May 2022

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"This Just In..."

Is there a better month than May?

The chill in the air is gone, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, the taxes for the first quarter are paid - c'mon how much better does it get than that?

Well, yes, of course, there's always the newest edition of "This Just In..."

Hope you enjoy it as much as we do bringing it to you.

The Market

Things have not gotten any better since we sent our special e-mail in mid-March. Inflation continues, over 8% during March and April was expected to be well over 5% as well.

The energy market, due to the Ukrainian war, Russian ruble collapse, and just the dismal condition of America’s reduced production capacity, is in continual turmoil. Yes, American producers are ramping up but they still face challenges brought on by the financial damages of the pandemic. And it’s not just fuel oil. Natural gas prices have climbed dramatically in the last year – mirroring fuel oil, diesel and propane.

Natural gas prices have spiked to over $7.50MMbtu – which portends a rise to as high as $8.00 (or worse) next winter. Compare that with $2.73 last May. That’s an increase of 175%.

And that is before – sorry – the increase in PURA charges for line clearances are passed along.

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You can see that oil, propane, natural gas – they are all connected. The moment one fuel becomes a “better buy” the market makers rushes in to capture that price.

That leaves the rest of us – wholesalers, retailers and consumer trying to adjust budgets and buys. Which is another reason to consider budgeting your way through next year’s heating season.

So - let’s talk budgeting.

Just like the federal government each of us has a budget. OK, yours may be slightly smaller but no less important.

Which is why, with the shock of this spring’s oil price rise, it’s important to consider signing up for a budget plan for next heating season. Remember, if your current budget plan was say, $240 a month, it is likely that it will be closer to $425 this fall.

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Wordsmiths

The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternative meanings for common words.

The winners are:

1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.

2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.

3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.

5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.

6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.

7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.

8. Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavoured mouthwash.

9. Flatulence (n.), emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.

10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.

11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.

12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists (doctors of the colon and anus)

13. Pokemon (n.), a Rastafarian proctologist.

14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.

15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die, your soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

16. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.



Beaching It?

She sells sea shells by the sea shore. This one is Phoenician. From 660 B.C.

Yinka Shonibare’s take on a woman taking aim at Spring.

Yinka Shonibare CBE, RA, is a British-Nigerian artist living in the United Kingdom. His work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalization. Seems fair.

A hallmark of his art is the brightly colored Ankara fabric he uses. More here: https://yinkashonibare.com

Daniels has spectacular offers on both Trane and Mitsubishi Electric A/C systems.

Trane is perfect for homes with whole house ducted systems. Mitsubishi - perfect when ducts are not feasible, but cooling one big room or two small rooms MUST be done! And now you can get it for less than $90 a month.

Give us a call and ask about our best deals for May!

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It’s summer. We know you. You’ll be running around. Swimming. Hiking. Hang Gliding.

Parasailing. Playing rugby.

Wrestling tarpon. Iron manning the Iron Man competitions.

Donating blood and doing too many 12 oz. curls.

So…be aware:

Limits of the Human Body

Body Heat = 107.6f

Cold Water = 39.2f

Hot Air = 298.4f

High Altitude = 14,015 feet

Starvation = 45 days

Diving Depth = 1,279.5

Lack Of Oxygen = 11 minutes

Blood Loss = 40%

Dehydration = 7 days

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Mike Keith composed a short story that’s an anagram of its title:

THE HUMBLE SENIOR PIPER AND A DEPRAVED ENGLISH REDHEAD (REVENGE STORY)

‘He played the bagpipes,’ she moaned, surrendering the drained revolver.

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That's a face.

Tell us who it is and you may win an Amazon gift card which you could use to buy any of his movies. Or, ya know, maybe just some wrinkle cream.

Well, three, actually.

Daniels has expanded its duct cleaning service. Last year we found many of you asked us for this service, so we’ve decided to build it up some.

Now is the time to schedule your duct cleaning to keep those nasty spores, dust mites, mold, mildew, and other debris from getting in your lungs.

Yeah, that’s important. Here’s a before and after reminder.

Call us now and we’ll schedule a cleaning in the weeks before the weather warms up.

