Wood stove is blazing, waiting for daylight around 8:30 to go dip the oil tank. I had a full tank last spring and the stove burns about a gallon a day when it's burning a lot. That suggests to me that there's still fuel in the tank... that would not be a good thing. That would mean the solution is more difficult and more expensive.
Burn baby burn, it's all up to you right now!Hours later... 15 gallons diesel in tank.
Hiked out to Norman's property to get into the v.w. van that stores "lots" of clean fuel jugs. No go, door to van wasn't budging even with some vigorous hammering with my trusty rubber mallet. So I got the other not so clean jug out of his storage container on the other side of the property... awfully glad the snow is frozen enough for surface scampering.
Next to the diesel store to buy two more jugs (total of 3 at 5 gallons each) and then to the hardware store to buy a funnel because the new spouts on the new jugs are next to impossible to use mid winter with only two mitten covered hands.
Woodie woodstove kept it plenty warm in here, the oil stove doesn't need to kick on yet.
I am really glad to live in town with 3 different ways to heat my home, this could have been pure hell instead of an annoying inconvenience!
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