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[RedNeckGeek]

The best thing I ever did for my propane bill was to put in a wood stove. Now I can go almost two years before I need to refill the 375 gallon tank out back. I've tried to see if there is a rhyme or reason to the cost of propane, and so far, there doesn't seem to be any. Sometimes it's higher in the winter due to demand, but I've also seen the price hold steady in the summer. I found a web site that lets people enter the price they paid for their most recent propane purchase, and prices are literally all over the map. One thing is clear: The more you buy, the lower the price. So I try to run the tank to well below 20% before I call for a fill up. Oh, one more thing. When checking the tank level, I've learned to use a long stick to flip up the cover over the fill valve and gauge. A few summers ago I found it just full of wasps, and got to see how well I remembered my high school track days.:laughing:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Close to $120 per yr to get a letter saying how inefficient my house is compared to my neighbors that dont even compare.

I feel your pain, Buckeye, in spades! Kalifornia is the king of regulation, and I've learned to stop looking at all the little add on charges on my phone, cell phone, propane, Diesel, gasoline, and electric bill, and especially on my property tax. Much easier on my blood pressure like that, and I figure I'll live a little longer that way.:confused2::laughing:

 

[daugen]

I believe that CBD oil and CBD products which are not psychoactive are legal for sale in all US states;

I'm darn sure that is not the case in this backwards state. Genuine CBD is an outstanding, less harmful replacement for several of my
prescription drugs, which have all kinds of side effects, but I can't use it because it's illegal here. Certain strains of marijuana are available that are 90 percent CBD and 10% THC. I think that's as low as the THC can go in a plant but I'm sure no expert.
The AMA wants me catatonic in a recliner with enough muscle relaxants and gabapentin to knock out an elephant.
There just has to be a better way.

L4N, SDDD also, except entire spine. I've asked for grease zerks to be installed but no luck so far.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

When my back went out, morphine was the only thing that would cut my pain. Even still, i try to minimize pain pills.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Well, just got off the phone with the local Kubota/Stihl stealer, er, dealer. I almost fell out of my chair when he told me that the replacement axle flanges for the side-by-side come in a kit of two, one for each side.:shocked: Then he said the price, $157.54, is the same as the best one I've been able to find online, and he had three "kits" in stock!.:dance1: Think I'll get my gear on and go for a motorcycle ride to pick 'em up. Nothing like a little wind-in-yer-face therapy to ease the sting of buying tractor parts.:laughing:

 

[daugen]

after pricing 7-8 foot quality tractor rototillers, I decided to just disc and drag harrow instead since soil is so sandy here. Get done a lot faster too.
Had to special order the chain drag harrow, 8 feet by 8 feet from TSC, came in within a week, impressive and much heavier than I thought it would be.
That's the good news and bad news. What a klugey thing to deal with. Will find a place it can live down at the end of the field and I guess that's where it will live.
Will try to keep it on the strange little pallet it came on, at least keep it out of the dirt. Lady at TSC said to roll it up. That sounds easier said than done, will use
forks on tractor I think to lay it out. Not going to try to drag this with small Massey, will use larger tractor. 4 inch deep tines will create a lot of drag.

And then I unloaded all those bags of cow manure on the field and said enough for the day.

 

[jbrumberg]

Daugen- I had to stop taking Gabapentin. It helped with the neuropathic pain but it really messed up my concentration, eye-hand-motor coordination, and my gait. I do not mind stumbling around like a drunk when I am impaired. I do not need to walk around like a drunk when I am sober. I will still fail a field sobriety test in my neurologist's office. FYI: 5� States: Is CBD Oil Legal to Purchase? - HempMeds

I partied hearty in the 60's and straightened my act out when I became a "mental health professional" (pee tests sealed the deal). It would be hypocritical of me to "use" while working with chemically abusing/dependent/addicted individuals. Then I got the BOOP and everything changed. Somewhere during the + 10 year course of treatment, an abortive attempt to return to work, and two relapses/flair ups taking high doses of steroids causing insulin dependency, chemotherapy, organ rejection drugs, antimalarial drugs, anti-fungal drugs, all kinds of antibiotics (messed up our septic system killed all those good microorganisms in the septic tank), different neuroleptic medications I finally realized that things were not working; the treatments saving/maintaining my life were slowly killing me and I still had auto-immune challenges. I decided to try the medical marijuana route. Getting that medical marijuana card is not as easy as it seems in MA. One needs to be certified to be in need by an MD and only certain disabling conditions warrant the determination of need. Sadly I was an "automatic" approval based on the number of ICD codes that I "wear". I have to say my bloodwork [especially my "sed rate"(inflammation)] showed significant improvements relatively quickly. I went from a brittle diabetic to a boring maintenance case. I am now on none of the previously mention classes of medications excepting the insulins. I still have a couple of auto-immune issues, but my quality of life has much improved. I am possibly an example of someone who has benefited from the use of a "psychosis inducing killer" drug.

Sorry for the personal history sharing. My challenges were known here at TBN years ago and the support that I received helped me cope. It will not be shared again. I am very aware that I am lucky to be posting here or anywhere. As I was supported so will I support others.

 

[Bird]

In the discussion of electricity costs, I haven't seen anyone mention changing companies (may have overlooked it). Anyway, nearly all the providers in Texas have several different "plans" available. Naturally, they'd like you to take the most expensive. However, the last few years, when my current plan was due to expire and they sent me a letter with their "recommended" plan that was a LOT higher, I went online to see what other plans they had available. Then I called and told the guy, "I'm guessing it may be time to change companies" and each time they've come up with a plan not listed on their website, but cheaper. So my actual monthly average electric bill has come down each year since 2014; perhaps partly due to changing to LED light bulbs, maybe partly due to weather, and partly due to getting a new "plan" once a year.:laughing: We've never actually changed companies, but the threat of doing so has kept our costs down. Currently (until June 14) we're on the TXU Energy Smart Deal 12 plan.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

If you change, who bills you? Got to believe its still the distribution company.

 

[Bird]

If you change, who bills you? Got to believe its still the distribution company.

I will readily admit that I don't know just how it all works, but I do know that the distribution company is Oncor and they have a huge office facility and many, many trucks about a mile from my house.

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