call the Co-Op and they were consistenly 30 cents cheaper. Soooo we'd call FG and they'd say okay we'll charge you the same. Think of how many people didn't do that. Finally went to Wayman and cut out the aggravation. Nice folks.
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Expert
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Location: Kansas | Frodo - 2014-02-05 6:56 AM Griz - 2014-02-04 7:24 AM Get a load of this, last week Ferrelgas was $6.35/gal, one of the guys I work with called Wayman yesterday and it was $3.30. Hmmmmm..... When we had Ferrellgas and got the billing hung on our doorknob we would always call the Co-Op and they were consistenly 30 cents cheaper. Soooo we'd call FG and they'd say okay we'll charge you the same. Think of how many people didn't do that. Finally went to Wayman and cut out the aggravation. Nice folks.
Is Wayman in eastern ks like Ferrell? I don't deal with Ferrell since they have always been the most expensive around here compared to the other companies. We have been using Lybarger but am always shopping for a cheaper company.
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
Posts: 7264
| Frodo - 2014-02-05 6:56 AM Griz - 2014-02-04 7:24 AM Get a load of this, last week Ferrelgas was $6.35/gal, one of the guys I work with called Wayman yesterday and it was $3.30. Hmmmmm..... When we had Ferrellgas and got the billing hung on our doorknob we would always call the Co-Op and they were consistenly 30 cents cheaper. Soooo we'd call FG and they'd say okay we'll charge you the same. Think of how many people didn't do that. Finally went to Wayman and cut out the aggravation. Nice folks.
I used Ferrelgas for ONE year - the start up price sounded really good, then the bills just went up, up, up - I'm surprised anybody uses them at all! I agree, the Wayman folks are also very friendly BESIDES being cheaper! |
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