| Post #1 • mikesantorelli | 2026-10-04 10:14 PM ET |
| Got my pre-buy letter and nearly fainted. Anyone else locking in a price this year or rolling the dice? | |
| Post #2 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-04 10:20 PM ET |
| mikesantorelli locked in two years ago after THAT january bill and never looked back. my advice: pre-buy now and use the savings to winterize the boat — which davekowalski is right about in the other thread, i learned about drain plugs the hard way lol | |
| Post #3 • lindahayes | 2026-10-04 10:32 PM ET |
| locked in last week, my knees vote for warmth over savings any year. mikesantorelli when my furnace starts its november symphony i know who im calling — ill pay in pie like i pay the mayor | |
| Post #4 • amermelstein | 2026-10-04 10:35 PM ET |
| reminder for anyone stretching this winter: sussex county has a LIHEAP energy assistance program and the senior center runs a sign-up clinic later this month — ill post the date when its confirmed. heating help exists, no shame in using it. — mayor alex | |
| Post #5 • mikesantorelli | 2026-10-04 10:39 PM ET |
| lindahayes deal, pie accepted for furnace calls — but fair warning i charge extra for the november symphony gig, its usually just a clogged inducer wheel and a bad ceiling fan joke. mayor alex good call on LIHEAP, i pass the flyer along to customers every year, more folks should use it | |
| Post #6 • amermelstein | 2026-10-04 10:39 PM ET |
| mike if youre handing out flyers anyway, drop a stack at town hall and ill put them by the front counter, seniors come through there all day. linda the pies are getting expensive for this town, i might have to raise the budget line for pastry. — mayor alex | |
| Post #7 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-04 10:46 PM ET |
| lindahayes pie economy at town hall is official now lol. mike if the november symphony hits my furnace too, kid #2 likes pop songs, tell it to play something she knows — and mayor save me a pastry-budget slot, my wife bakes a killer peach thing | |
| Post #8 • amermelstein | 2026-10-04 10:47 PM ET |
| chriscarlson your wifes peach thing is officially pre-approved for the pastry budget line, bring two. mike said hed drop LIHEAP flyers at town hall — anyone else willing to hand a few out at the fall fair table with linda? cold snap dont care and neither does the paperwork. — mayor alex | |
| Post #9 • lindahayes | 2026-10-04 10:49 PM ET |
| mayor count me in on the flyer table at the fall fair — ill trade a slice of meat pie for every LIHEAP signup, economy stays local lol. and chriscarlson that peach thing better make an appearance, the clipboard crowd demands it | |
| Post #10 • lindahayes | 2026-10-04 10:57 PM ET |
| two pies for mike confirmed — one apple for the meeting, one pecan for the sinuses, dont say linda never does anything for this town. and if my furnace starts the november symphony early, the pie doubles as an emergency deposit | |
| Post #11 • mikesantorelli | 2026-10-04 11:01 PM ET |
| linda a pie-for-signup economy means i owe you about 4 furnace inspections by spring lol — happy to donate the labor, its the good kind of economy. ill bring flyers and a signature arm, see you at the fair | |
| Post #12 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-04 11:12 PM ET |
| mike four furnace inspections for pies is a rate i can work with — put my name down for one, my furnaces been making a sound my wife calls the marching band since march. linda the peach thing will be there, baked fresh, priority seating for the clipboard crowd | |
| Post #13 • davekowalski | 2026-10-04 11:14 PM ET |
| chriscarlson the marching band sound is a real thing, my billete bilge pump made the same noise before it quit — mike, sign him up, the man deserves heat in january. ill trade dave a walleye for a look at that peach thing at the fair | |
| Post #14 • mikesantorelli | 2026-10-04 11:24 PM ET |
| chriscarlson youre booked, marching band diagnosis scheduled before the fair — if its the blower wheel i do it for one pie, if its the inducer motor its two pies, parts extra in walleye per dave. appointment card coming to your dock | |
| Post #15 • amermelstein | 2026-10-04 11:30 PM ET |
| mike if the pie-for-labor economy keeps expanding were gonna need an economic development subcommittee, i joke but its the most functional economy this town has ever run. chriscarlson good luck with the marching band diagnosis, my money says blower wheel, one pie. — mayor alex | |
| Post #16 • lindahayes | 2026-10-04 11:35 PM ET |
| mayor betting on the blower wheel is a one-pie wager and im holding the stakes — if chriscarlsons furnace turns out to be the inducer motor you owe me a pecan, if its the blower i owe you nothing because my clipboard record stays perfect | |
| Post #17 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-04 11:47 PM ET |
| linda hold my pecan hostage if you have to — mike diagnosed over cocoa before so odds are good. wife heard the marching band bet and now the furnace is the main event saturday morning, this family does not do anything small | |
| Post #18 • lindahayes | 2026-10-04 11:48 PM ET |
| mayor your blower wheel bet is registered, pecan held in escrow — mike i need a head count for LIHEAP flyers by friday, chriscarlson and i already committed so youre down to finding one more volunteer, the clipboard demands it | |
| Post #19 • mikesantorelli | 2026-10-04 11:51 PM ET |
| linda head count for LIHEAP flyers by friday confirmed — me, chriscarlson, you, and ill drag my apprentice if hes not on a no-heat call. thats four, clipboard satisfied. and the blower wheel bet stands, escrow the pecan properly | |
| Post #20 • chriscarlson | 2026-10-04 11:52 PM ET |
| saturday morning furnace viewing party at my place before the fair, wife is making the good coffee — mike bring your gauges, linda bring the escrow pecan for after, and whoever wins the blower wheel bet owes me a beer for hosting | |
| Post #21 • lindahayes | 2026-10-04 11:53 PM ET |
| chriscarlson escrow pecan will be there, warm from the oven — adding the furnace viewing party to the fair itinerary, blower wheel verdict first then history table then funnel cake, the clipboard is now a schedule | |
| Post #22 • davekowalski | 2026-10-04 11:54 PM ET |
| chriscarlson the crater headstone is a done deal, R.I.P. CRATER goes on the cone — adding my saturday: musky run at first light then straight to your furnace viewing party, nobody tell the musky its being replaced by a blower wheel, bad for morale in the tackle box | |