The Think Tank

well again it has been too long.  The prices are dropping finally. At least they have been for the last couple of days.  The weather is warm.  Heating oil prices should drop, however vacations are a comin, so the big oil boys may keep the prices high for summer gas prices.  They get us coming and going.

It always amazes me that the prices rise so quickly after a rise on the markets, and drop so slowly after the markets fall.  Kind of like how fast the stores/banks take money out of your bank account when you purchase something, and then it takes 4 weeks to get a refund when something is returned.

Well it has again been a long time since I posted.  I will try to do better starting next week.  Oil prices have been rising for several weeks.  A wee bit of up and down but more up than down. 

I will try to be diligent and track the home heating oil price throught the remainder of spring and summer, and then we will know when it is time to purchase more fuel in the fall.  We turned our heat down this year, and at times it was a wee bit chilly, however we went from Thanksgiving to April 10 on 220 gallons.  Best ever.  With my new fireplace and canned fires I will do great next winter.  I think , I hope.

the oil and heating oil prices dropped a little bit on Friday.  I sure hope it is a trend.

Well, hello.  It has been a month.  One would think that the prices might drop as warm weather arrives.  Not so much.  My personal opinion is that the oil prices have to go up as Spring Vacation approaches so the OIl Companies can raise their profits by raping the vacationers.  Oh well.  The prices have risen quite a bit in the last couple of weeks, especially.  I have been watching, albeit not posting, and strangely the oil prices have dropped several days while the heating oil prices have risen.  Almost impossible to figure out.

Crude has risen 10.00 in the last 2 months.  Wow.

Well it has been a long time since my last post.  Sorry ’bout that.  I was busy at the flower shop all last week, which kept me away from my computer and I was not able to call the oil companies for the daily prices.  But I am back at the keyboard now so here we go.  One would have thought that with the coming of spring, and it is 60 degrees here today, the prices might have dropped.  Well unfortunately, not so much.  Prices are quite a ways up from the last post.  I, for one, am hoping for a reversal of that particular trend.