The Think Tank

I bought oil today.  I got it at Best Oil .  It was 3.06.  It had been lower than 3.00 but I never saw that price.  Then it went up, and up and up.  I gambled and it paid off,  it came down and I ordered at 3.06.  It is up today to 3.10.  I paid 1224.00 for 400 gallons.  Gosh it would be nice if it would come down .

the price at Priestly for 400 gallons was 3.25 a gallon.  That is why I stick with Best Oil.  It is a case of a big company buying up a lot of the small companies.  We used Larsen Oil for YEARS.  They were always the cheapest, and if you were out of oil, they did everything to get it to you same day.  Then First Call bought them out.  Immediately the price of their oil went way up.  They have been buying up little Mom and Pop companies and there are precious few of them left.  You see the difference in cost.  Mine today was 3.06.  Same oil,  same day   First Call 3.25 per gallon.  No extra service, no nothing  AND the 3.25 is after their two discounts.  My friend and neighbor used First Call for years,  had an arrangement with them for auto fill, in summer etc  supposed to deliver when the price was lowest.  NOPE  never happened.  Price would rise,  then her tank would be filled.  They also did her furnace repairs and you guessed it,  they over charged, did shoddy work.  Soon they may be the only choice we have.  IF they obtain a monopoly   we are all screwed.

I just checked oil price today.  3.09 for 400 gallons.  I HOPE that price goes down before I must order oil, at Best Oil.  Best Oil is who I have been using for several years since our most favorite sold to First Call.  I checked another oil company, who appears to have been purchased by,  wait for it First Call.

In a surprising turn of events,  for the first time ever  First Call beat their price:  This is what was on the Priestly and Son Heating and Cooling  which pops up as First Call.

well, prices are high this year.  I just bought 400 gallons,  price 1100.00.  OUCH.  2.75 per gallon.

Last year   it was 2.28 per gallon, year before that 2.11.

lets see if I can do a better job of checking prices this year.

Hi everyone.

Chris has begun making his new props , and repairing old ones for this years display.  He has redone the crypt.  He is working on a few new bits for it and they will be spectacular.  I know everyone will LOVE his new additions.

We always need help on Halloween night, specially setting up our Halloween Costumes.  We need someone to walk the groups through the display.  I admit the groups to limit numbers so the props have time to reset etc.  Shannon walks the groups through the display but it is faster ( and much easier for her) to have at least two doing that job,  So when one is helping them exit the back yard, the other can be starting them through the display.  Chris always needs help in the yard scaring the little people, thumping, making noises, etc.

Our friend Candace is coming this year and I am sure she will be helping too.  Please let us know if you can come and be an assistant ghoul.  🙂

updates will follow.