17 degrees outside and I have no heat!

That is no fun, I know. I went a whole winter with no heat in a house divided into apartments. I did have a gas stove but it did no good unless you were standing right next to it. It was a miserable winter! Call your local community resources center, most places have them, and see if they can give you any help. If you own your house, these things happen at the worst times. If you don't own your house, your landlord has to fix it. If you rent, call the landlord and if he won't fix it you have legal recourse. Space heaters can be very dangerous. Stay warm and safe!

**just a note about the big buddy heater** It does shut off if it gets knocked over

It's been a few hours since I was here on mylot, is your gas back on now? As for the big buddy, I used two to heat the house with and still use them every now and then when it gets really cold. Just some precautions if you do decide to get one. I have an old steel computer stand that I put it on so it's not on the wooden or carpeted floor. I keep a spray bottle of soap/water and spray the connections each time I switch out a bottle, if I get bubbles, it's not connected right. I don't get any fumes from it, even when the gas runs out. the bottles of propane are affordable (I think walmart is the cheapest around here, though I haven't ever gone to a refill station) I didn't put it near any curtains, beds or let the dog near it. (I was always afraid he would catch his tail on fire) A lot of electric heaters fall over and don't shut off - thus causing a fire. The big buddy has a knock-over feature, if it gets tipped or knocked over it has an auto shut off....it does work, I tipped it over on purpose just to see if it would shut off. I thought about selling mine but think they would really come in handy if, during the winter we lose power and gas due to a winter storm. We don't really get a lot of them where I'm at in Ohio but it's happened before and I'd only have to make my way to the garage and basement to get them out. ....and yes, they work good in an unheated garage in the winter, too.

I just looked up the Big Buddy and it's a reasonable price! I'm a bit scared of propane, though. The gas is rarely out here, this was because of a leak and I'm also glad they found a small leak inside my house that they will be fixing for free. So this was a blessing in disguise! Still, I'm COLD! The guys are going to re-light my pilot lights and make sure everything is okay before they leave, bless 'em!

It was only 3.5 hours and they did find a leak in my basement and fixed it so it was a blessing in disguise that there was a leak in the street! My bill next month will probably be lower. Last month I used the heat all month and it was $82 which I thought was a lot till my neighbor said he paid $225! Our houses are the same size, too. Buy your fuel ASAP! It's beginning to go up and is expected to skyrocket. I keep my temp at 66 in the winter but right now I'm treating myself and the dogs to 68 because we're still a bit chilled from when they had to turn off the gas!

I thought I was prepared--and I am, if the electricity goes out and the furnace won't work because I have the gas fireplace. When they had to shut off the gas to fix the line I was rather uncomfortable. But it was a blessing in disguise! The guys found a small leak in my basement in the pipe that leads to the sauna I never use and they fixed that for me. My neighbor also had a leak but it was outside his house and they fixed that, too. So we're both safe, I wasn't uncomfortable for long and my gas bill will probably be lower next month.

They had it back on in 3.5 hours but it got down to 62 in here. Cold!! I have been without heat in my adult life and I was miserable. This brought back that memory and made me grateful for what I have now!

It was only a few hours but it got very cold! The important thing is that they found a small gas leak in my basement and fixed it as well as fixing the leak in the street. Being without heat was worth it in this case!

They just finished repairs inside the house and the heat is on again, after getting down to 62. It wasn't bad, my hands just got very cold! The dogs didn't seem to mind, either. But I turned it up to 68 for a treat! All in all, I think that 3.5 hours without heat and only losing 4 degrees is pretty good. And I got a leak fixed that I didn't know about! Aren't dogs and cats great? They never complain, they just adapt and make themselves comfortable as long as their humans are happy!

It will be back on in a couple of hours. I doubt it will go below 50-55 in here. It's actually a good thing because the gas guy found a small leak in one of my inside pipes and he will fix it before they turn the gas back on. So it's a blessing in disguise!