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echo: coffee_klatsch
to: Bob Ackley
from: Roger Nelson
date: 2008-02-26 08:13:56
subject: Re: Something to ponder

BA> A scoop?  I'm told that a bushel of corn (56 lbs) will heat a house for
BA> about 24 hours, but not a scoop. Note that right now that's about $6,
BA> times 120 days is $720. And that price is going up, too.
 
Not even a road grader scoop would be large enough.
 
BA> The way to go is an underground house; no drafts, with good insulation
BA> and at least five feet of dirt on top the heating and cooling costs are
BA> nil.
 
That reminds me of a Home Improvement show with Tim Allen, wherein he
designed a house that would go underground in the event his in-laws came to
visit and a For Sale sign would appear on the property.  (-:
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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