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November 2014

Dear Daniels Customer

November has arrived. Is this the best month of the year? OK, some of you hate it because it is the harbinger of winter and cold and ice and all that nastiness. But, many of you, this author included, appreciate the leaden skies because they signal the opportunity to bring the family together.

Thanksgiving. That gathering that features all the trimmings: the return of the college aged child complete with facial hair and 30-lbs of laundry; the first holiday gift list prepared in triplicate from your fourth grade daughter; the drive to grandma's house and a rekindled romance with the aroma of her famous raisin gravy.

Thanksgiving means lots of different things to different people. For us, it is an opportunity to say...thanks...to those we love....and those whom we serve.

From all of us at Daniels Energy - we wish you a great November.

Hot Air

Here's something you may never have known. There is a pneumatic tube mail network that runs almost the entire length of Manhattan Island. Here's a map and a bit more to the story.

The first pneumatic tube mail system was installed in Philadelphia (sorry New York) in 1893. New York City's came in 1897. Each tube could carry between 400 and 600 letters and traveled at 30-35 miles per hour. In its full glory, the pneumatic tubes covered a 27-mile route, connecting 23 post offices.

This network stretched up Manhattan's east and west sides, from Bowling Green and Wall Street, all the way north to Manhattanville and East Harlem. Anecdotal stories indicate that the system may have extended into the Bronx, with sandwich subs reportedly being delivered via pneumatic tubes from a renown subway shop in the Bronx to downtown postal stations.

The system even crossed boroughs into Brooklyn (using the Brooklyn Bridge), taking four minutes to take letters from Church Street near City Hall to the General Post Office in Brooklyn (now Cadman Plaza).

The system, which was located 4 to 6 feet below the city streets, was created and owned by private companies, to which the city paid rent and labor. According to Kate Ascher, author of The Works, "The high operating costs of the pneumatic system ultimately proved its downfall. By 1918, the federal government considered the annual rental payments ($17,000 per mile per annum) made by the post office to be 'exorbitant' and endorsed a new alternative with greater capacity-the automobile-as the delivery method of choice."

In New York City, a successful lobby by contractors led to the reinstatement of pneumatic mail service in 1922. A complete stop didn't happen until 1953. Paris' system, which covered 269 miles, continued for an additional 34 years (but was more limited in what it could carry-the pipes were only 2 inches diameter). And what's left of the pneumatic tubes? Not much, if at all. The location of the tubes within a city's underbelly basically guaranteed its destruction once no longer in use.

According to The Smithsonian National Postal Museum, "Installation of the tubes was problematic, with previously laid pipes for sewage and gas limiting the size and thus the amount and kind of mail a pneumatic tube could carry. Water table levels also presented difficulties." Kate Ascher also notes that there was a time when remnants of the pneumatic tubes were still being found, but not often any longer.

(source: Untapped cities.com)

Turn Up The Heat

So you turned the thermostat down when you left for work this morning. Since then, the temperature has dropped 16 degrees, ice is forming on everything and you're sure that the cat will be a catcicle by the time you get home. trane theromostat special CT

Here's an idea: turn your heat up - from your phone. And Let Daniels Do It.

We can help with a new Nexia Home Intelligence system from Trane. Simply put, you can reduce your energy consumption, control your heating, lights, even door locks and checking your front porch for package deliveries - all from you mobile phone.

So before you leave the office you can dial up a comfortable 72 degrees and by the time you get home, you and kitty can have a nice comfy evening!

Get more information about this Trane System -

with one call:

860 813 9122

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Where Are We?

Tell us where we are (bonus for the name of those rocks) and you may win a $25 Target Gift Card.

Send your submission to phil@danielsoil.com

HURRY

A New Bryant Heating - and Air Conditioning System is as Easy as $1-2-3.

Bryant Total Comfort System

Warm Air Furnace & Air Conditioning

As low as:

$123/mo.*

save money on new oil furnace and central ac installations at Daniels Energy

HURRY - OFFER ENDS NOV. 14, 2014

Get ready for the new heating season with a new warm air furnace and matching air conditioning system from Daniels Energy - from as little as $123/mo.*

Daniels has a wide variety of plans to meet any heating system need - from oil, to propane to natural gas and competitive pricing - and rebates to match!

