[ArmyBratproud]

Can somebody with a home up north explain how this will relate to the heating oil price worries?

I realize that people say it is too high every year...but will it be bigger issue this year?

I saw an ad where some liberal group was trying to make it sound like people will not be able to get heating oil for their homes and they'll freeze......And I knew it was a load of BS. Meanwhile...the same hippies who made the ad have no problem with paying 5 bucks for a bottle of water.

But I have heard pundits mention record high prices through winter......are they just blowing smoke?

[dokmad]

"I realize that people say it is too high every year...but will it be bigger issue this year? "

It's a Huge issue this year. Many elderly are on fixed income, primarily SSI. And home heating oil is over $2.00 per gallon. That is as much as $.70 over last year. Some of these people can no longer afford to heat the home they spent a lifetime paying for. Thank the liberal bastards who refuse to allow for the drilling and production of our own oil fields in Alaska!

[Semper Vigilantis]

I paid a high of 1.139 last year and that was outrageous!
This year I "pre-bought" 1000 gallons at 1.499 with a down price protection plan. I will not pay more than 1.499, but if prices drop I will be charged the lower price. My pre-buy at that price was pretty good considering the best 'off the shelf' price I have seen locally is 1.899 and many companies are charging more than 2.00 a gallon for people who are not 'preferred' (do not have their furnaces cleaned & serviced by the oil company, do not buy Propane or gas as well as oil, etc) customers.
If you were not paying attention and didn't or couldn't budget for it, the HHO prices can be a real bank buster if they don't drop before winter sets in.

[Holicheese]

"Meanwhile...the same hippies who made the ad have no problem with paying 5 bucks for a bottle of water. "
And they are paying huge bucks for a dime bag now too!