So, there is a propane shortage in the South

[Lady Squee]

I dunno about everywhere else.. I just know the South.

And we are almost out.

And I am bloody cold. In a house with no insulation except the rotting wooden walls, no central unit, and a minimum amount of propane left, I am dying.

We are suppose to be getting some in, but with the shortage, who knows how long it'll be until we get it. I need to cuddle.

before anyone else

[aza]

Set yourself on fire for warmth :)

[Lady Squee]

Azarthes said
Set yourself on fire for warmth :)

Welp, there goes a foot. I'm in a lot of pain, but atleast I'm warm!

[aza]

they say most body heat escapes through the feet or whatever so you made a good call

[idlehands]

I sympathize deeply. My house sat at 40 degrees last night because it's old, drafty and we don't have central heating yet. The bedroom was warmer because we have a space heater but the rest feels like a fridge.

[Mtntopview]

This face is better

[The Nexerus]

What kind of excuse for a first world country doesn't have central heating? I bet you don't have block heaters either.

[Seravee]

We're okay here, thankfully. Which is good, because it is freaking cold.

[Hank]

What the hell do you need propane for?

[Lady Squee]

The Nexerus said
What kind of excuse for a first world country doesn't have central heating? I bet you don't have block heaters either.

I live in a 100+ year old farm house. Not even insulated with horse hair or anything. It's cheap and we're poor. During the summer, it's not that bad. We have an upstairs, though, that doesn't even have electricity and there is no way we can get electricity up there. It was a family home and we got inherited it. Gotta take what you can get.

[Lady Squee]

Hank said
What the hell do you need propane for?

For the propane heaters. We have three. One in my parent's room, one in the bathroom, and one in the living room.

[stark]

Hank said
What the hell do you need propane for?

Some people heat their houses with propane. (In lieu of using natural gas, usually. Whether it's because natural gas isn't available in their area or because they're using a stove fueled by propane, rather than relying on oil or a wood stove to heat things.)

I've heard propane prices in the south have skyrocketed -- thousands to fill up tanks now in some areas, rather than hundreds. Ridiculous.

[Lady Squee]

Sherlock Holmes said
Some people heat their houses with propane. (In lieu of using natural gas, usually. Whether it's because natural gas isn't available in their area or because they're using a stove fueled by propane, rather than relying on oil or a wood stove to heat things.)I've heard propane prices in the south have skyrocketed -- thousands to fill up tanks now in some areas, rather than hundreds. Ridiculous.

Pretty much, yes. We ordered more last week and my dad about passed out from the price. When he called around the check for prices, the companies said they couldn't take new customers atm because of how bad the shortage was.

As for the cold, tonight should be the final drop for a while. We'll get back up to 60 by Friday and then the middle of next week, I wouldn't be surprised if we were back down to 4 degrees or colder.

[idlehands]

Those polar vortexes. Stahp

[The Nexerus]

I would have assumed that propane prices would be affected by the same events as petroleum. Wonder what caused the spike?

[idlehands]

It's probably that more people are using it because of the severe cold fronts the south has had the last few weeks.

[natsumehack]

Lady Squee said
Pretty much, yes. We ordered more last week and my dad about passed out from the price. When he called around the check for prices, the companies said they couldn't take new customers atm because of how bad the shortage was.As for the cold, tonight should be the final drop for a while. We'll get back up to 60 by Friday and then the middle of next week, I wouldn't be surprised if we were back down to 4 degrees or colder.

Welcome to the north of the US every winter, we get this cold every year.

[Seravee]

idlehands said
Those polar vortexes. Stahp

[Lady Squee]

natsumehack said
Welcome to the north of the US every winter, we get this cold every year.

And we don't.
It's not normal, therefore hear me complain.

Why do you think I don't live up North?

[stark]

Lady Squee said
And we don't.It's not normal, therefore hear me complain.Why do you think I don't live up North?

Meh.

If you're from an area that has a specific range of temperatures, you just get used to it. For instance, cold (even when it's below zero) doesn't really bother me too much -- heat, however, I very little tolerance for. (Anything hotter than 85° starts feeling seriously uncomfortable to me. Yet, there are people from other areas of the country that would laugh at that because they deal with 100°+ on a regular basis and heat like that doesn't phase them.) It's all relative.