Bought a combination butane / electric stove so I won't be forced out of my apartment again due to cold, God willing.

I really don't like relying on the electric grid for heat, so I'm trying to get some butane. But apparently here in Spain one has to have a full-on contract with a gas company like Repsol just to order one bottle of butane!

Off to sign a contract today: of course the contract forms aren't available online.

#Butane heat indoors doesn't thrill me, but absent a way to heat with #Renewable fuels in this rental, it's preferable to costly electric heat. And I'll run it only during daytime hours. Electric heat at night is fine.

I'll also be taping up the leaky terrace doors in the bedroom, since I don't need to use them in the winter. Bought one of those "snakes" to block the draft under the front door, too. And I have some nice blackout curtains for the bedroom that should provide a bit more insulation. #PassiveHeating

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