Awesome because every time I'm there after work it's exactly 5 minutes after the gas pumps close for an hour or whatever it used to be!

As opposed to parking my car 1/2 from my house and walking.

Still driving car TO my house, so not mud season yet!

What about clearance when you fall off the ridge and into the ruts? Have Civic. Never attempted my hill during mud season.

Ok, I did use paper, but way less than normal+no precarious stack of kindling on top and it started right up! Now, top down is even east!!thanks for suggestion.

I had a wood stove for two years before someone mentioned the method to me. Also great because you can start it and walk away for an hour. Gets hotter way faster too (it seems).

Hmm, my wood is pretty dry. I’ll try that and/or less paper and see how it goes.

A little exaggerated. I have my stovepipe professionally cleaned every other year and burn DRY wood. Shovel ashes weekly. Stove runs in morning for a few hours and evenings + most of the night. Yeah stacking and hauling is a little PITA, but if you break both jobs up, it’s doable. Heck of an inexpensive way to heat a house.

Owned an Outback, and spent quite a bit on repairs. Don’t think I’d buy another. However, it was an absolute BEAST in snow. Amazing on bad roads, snow, ice and mud.

You have a good point. Most commuters on 116 don’t go 50…the commonly accepted speed limit seems to be more like 60. I don’t think cops will pull anyone over unless over 60.

I'm a "9 and you're fine" driver, try not to go over 9mph faster than limit (non-interstate). That's 59 on 116. I definitely pass ppl who insist on driving exactly 50.

I drive 30 miles on 116 to work and I don't see this too often. I do see the stopping before making the turn thing tho! I see way more people drive out onto 116 from side roads without stopping at their stop sign, then moseying into in front of cars going 55-60mph. And those who pass on blind corners, or with oncoming traffic. Older model green CRV or Rav4 that routinely drives like a totally A-hole at 80mph+ in the Bristol/Starksboro area, I hope you drive off the road before you kill someone.

Same size house, also solar, also heat pump. Our electric is $25, basically GMP minimum charge. But we use 2 cords of wood to make the house a little more more toasty in the morning/evening. Granted, the solar was A LOT. The heat pump is incredibly efficient tho, for example, 20 degrees outside, heat set at 70, after everyone went to bed, our total electricity usage was less than 1 kw per hour.

200 even though you have solar?

I try to buy my syrup as local as possible. Rather pass along my dollars to my neighbors. Plus, locally you can typically get other grades compared to the store bought stuff. I just like knowing the people who are making the product.

No experience with Fidium, but I was definitely wondering what was going on with Xfinity internet after the storm, as like you, no luck getting updates. For us, we also get out cell from Wi-Fi, so pretty annoying to be totally cut off for 3 days. (But big picture, grateful to have power!!). Kinda stuck with Xfinity due to having their cell service too.

On Reddit or behind the wheel

Maybe it's just a bad angle.

The LEDs look really cool bouncing off the falling snow….

Downvoted for saying something nice. Only on reddit.

Ha, I remember this dog! I think you posted a similar picture last year from the rail trail!! Glad you’re both doing well.

Possibly consider joining one of the co-ops? I used to use Hilltop Energy Buyer's group. There's also Energy Co-op of Vermont and probably others.

Look into it! They are super efficient and, bonus, you can cool with it in the summer.

Definitely wood is great, but if no one is home during the day, a heat pump can keep the temperature reasonable until someone can get the woodstove fired up. This is how we do it, anyway...