Watch TV or Newspapers when the show pictures of people living in poverty what a mess the have around them.Their livingquarters and the properties an absolute mess.Now,what has being poor and being dirty to do with eachother.The sitting around having a cigarett in one hand and the boozcan in the other.Get of your lazy rearend and clean your mess up so your place will be pleasing to the eye.I myself was raised to pick up after myself and so my wife and I raised our two boys the same way and now we work that magic with our two grandkidds.No "Littering"when we're around.
Posts: 145 | Location: Ontario,Can. | Registered: January 17, 2008
Originally posted by CrazyPoet: There are some simple things to do that really add up. I replaced most of my lightbulbs with compact fluorescent lights - they save me money, and use much less energy.
We recycle as a matter of course - the city provides recycling bins, and picks them up each week.
I traded a V8 Dodge truck for a MINI Cooper - a lot more fun, and twice the mileage. If I need a truck for a specific project, I rent one - there's no need to drive one 30 miles each way to work when I only need the capacity about once a month.
And... I'm considering turning the MINI into a weekend car and getting a hybrid for the commute during the week. Twice the mileage of the MINI, plus a tax credit, an additional credit from my employer, and I get to use the LEV-reserved spaces in the parking garage at the office.
We're also re-doing the insulation in our attic and upgrading the attic fan - again, it's green, and it saves us money every month in utility bills.
So what's my point? Only that going green is actually saving me money every month - in gas and utility bills, and with tax credits if I buy a hybrid.
CP, do you work for BofA?
Posts: 1579 | Location: Long Island, NY | Registered: July 28, 2007
Hey, I just figured out where greenhouse gases come from.
Greenhouses.
Nah Steve you've just bought into the cows's propaganda. They eat, they fart, and they lie to us about global warming. Don't trust them further than you could kick them.
"You want WHAT on the fu<king ceiling?" - Michelangelo, 1566
Originally posted by Scrippsflyer: I think I will pull the trigger on that diesel Ford Excursion I have been eyeing.
I read somewhere that, due to the waste and transportation costs associated with battery manufacturing, hybrid vehicles actually have more wide-reaching ill effects on the environment than clean diesels. In fact, I saw a comparison that claimed -- in the long run -- that a Hummer H2 was actually friendlier to the planet as a whole than a Toyota Prius.
Now, don't get me wrong. As battery technology evolves, hybrids will out-green just about everything. And naturally, we need to keep building them for that evolution to happen.
But for right now, if I was feeling the whole green thing, I'd probably go diesel. Being a VW guy, that Touraeg W10 Twin Turbo sounds damn fine...massive towing capacity, massive torque, and over 20mpg! Unfortunately, it's also around $90,000 but it ain't easy bein' green!
__________________________ I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke every last one of 'em. -Ron White
Posts: 228 | Location: Southwest, USA | Registered: September 03, 2007
i should go live in a jungle for 30 mins every once a week.....away from electrical appliances and all....but i'll be bringing some smokes just in case i get lost....
Eleven months gone....and still counting.
Posts: 204 | Location: Malaysia | Registered: November 07, 2006
I'd love to get a new diesel, but with Europe holding on to more and more their diesel supplies, the price per gallon makes even 92 (91 in California) look cheap. The MPG benefits of diesel are nullified by extremely high prices.
"Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do." - Bruce Lee
Posts: 1084 | Location: Signal Hill, CA | Registered: April 26, 2007
Everyone thinking about buying a Hybrid vehicle thinking that they are going to save the planet, yadda yadda, I suggest starting at a more basic level - for one thing, the biggest and most serious source of pollution in most modern sections of the world is electricity generation.
If people would turn out their lights, install and use dimmers, and even start using more efficient bulbs, that would make a much bigger impact. Try turning down you hot water heater a few degrees. And check your window and door seals.
Sorry to sound like a dumb ass, but it's the truth.
-aphexafx
"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." - Douglas Adams
Sorry to sound like a dumb ass, but it's the truth.
Yeah, but you can't wear those. Now, if Cameron Diaz could figure out how to make a fashion statement out of her water heater temperature, then you'd really be onto something.
