It wasn’t a surprise, I was actually a little surprised that it didn’t happen yesterday. Yesterday I filled two empty propane bottles which brought me up to entirely topped off – except for the one on the bedroom heater that was due to suck empty…
…which it did sometime overnight or this morning…
But that’s okay. When I first started using the bedroom addition winter before last it quickly became clear that A) I definitely wasn’t going to save that heater for “emergency” super-cold night use, despite any insincere promises to that effect made by Frugal Joel, and B) I definitely needed to acquire at least two bottles per station. I can’t just pop into town any time I want, and even if I could propane costs money. Have enough bottles that you can fill them as money and opportunity present themselves, so that every empty isn’t a big crisis. When I only used propane in the kitchen stove I could get along with a couple of bottles but now…
…the former chicken yard has pretty much been taken over by propane storage. 🙂 I’ve got six to eight more weeks of winter before the night temps stop dipping below freezing, and honestly I could easily coast through that without even filling any more bottles. So at least on that front, Uncle Murphy can kiss my ass.
Oh you dun jinxed yourself with the Murphy comment
Never. Tempt. Uncle. Murphy.
“Uncle Murphy can kiss my ass”
Well, there’s a sentence that I sincerely hope does not come back and nip you in the ass Joel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnR3Tyrg_10
Murphy can be extremely creative on very short notice Joel. You of all people should know that by now.
😉
“Uncle Murphy can kiss my ass.”
I think you’ve misspelled “kick” there.
Well, my last Brilliant Idea (TM) was nixed, so after a polite interval, here’s the next, framed as a Cunning Question: how about digging out under The Cabin as a basement/cellar/bunker?
To avoid killing the foundations, and keep it usable for relaxed mobility creatures, first level is a comfortable ramp and switchback, followed by a utility room connected direct above with a pulley system. After that hurdle, expand lateral and below at leisure. There, genius award accepted. All goodies protected from freezing, boiling, varmints and sticky-beaks. Haven’t done it here because I’m on 7th floor and neighbour on 6 is decent chap. Can’t dig up because physics, although biatch on 8 and her 3 cats urgently need vigorous boot-ware-ing. Ok, you might need good: pump; anti-flooding; electric; Oh God stop now; glug.