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Originally Posted by Winnipesaukee Divers
I read these posts and just chuckle to myself... As you say, your husband is a learned person, yet he couldn't see the writing on the wall. No disrespect meant, but my gaud how pathetic this is... A true New Englander knows it going to get cold and cheap fuel is going to come to an end sooner or later.
Maybe because I'm in the heating business I see things a little more clearly than most do and have prepared my house for winter and have laid in a fuel supply to get me through.
I know this is a serious situation… But geesh, did this come as a surprise to you? Why don’t you go and get a part time job, save the money and buy the pellet stove and a couple of tons of fuel and make the best of, it instead of wringing your hands here on the forum.
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Wow - what to say to this diatribe?
First off, your sympathy was never asked for so please save it for someone who has asked for it or needs it. I am offended by your use of the word "pathetic" and do take it that you're being disrespectful. There's certainly nothing warm and fuzzy about your post, that's for certain. At no time did I say this was a surprise to us - we've had an unusually difficult year financially and are simply looking at what we can do. (I'd never take a handout anyone - not without paying it back.)
Not that I owe you an explanation but my husband is a public school teacher on his second year with no contract. I quit my job almost three years ago to be at home with the kids because of the cost of child care, gas, etc. (Minus those things and I was making about $4/hour, after taxes - wasn't worth it.) I now work nights and weekends per diem at a hospital, and I do some secretarial work, graphic design, and shoot video to make extra money. I do okay but it doesn't replace the COLA my husband would have received.
In October we had a microburst tornado drop six trees on our home causing about $10,000 worth of damage. Our home owners' insurance covered most of it, but we only received about 60% on the total of the personal property damage. Add the difference of that to the insurance deductible and you're looking at a few grand gone.
At about the same time, our refrigerator sprung a leak and caused damage to our kitchen floor and sub floor - it's a warped mess. All that is being ripped up and replaced but it costs money. Long story short - the fridge was built into the kitchen walls and cannot be moved without taking out a wall. We've had several contractors in here to look at it and all say the same thing, while shaking their heads and saying "Wow, never seen that before!" Wells Appliance can testify that you cannot move that fridge - Lord knows that man tried! We had just assumed it would come out when we yanked it out - wrong.
(This is the "long story short" I referenced in my first post. It's not like we've sat on our fannies watching the calendar and said, "Lookie here! Winter's coming! Maybe we should start thinking about heating oil...") I'm in my late-30's and never been in this situation before - and I'm from New England (Maine), so I know what it entails - I just wanted to know what others in the area were doing this year...
So, you tell me, since you're so wise and full of knowledge...
At what point, as we're wiping out our savings and trying to stay out of debt, was I supposed to pre-buy oil? Gee, was I supposed to put off fixing the siding on one side of my home or put off fixing the roof so I could get oil? Maybe I was supposed to leave the six trees on the house? (That was $3,500 in tree removal alone...) Or maybe the kitchen floor should be ignored - I mean, it will only rot, after all?
I'm hardly surprised by the cost of heating oil - I am more surprised by your carelessly worded post and heartless attitude towards someone who's been very open and forthcoming (and thankful!) for the posts submitted by her fellow Winni Forum members.
Well, enough said. Time to go stand in a corner and wring my hands, I guess.