Bryant Preferred Oil Heating & Cooling System

Estimate cost after rebates and Daniels Dollars:

$8,150

2.9% Financing - 72/mo.

No Money Down+

$123.46/mo.

Now's the time to act.

Call and ask to speak with John or Lori - for full details on a plan that fits your heating, cooling and budget needs.

860-813-9122

*Example used: System cost: $8800. Bryant rebates range from $0-1,100 (we used $500 for this example), $250
Daniels Dollars (not available on previous sales), Energize CT Rebates from $0-750 (we used $0) are available on purchase of qualifying equipment. Amount varies depending upon fuel type and equipment. +AFC Financing 2.9% for 72 months with zero money down with approved credit. Other financing options are available with as little as 10% down. Monthly payment will increase accordingly. Payment may be made via your monthly CLP/CNG utility bill. Must be a homeowner and live in the required service area of CNG/SNG. Must purchase from Daniels and Bryant before November 14, 2014

Movie and Dinner

Oh, have we got a great little movie for you. It's from Australia - it's called: Cosi. Ben Mendelsohn stars as Lewis Riley, an unemployed young man who applies for a job as a director/drama teacher at a mental hospital. He lands the job and finds himself directing a production of the Mozart opera Cos� fan tutte.

That's an elaborate, demanding piece of theatre. And it's an opera. And it's in Italian. And it's going to be performed by a cast that he must select from among the patients, who only speak English. It's nothing short of a wonderful little film. We hope you enjoy it. And now...the perfect meal for Cosi...something Italian.

From Food 52 - Author Notes: "This is my father's recipe," writes Eugenia Bone, "one I often serve to vegetarians, who almost always have an epiphany when they taste it on spaghetti.

And not only does the sauce keep for other uses, covered in olive oil in the fridge, it gets better and better. The aromas of garlic and oregano are lured out, mingling with the nutty bits and perfuming the oil. Bone stuffs pork chops with it, stirs it into seafood stew, and spoons it on top of bruschetta. Sauce recipe adapted from Well-Preserved by Eugenia Bone

dinner and a movie from Daniels Energy

Spaghetti alla Foriana

serves 4 with sauce to spare

Foriana Sauce

1 cup walnuts
1 cup pine nuts
5 tablespoons sliced garlic (about 10 large cloves)
3 teaspoons dried oregano
3 tablespoons olive oil plus more for covering the jars
1/2 cup white or golden raisins
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

Place the walnuts, pine nuts, and garlic in a food processor and pulse to a fine chop, until the nuts are like damp granola. Add the oregano and pulse a few more times to combine.
Heat the olive oil in a medium sized skillet over a medium heat. Add the nut mixture, the raisins, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly to avoid burning or searing.
If storing sauce for later, bring 3 half-pint jars and their bands to a boil in a large pot of water fitted with a rack. Boil for 10 minutes. Remove the jars with tongs (the tongs don't need to be sterilized). Simmer new lids in a small pan of hot water to soften the rubberized flange. When the jars are dry but still hot, pack in the Foriana Sauce, eliminating as many air pockets as you can. Fill the jars to about 1 inch below the rim. Add a 1/2-inch layer of oil to cover. Wipe the rims with a paper towel, set on the lids, screw on the bands, and refrigerate. Check on the sauce a day after you make it: you may need to add more oil to ensure it is completely covered.
Be sure to cover the surface of the sauce well with oil after each use. Remove only the quantity of sauce you need for a dish and allow that to come to room temperature. Cover the remaining sauce in the jar with fresh oil and return it to the fridge promptly.
You can hold Foriana Sauce, covered in olive oil in the refrigerator, for 10 days. (Note: Because of a low but very serious risk of botulism, make sure that the sauce heats through thoroughly in Step 2, and do not keep it in the refrigerator for longer than 10 days.

Spaghetti Foriana

3/4 pound spaghettini

1 cup Foriana Sauce

1/2 cup grated pecorino cheese ( Serve on the side to make the dish vegan- friendly)

1. Cook the spaghettini in salted boiling water until al dente. Drain and toss with Floriana Sauce. Garnish with cheese. Check the seasoning and serve immediately.

He Said WHAT?

