YOU ARE ONE IN A MILLION
…..but you are # 1 with us. Nearly one million homes in Massachusetts heat their homes with oil. Behind only New York and Pennsylvania, Massachusetts has the third largest heating oil volume in the country. This means hundreds of local, family owned home heating oil companies are doing their part to keep the local community strong. You and your families are very important to us and we are here to help in any way we can. As always, we THANK YOU for your business.
FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE 2015-2016 HEATING SEASON
Once again, the South Shore Community Action Council (SSCAC) in Plymouth, will be administering the Fuel Assistance applications. If you have been on this program in the past, you are most likely eligible if your situation has not changed. However, you still need to register for the benefits again this year. We urge anyone who feels they can use some assistance with winter heating bills, to call them as soon as possible. SSCAC can be reached at 508-747-7575, and you can call us with any questions too.
SERVICE and DELIVERY DEPARTMENT HINTS:
- Change the batteries in your automatic / setback thermostats. Old batteries can keep your heating system from coming on when it is supposed to. This is the reason for many of our service calls(Good idea: replace them every time you move your clocks for Daylight Savings.)
- Test your heating system. Speaking of thermostats, turn it up if you haven’t already. Testing your system now can eliminate a service call on a cold day when you need it most.
- House numbers. Do you have one and is it visible from the street? We know most of you, but it still helps us find you when you need service or an oil delivery.(Note: The Police and Fire departments appreciate good numbers also.)
- Leave a light on for us. If you need us for an after hours call, it helps us out if we can see where you are.
- Trim back the shrubs. During the summer those shrubs grow quite a bit. If they are covering your fill pipe, it makes it tough for us when making deliveries.(Note: Shrubs cut back away from the house helps prevent mildew and rot too.)
- Phone numbers and contact information. Over the years we may have accumulated several numbers to contact you. However, some of these numbers are no longer in use. Please take a moment to call or emailus with your current contact information and preferred method of contacting you.
  We constantly get feedback on these signs we have in front of our office. The author and artist of these signs is Darlene,
whom many of you have spoken with at least once as a customer with Rand-Handy. The texting goblin sign is our way of using the season to say, “It can wait”. No message is so important that it can’t wait until you pull over…Please. |
INDIAN SUMMER 
You always hear about those warm days that occur in the fall after a spell of cold weather, or a brief hard frost. However, where did Indian Summer get its name?
According to the Old Farmers Almanac, the most probable origin goes back to the early settlers in New England. Each year they would welcome the arrival of cold wintery weather in late October when they could leave their stockades without worrying about Indian attacks. This provided time to prepare their fields for the following Spring plantings because the Indians did not like attacking in cold weather. But, there came a time almost every year, around St. Martin’s Day, Nov. 11th, when it would suddenly turn warm again. This provided the Indians with one more go at the settlers, even though it was longer than their normal raiding season. “Indian Summer” is what the settlers called it.
OFFICE HOURS FOR NOVEMBER 2015
Monday-Friday 8:00 – 4:30
The office will be closed Veterans Day, Wednesday November 11th, and Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 26th.
However, we are always available for Emergency Service if you need us. 781-834-8831.