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09-23-2014, 12:16 PM | #101 |
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YFM700, I was just browsing through the forum and noticed that you are fairly new to posting on the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends.
Thanks for the input and hopefully last years screw up doesn't happen again this year.
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Dutile Oil
There is also a Dutile Oil. The ones with the best track records are Foley and Stafford. They been around for decades. Laconia Oil is fairly new and the owner is a long time local. I would not count him out. Dutile is very small. He was once THE coal and kerosene dealer. You can still purchased bulk coal and kerosene.
As for service I stick with a long standing HVAC supplier like Don Morin. He is 24/7 burner service, 365 days a year!
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09-23-2014, 05:33 PM | #104 |
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I bailed today from Fred Fuller, and glad I did before winter sets in....
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ordered oil by phone today. they said Ill have It by this friday. we will see if I get It
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Our town energy is a good option.
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09-23-2014, 07:37 PM | #107 |
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Our town doesn't sell fuel. They just negotiate lower prices for customers of fuel providers who work with Our Town.
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09-23-2014, 07:42 PM | #108 |
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Thanks for the clarification. In my case(Moultonboro) Eastern Propane and Oil delivers. As I mentioned "Our Town Energy" has been a good option.
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Bankruptcy Protection
I saw this coming - for those that didn't, hopefully there is still time to get out.
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Please remember that Chapter 11 is for reorganization.
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11-11-2014, 12:09 PM | #113 |
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And your point is?
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My point is that many people equate bankruptcy with the firm is going out of business and that's the end. When in fact it can be a re-birth of a company when Chapter 11 is filed. I'm not connected with Fuller's other than we used to be a customer many years ago. What's your point?
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I hope nobody pre-bought this year.
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I'm not needling anyone, I was just curious as to why he thought many of us didn't know what chapter 11 means. Some people need to relax a little...IMO that is.
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Truly, you didn't know that Rusty???
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Yes I knew that! Didn't you see the eye roll after my comment?
Gee I wish I had never asked pineedles the question.
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11-11-2014, 01:54 PM | #123 |
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We switched to Eastern, the only OTEA affiliated dealer that provides kerosene in Alton. There were out in 3 days, inspected our outside tank and topped us off. Wife pays the bills, but it was over 60 cents cheaper than FF. We were FF customers for decades, we heat primarily with wood, but when we need oil, we need it. After last year and now all the lawsuits, it became time to change.
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Not very encouraging
But Sprague is just one creditor among thousands. In the bankruptcy filing, Fuller Inc. said it estimates the number of creditors at 1,000 to 5,000 and its assets at $10 million to $50 million.
The company's liabilities are also estimated to be $10 million to $50 million. The filing also stated that after exempted property is excluded and administrative costs are paid, there will be no money left over for unsecured creditors. Foster said it's his understanding that there are several potential buyers for the company, but the sale, if it comes, would take weeks. Fuller Oill released a statement saying, "Service to customers should not be disrupted. … At this time, the company expects that customers will receive their oil deliveries and other services as scheduled." |
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At this point anyone that keeps them as their provider is crazy. The writing is on the wall...You can say what you want, but the fact that they are in this position in the first place indicates poor management and business practices.
Reorg or liquidation, doesn't matter to me. People and/or businesses will get burned no matter which path they choose. Why take the risk? There are plenty of other reputable providers out there. |
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Their service tech guy is very good, and the "annual" tuneup was less than $80 I pay them up front and they give a nice discount for prepayment.
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I don't post to agitate anyone. Also you need to stop stating that I post on another forum. That is my business if I want to do that.
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Saw this comment in a news article about Fuller Oil:
"If you are still a Fred Fuller customer you deserve to freeze solid." . . .
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This is not a new development. Last winter many customers were left without oil. I would have been long gone then. Good move finding somebody else.
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I can see where Sunbeam Lodge is coming from...
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Last year, we called in March and asked for a delivery of Kerosene, and were told they were out. They delivered two or three days later. When we saw the problems this year, we started thinking about moving to another vendor, but the final straw was I read two different articles by two different reporters who said that Fred Fuller Corp was going to notify their customers in writing about their plans. Never saw a letter, so I guess they ran out of stamps. Anyway, as I said earlier in the post, we switched to Eastern who also services us for propane here in Alton.
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Fast forward to last year and we ran out twice due to them not delivering on time. 2 times at 5 degrees pouring diesel in the tank at 10pm was enough. If I have to monitor the level myself I might as well just buy the cheaspest oil... Add in all the harasment crap and I do not feel bad leaving. |
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Has anyone tried #2 fuel with an additive instead of kero, sold by C. Brown?
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Out of curiosity, What news source?
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....donta-u-know that the Fred Fuller Company's white Ford pickup with the NH vanity license plate "HEAT" could be considered a company asset .... the license plate I mean ..... and possibly one of the other NH businesses in the business of selling heat might be interested in shelling out the big bucks for the opportunity to use the "HEAT" vanity license plate on their big boss' vehicle ..... so .... how much do I hear for the "HEAT" plate ........ do I hear an offer .... after all...... vanity plates here in NH are what it's all about?
... so ..... there goes the "HEAT"? ...... Fred Fuller Oil .... in business since 1968 or so?
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....so, who gets to drive the HEAT plate? ... does that mean that John Rymes gets to drive the "HEAT" vanity license plate or will Fred be hanging on to it ....after soooo many years....it's probably a little tough to let it go? ......here's comes the heat .... and there goes the heat! ......so, where's the heat?
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Fuller Oil and Propane
On the surface of things, and not knowing and of the details, it looks like Rymes Oil and Propane stepped up to the plate to buy Fred Fuller. To the former Fuller customers I guess this comes as a relief to their winter heating needs.
As I said, I know none of the details, but it looks as if Rymes, Fuller, and the State collaborated to solve the problem (at least for the near term). |
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If you use Propane for heating check out either Energy North or Dead River, We had a few neighbors get into a buying consortium and are getting $1.91 a gallon from Dead River. No prebuy, pay 15 days after delivery and pay early get 3 cents off that price.
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