On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 18:37:32 -0700, rbowman
wrote:

On 12/29/2018 05:46 PM, Oren wrote:
Back when I was young kerosene was 10 cent a gallon, even used glass
jugs. Old moonshine jugs clear glass.

A few years ago I wanted a heater for my shed and my first thought was a
kerosene heater. After seeing the price of kerosene I went with a Mr.
Heater Big Buddy. The other advantage is you can tone the Big Buddy
down. Kerosene heaters are happiest when they're operating balls to the
wall.

I don''t find it unpleasant but propane doesn't have that kerosene aroma.
I remember Kero being half or less the price of regular gas. Back
when Gas was $0.469 per gallon and clear kero about $0.23

Back then we bought Kero and "white gas" in bulk from the hardware
store. We didn't carry either one at the gas station.
Stove oil and furnace oil were available from the fuel depots, who
could also supply Kero in barrels. I remember having a 100 gallon
tank of stove oil in the woodshed. It was a bit cheaper than clear
kero but was used in the kero lamps rather than keeping clear kero for
the lamps for emergency use.