I was listening to the radio, and heard an ad for heating oil based home heat systems. Among the many selling points that the chipper young thing they had reading their ad offered was the following: Heating oil produces more heat per gallon than any other home heating system. Given that the only competitors I’m aware of are an electrical current and a gas, yeah, I’d have to say that by the gallon…oil kicks ass. Even throwing coal and sunlight in there…yup…by the gallon, it’s hands down heating oil. Even if we include nuclear fuel rods…by the gallon, oil kicks ass.
Later on, she was heard to say that “only with heating oil do you get service from your friendly heating oil technician.” Really? Wow…and here I thought that my friendly heating oil tech *also* worked on gas systems.
Criminals.
In better news, I’ve got the first of two batches of beer in primary. Making a Barley Wine and the Imperial Stout. I broke down and ordered from Northern Brewer instead of continuing to flail for ingredients around here. Got the two kits above, plus a “Double IPA,” which is billed as a West Coast Pale Ale on huge, hop-infused steroids. Had a little boil over with the barley wine and lost some precious fermentable sugars. I compensated by only topping it up to 4 gallons. The original gravity was a whopping 1.08. I mean, my God, my God. What have I wrought?
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