alt.energy.homepower

In <46a52c11$0$4887$4c368faf@ >, on Mon, 23 Jul 2007
18:39:17 -0400, daestrom, daestrom@ wrote:
>
> Well, I moved in in mid-winter '99 to '00. I don't give that winter much
> credence since there was still some construction and such. But for
> reference, it works out to about Therms/ DD (I use Therms instead of
> CCF to account for the fuel gas variations calculated by the utility). The
> next winter was more representative (at least I think so) as my 'baseline'
> at Therms/DD.
>
> The following fall I made an aggressive attack on chalking.



Why on earth would chalking help anything?

chalk (chôk)

. chalked, chalk·ing, chalks
1. To mark, draw, or write with chalk: chalked my name on the
blackboard.
2. To rub or cover with chalk, as the tip of a billiard cue.
3. To make pale; whiten.
4. To treat (soil, for example) with chalk.

n.
1. A soft compact calcite, CaCO3, with varying amounts of silica,
quartz, feldspar, or other mineral impurities, generally gray-white or
yellow-white and derived chiefly from fossil seashells.
2.
a. A piece of chalk or chalklike substance in crayon form, used for
marking on a blackboard or other surface.
b. Games A small cube of chalk used in rubbing the tip of a billiard or
pool cue to increase its friction with the cue ball.
3. A mark made with chalk.
4. Chiefly British A score or tally.