Caption this photo - and we'll select the best entry and send you a $25 Target Gift Card.

Send your submissions here.

40% Savings. For Real?

C'mon - no one believes us when we say that the Energy Kinetics System 2000 will save you 40% on your oil bill, right? I mean, it's impossible, right?

Wrong.

Actually the system is amazing and we have some numbers to prove it. Okay, it is for one local family - but we think their experience will pretty much be what you can expect.

We sold a long time Daniels customer in Portland a new System 2000 oil boiler in the spring of 2008. Prior to 2008 this is how much oil they used each heating season:

Gallons used:

2002-3 1044
2203-4 858
2004-5 903
2005-6 753
2006-7 910
2007-8 1000

Then boom -- in went the System 2000

2008-09 483

2009-10 435
2010-11 442
2011-12 317
2012-13 379
2013-14 473

Honest.

Now yes there were some years where the season wasn't as cold - 2005-06 and 2011-12, but it is pretty clear that they cut their oil use - dramatically.

Let Daniels Energy show you how you can save up to 40% on your home heating costs with a new Energy Kinetics System 2000

Save up to $1250

during November

860-813-9122

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(Found on Web)

There is so much amazing information out on the intrawebnet that we just can't wait to start sharing some of it with you each month. So...here are three of our finds.

Please share some of your favs with us. Send your url to phil@danielsoil.com.

Bat Man?

Wingsuit Basejumping - The Need 4 Speed: The Art of Flight

Mail A Slice

http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/965787/diy-cake-postcard-tutorial

Mr. Walken Dances

Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice

Just A Reminder

Remember - sometime this winter, probably on a night of huge blizzard, you'll turn up your ancient furnace and - nothing, nada, zipola!

Heaven forbid.

But, should it happen - keep one thing in mind - we'll be there for you. One call and we'll get you back up and running - whether that means a replacement part at 3am or a new system the next day.

So don't fear the coming cold. Know that when you're ready to

Let Daniels Do It - we'll be there for you.

We admit it. We love them. All. But...this one is our favorite.

But who is this?

Paint us a picture in words.

Tell us here and perhaps you'll get a $25 Target Gift Card.

Best Sentences Ever Written?

The American Scholar chose what they consider to be the ten best sentences ever written. What do you think of them? What makes a great sentence?

Its vanished trees, the trees that had made way for Gatsby's house, had once pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of all human dreams; for a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder.

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.

-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

This private estate was far enough away from the explosion so that its bamboos, pines, laurel, and maples were still alive, and the green place invited refugees-partly because they believed that if the Americans came back, they would bomb only buildings; partly because the foliage seemed a center of coolness and life, and the estate's exquisitely precise rock gardens, with their quiet pools and arching bridges, were very Japanese, normal, secure; and also partly (according to some who were there) because of an irresistible, atavistic urge to hide under leaves.

-John Hersey, Hiroshima

It was a fine cry-loud and long-but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.

-Toni Morrison, Sula

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?

-Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

It was the United States of America in the cold late spring of 1967, and the market was steady and the G.N.P. high and a great many articulate people seemed to have a sense of high social purpose and it might have been a spring of brave hopes and national promise, but it was not, and more and more people had the uneasy apprehension that it was not.

-Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Anger was washed away in the river along with any obligation.

-Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

There are many pleasant fictions of the law in constant operation, but there is not one so pleasant or practically humorous as that which supposes every man to be of equal value in its impartial eye, and the benefits of all laws to be equally attainable by all men, without the smallest reference to the furniture of their pockets.

-Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby

In many ways he was like America itself, big and strong, full of good intentions, a roll of fat jiggling at his belly, slow of foot but always plodding along, always there when you needed him, a believer in the virtues of simplicity and directness and hard labor.

-Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

There is nothing more atrociously cruel than an adored child.

-Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

And a bonus:

Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had neverstopped there.

-Truman Capote, In Cold Blood

for more information on the topic visit:
http://theamericanscholar.org/ten-bestsentences

Art Of The Month

Daniels Energy Special Rebate Offers 11/14

Beginning this month - we're going to bring you a bit of art. This month it is an illustration by John Collier entitled:

"The Devil Goes Skating When Hell Freezes Over"

Til next month!

Let Daniels Do It - we'll be there for you.

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