[rolling money pits]

wow, this baby is still going.

i live in the washington dc metro area, so winters can be brutal, or if too many folks spray their aquanet and the hole in the ozone layer gets a little bigger, the winters arent as bad. lol.

ive been privy to the kero torpedo jobs, and yes, those suckers can really stink the joint out. however, once we cleaned it, new plug AND put in a new kero pick-up in the tank, no odor at all. that thing was almost white hot all the way to the edge, as opposed to being just above orange 1/2 to 2/3s of the way around.

i also did, at my other house, a tap in on the house HVAC system. while it took out some of the pain of DC area swealtering humid summers, it didnt do too much for for the winter. this was with living space over the garage.

i think ill give one of those hanging electric jobs a shot, and see how it goes. if all goes well, and i win the powerball, i plan to have a detached built, then ill just get a small-ish high efficiency heat pump and be done with both heating and cooling.

the cost of natural gas is getting retarded. my bill this month was 2 therms LESS than last, yet it was TWICE the amount in $$$ i owed from before.

its a joke.

thanks to all the responded, it's given me some good ideas and avenues for looking. oh, and feel free to keep adding, one can never have too many options to look at.