With temps expected to drop into the 30s overnight, we tried something new last night in an effort to reduce our high propane bills. Our new wood pellet stove is thermostatically controlled so it comes on and goes off by itself. The old one had to be turned on and off manually. I turned the two heaters off to see if the stove would keep the house warm enough overnight by itself. There was a little chill in the house this morning but turning the stove up knocked it out. I think we'll be doing this all winter.
Speaking of chilly, hope my new friend is OK this morning. She'll have fresh nectar if she is.
About the QOTD: I agree with Selig just like I agreed with Bowie Kuhn when he did it during the Cardinals/Brewers series. Rain-shortened games should never be part of a World Series. That said, the game should have been suspended long before it was. And, for those rules sticklers who need exact written wording for every possible contingency, please find another sport to watch.
Quote of the Day
I have to use my judgment. The game would have been in a rain delay until weather conditions allowed us to continue. And that might have been 24 hours or 48 hours or who knows?
Bud Selig, Major League Baseball Commissioner
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Frankly, this is a black eye for baseball, and especially for Selig, who has once again proved incompetent as leader of this organization. The game should've been stopped before the sixth. Throw out the rulebook. This is the World Series. And it's ridiculous -- absolutely freakin' ridiculous that this whole charade took place so late."
I didn't see any of the game, but it sounds like it was a mess.
I don't have the money for it right now, but I should check into those wood pellet stoves. The gas bill even for my little tiny house is getting ridiculous in peak months.
I assume you have natural gas, Dave. Propane is even higher. I looked at the checks I wrote last winter and figured I had to try something. Hard to tell what impact it will have after just one chilly night but I hope I can save a few hundred bucks.