And…while we are at it, ask us to check your oil tank. Or you can DIY it yourself. In fact, it’s pretty important. Tell-tale signs that your tank is getting old – older than 20+ years – is rust on the body or wet spots or stains on your basement floor.

If your tank is outside – well then it is even more important to keep an eye on it as weather can really do a job on your tank. Daniels has a brand new tank in stock, ready to replace your old one. One call will solve a problem – you don’t want to have!

One final thought – the supply chain. We’ve all heard that phrase and we have felt its impact from lack of toilet paper to fewer cars on dealer lots to the term “backordered” for virtually everything you need.

That’s why we’ve acquired a considerable supply of new boilers, furnaces and air conditioning systems from Trane, Mitsubishi, ThermoPride, Energy Kinetics and Rinnai Tankless. 

And now …introducing Viessmann Boilers.

Everyone is trying to save money.  

Over the last few years we’ve scoured the marketplace to find new equipment        that after testing and some experience, we feel comfortable recommending.

Viessmann Boilers are wall-mounted propane-fired condensing boilers that are one of the most economical and cleanest ways to generate heat – and reduce your environmental footprint.

Condensing technology utilize the heat from the combustion of the propane, but with a corrosion-resistant, self-cleaning, stainless steel Inox-Radial heat exchanger the unused heat is returned to the heating system. That heat would normally escape up the chimney with a traditional heating system.

Thus, a 90% efficient system – pretty good today – becomes nearly 98% effective. That translates to as much as a 30% savings in annual heating costs. Plus, your Viessmann heats your home’s hot water too – reducing that cost by as much as 50%.

And then there’s your CO2 reductions. Depending upon the size of your system – you can reduce your CO2 emissions by as much as one ton a year!

There’s so much more to tell you about with this new system. Call and ask a Daniels representative for more information and a detailed description of how effective and efficient the new Viessmann Boilers are.



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Horse sculpture by Gil Bruvel. 

Bruvel was born in Australia, but raised in the South of France. He currently resides in Wimberley, Texas. More here: https://www.bruvel.com



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Raymond Chandler similes:

“He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.”

“She looked almost as hard to get as a haircut.”

“The smell of old dust hung in the air as flat and stale as a football interview.”

“Her face fell apart like a bride’s pie crust.”

“This car sticks out like spats at an Iowa picnic.”

“I belonged in Idle Valley like a pearl onion on a banana split.”

“A few locks of dry white hair clung to his scalp, like wild flowers fighting for life on a bare rock.”



“Then she straightened the bills out on the desk and put one on top of the other and pushed them across. Very slowly, very sadly, as if she was drowning a favorite kitten.”

“If you use similes,” he once suggested, “try and make them both extravagant and original.”



Meet 65-year-old Lyn Slater.

Until recently, Lyn had been an ordinary professor at Fordham University. One day she went to meet a friend for lunch outside the Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week.

Foreign journalists suddenly surrounded her, mistaking her for a fashion icon and attracting spectators It was a defining moment that turned Lyn into an ‘Accidental Icon’.

Her blog of the same name, inspired by the experience, soon began making international waves. She is now a public voice against ageism in the fashion industry and the world.



“Fashion and my style help me struggle against that invisibility that comes with age.“

She was once asked about the old notion of ‘dressing for one’s age,’ and her response was clear:



“We use language to control people’s behavior. This phrase is a way of putting older women in their place. I’m certain that if you feel comfortable in your own clothes, it’s completely irrelevant how old you are.”

Yes, she is lovely, but oh my can she sing.

Tell us who she is here and you may be singing her praises with an Amazon gift card in your hand. 

Last month only 27 of you recognized Will Friedle, (from Boy Meets World) including Chris F and Stephen H while Carol J and Lucinda L. (among 88 of you) was the winner of the "everyone knows that's..."Paulie Walnuts/Tony Sirico quiz.

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Daisugi is an ancient Japanese method where shoots of the base Sugi (Cryptomeria) are pruned so that trunks are straight.

This results in creating a platform for other trees that grow back every 20 years. It was invented after there was a massive shortage of Sugi tree seedlings because the Sugi was desired in creating teahouses.

Today Daisugi is considered just fancy horticulture instead of a sustainable method of logging. More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisugi

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