Fixing the Furnace Blues

The oil furnace in my 1850s Vermont farmhouse may only be a century newer than the structure itself. When it was last properly maintained by a professional is anybody's guess.

Only after I'd overreacted to a low ebb on the cycling a couple days ago, and took well-meaning advice to check the photoelectric cell and nozzle, did I find out about all the things I didn't know about repairing an old oil furnace.

I'd already done everything you're not supposed to do to the nozzle before I found out the best thing to do is to buy a new one.

old wires=faulty connections

"Never Call It a Tax"

"Furthermore, if we were to charge a fee - oh, we must never call it a tax - on fossil fuels, wind would be way cheaper — way cheaper."

Bill Nye

Engineering an Oil Price Decline

"The earlier U.S. sanctions on Russia were fairly tame and Europe showed almost no willingness to go along. However, engineering an oil price decline is something that hits (Russian President) Putin where it hurts without hurting Europe in the process because Europe actually benefits from lower oil prices. If this escalates much further, Putin may need to use his two most powerful weapons: shutting off natural gas to Europe and shutting down the New York Stock Exchange with cyber warfare...either will be disastrous for the global economy. So, we may see much worse to come."

Jim Rickards, Tangent Capital

"Despite Virulent Opposition"

“It is absolutely shocking that Alison Lundergan Grimes’ own staff now admits that she has no intention of protecting the coal industry. The level of deception that Alison Grimes and her campaign engages in to appear pro-coal despite virulent opposition is both disturbing and dangerous.”

Allison Moore

Mitch McConnell spokesman

"A Whole New Society"

If You Like Your Way of Life You Get to Keep Your Way of Life