tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post305887241036525985..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Bois de chauffageKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71198310204881525952016-09-02T07:19:32.671+02:002016-09-02T07:19:32.671+02:00Good luck with the storm. It wiil be hugging the c...Good luck with the storm. It wiil be hugging the coast all the way up to Morehead City, according to forecasts.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-33163279420290575102016-09-02T02:24:04.190+02:002016-09-02T02:24:04.190+02:00My oil furnace in Upstate NY cost me so much ... i...My oil furnace in Upstate NY cost me so much ... it was a crap 50s house with lousy or no insulation and it was oil instead of gas, which was not available out in the country.<br />My first bill almost made me faint .. I did cry ... $700. USD ... for a month !!!!<br />One of the many reasons I sold up and moved south .. where my electric bill for A/C will hopefully be less :)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89473975138488046812016-09-01T14:15:27.019+02:002016-09-01T14:15:27.019+02:00The oil is less expensive in dollars, and that'...The oil is less expensive in dollars, and that's s good thing, but we don't seem to be burning any less of it.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38213117872326635472016-09-01T13:53:22.015+02:002016-09-01T13:53:22.015+02:00We've always been plenty warm in this house. T...We've always been plenty warm in this house. The wood stove, which we got 10 years ago, is much less expensive to run than the chaudière à fioul. We haven't noticed any savings as a result of having the new boiler put in, but that's because it's regulated by a thermostat and runs constantly rather than just when we decide to turn it on.<br /><br />Anyway, isn't a heat pump an outdoor thing that makes a lot of noise?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89880147469787705782016-09-01T10:10:17.850+02:002016-09-01T10:10:17.850+02:00We switched to a heat pump a few years ago and are...We switched to a heat pump a few years ago and are much warmer and spend much less on heating.Taste of Francehttp://francetaste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-10385991968621336462016-09-01T10:01:25.608+02:002016-09-01T10:01:25.608+02:00August in the sunshine... just the time to be thin...August in the sunshine... just the time to be thinking about winter heat!!<br />Ours was delivered last week...!!<br />Take it easy, though, with the stacking and... given that the heat is still real heat...plenty of rest periods.<br />Surely, whilst oil is more expensive, the new, more efficient boiler and the drop in fuel costs must be making the bill for that smaller?Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-10275897789074422072016-09-01T09:51:04.618+02:002016-09-01T09:51:04.618+02:00P.S. The price of the wood was the same this year ...P.S. The price of the wood was the same this year as last — 66 euros a stère, cut to the right length. For one-meter logs, he charges 52€/st. The man who delivered it, with his son, was an old codger (say 70) who could have come out of medieval times. He spoke French with a really strong accent, rolling his Rs and using vowels from another age. I can't explain it better than that but I recognized his rural, archaic way of talking. He was talkative too, and funny. A good time was had by all, and now we have wood for another winter. It's much less expensive than heating with oil.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.com