This winter $ucks!

**BUZZIN' DOZEN** · 01-25-2014, 06:36 PM

3rd Coldest Winter Season on Record at Duluth and International Falls

So far this winter season (December 1st through January 24th) of 2013-2014, ranks as the 3rd coldest on record at both International Falls and Duluth. The following is a list of the top 3 coldest winter seasons to date at International Falls and Duluth.
International Falls
1. -5.0 degrees average temperature from December 1, 1976 through January 24, 1979
2. -4.6 degrees average temperature from December 1, 1978 through January 24, 1977
3. -3.4 degrees average temperature from December 1, 2013 through January 24, 2014

**ActivatedSludge** · 01-25-2014, 06:41 PM

The furnace has not shut off for more than 3 or 4 minutes. It's bad when the dogs are ready to come back in after a few minutes. The guys south of the mason Dixie are getting a small taste too. Ready for spring!

**eli** · 01-25-2014, 06:46 PM

propane at almost 7.00 gal.

**BUZZIN' DOZEN** · 01-25-2014, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by ActivatedSludge

It's bad when the dogs are ready to come back in after a few minutes. Ready for spring!

I hear ya! the wife and I went shopping for dog coats today for our Dalmatians and 90 percent of the people at the pet stores were shopping for coats!

**BUZZIN' DOZEN** · 01-25-2014, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by eli

propane at almost 7.00 gal.

I feel for ya' my cousin has a vaycay house in St. Germain and I haven't had the heart to ask him what he's paying. And by the way, I see your in for -24 below ZERO mon. night!

**njj502** · 01-25-2014, 08:37 PM

7 freaking bucks!)!? Holy **** we just paid 2.15 gal

**ActivatedSludge** · 01-25-2014, 08:44 PM

Makes natural gas seem like a deal. I think a wood stove is in the works next year.

**DoktorC** · 01-25-2014, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by ActivatedSludge

Makes natural gas seem like a deal. I think a wood stove is in the works next year.

I heat with a wood stove and an oil boiler (@ $5.15/gal)...so far I've almost ran through all my wood and am fighting my wife to keep the boiler turned down....I don't spend near as much on boat gas...

**hydrochicken** · 01-25-2014, 11:17 PM

How about I10 going thru Mississippi iced up bad last night I guess all the way into Texas shut it down completely I seen more wrecked cars than ever then today I guess they couldn't open the bridge at baton rouge I spent 11 hrs trying to go from Gulfport Mississippi to Houston and didn't make it worst traffic jam in my life only made it to Beaumont the things I will go thru for another boat guess I will see if it is worth it tomorrow had hoped to be halfway home now and I haven't even got to the boat yet

**rock** · 01-26-2014, 08:31 AM

So far I have spent over $4500 on propane and it's only January plus my shop still feels cold.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc1URQgQWNo

Rock

**njj502** · 01-26-2014, 08:50 AM

It felt cold yesterday(coming from the moron in the t shirt)

gonna get f'in cold tonight

**baja200merk** · 01-26-2014, 10:12 AM

Headed to the lake soon, might have to bring a sweat shirt though looks like its gonna be a bit chilly. Only 70

**DoktorC** · 01-26-2014, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by baja200merk

Headed to the lake soon, might have to bring a sweat shirt though looks like its gonna be a bit chilly. Only 70

-34C here this morning...AND yesterday I spent 4 hours on the farm tractor blowing snow. 12mph on the GPS...and its a John Deere so it's green....

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**specboatops** · 01-26-2014, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by njj502

gonna get f'in cold tonight

Man you can say that again, these next few days are going to be brutal, just came in from plowing, still no real warm up in site..... Winter needs to go !!

**HStream1** · 01-26-2014, 12:37 PM

Eli!!! $7.00 a gallon??? You are getting gouged. I'd be on the phone with someone. If Nick and i can pay between $2.15 and $2.20 a gal. (he in Illinois and me in North Carolina? and i'm flippin out over that. I have a lock in fixed price through April 2014. Why not everyone? I find the BIG companies gouge or try to more so than the Smaller private ones. You have to call around and negotiate in your best interest.

Back in 06 > 08 I was up in Maryland. Got set up with a LP company and dam gas ended up being $6.00 a gallon. I was in my 38ft motorhome not well insulated like a Home. Blew a fuse told them to come pump out the tank in front of me and get their tank out immediately. BLABLABLA. I ended up buying 4 100 pounder tanks piggy backed to my motorhomes tank. Built a 4 valve manifold and would rotate tanks one at a time. Would haul each empty to Weld world and have it filled at $2.10 a gallon? Gas company wanted to charge me a pick up pump out fee and penalty for breaking the contract. I threatened to report them to the State for price gouging. Problem went away. Check your state to see if it has price gouging Laws. It works if used correctly.

How do low income/fixed income people survive?

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