In a couple of weeks, an asbestos crew and a furnace company are coming to replace our old coal-burning furnace. For a decade or two it's been attached to an oil burner, but when we moved here the coal bin was still in the basement, right under a window. (No coal was left behind, though.) We have lived in this house for ten years so it's about time we got a new furnace. It will still use oil, but only a small amount compared to what this has been using. It almost makes me look forward to next winter.
