Will you be slower this year to turn on your furnace or other source of heat?

“We’ll probably try to use it sparingly. I’ll expect mid-October.”

PAM ALLEN, BAR HARBOR

“Probably not. Probably in like three weeks, because it’s been getting pretty cold at night.”

BRENNA BENTON, BREWER

“If it stays cold like this, I probably will within a couple weeks.”

VALERIE DAHLGREN, ORONO

“Well, I’m hoping it’ll be the end of October or early November. But it’s been so cool lately it might be earlier.”

MIKE CAMPBELL, WATERVILLE

“Yes, hopefully we won’t until November.”

ANDREW HALL, ORONO

“No, I’ll probably turn it on really soon. My apartment has no insulation, and it’s getting really cold out. Probably mid-October.”

KATHLEEN YOUNG, PORTLAND