@Scarred4Lyfe 24 December 2022 more from that month

2:50 A.M. Saturday 24 December 2022 Somewhere in southeastern Illinois USA -15 °C outside at the moment, a bit warmer that yesterday when it was -22 about this time of day. Scar went out 3 times yesterday, each for less than 2 minutes, and Emoci doesn't even have any interest in it. I am a bit worried about P.T. though, he doesn't like being in houses a whole lot and he went out yesterday morning and I haven't seen him since. I'm sure he's holed up somewhere, but I'd feel better knowing for sure he isn't a cat Popsicle. I put a new thermostat on the wall for the furnace the other day, the old one was a mercury-switch type that was over 50 years old and the spring was weakening, which kept the furnace kicking on/off all the time, my last heating bill was $169 for 30 days and I have to get that lower. Of course, with the sub-zero temps the heater is getting a hell of a workout, so it'll be several more days until I decide how much of a difference it is making.