Besides , getting it out of the way now leaves us feeling more secure and allows us to focus on other expenses . As seen in my earlier entries , last winter was survived rather comfortably on less than 100 gallons of fuel oil , supplemented with occasional uses of a small electric space heater . So , with 100 gallons being the minimum purchase for delivery , we bought just that again this year .
Question: What may have happened that winter with only 100 gallons of fuel oil ?
The answer to the above question:


This may not have been sufficient and they ran out .