Looking at this month's natural gas bill I get the feeling that I have failed miserably in my Green efforts. It has been a colder than normal Autumn and Winter here in the mountains, and I should appreciate that our energy usage isn't worse. Fortunately, with budget billing, our utility day of reckoning won't come until next Fall. So, I need to remember to control what I can. If the utility bills seem to be larger than we hoped, it makes me feel just a little better that I am controlling those areas that I can: recycling and creating less waste.
Then there are those pesky light bulbs. Last year I tried to install smaller fluorescent lights in all the outdoor light sockets, only to break the larger ones, contributing to the waste pile, and contaminated waste at that. At Christmas, I ended up replacing all those lights anyway, changing from red and green back to white, so i finally accomplished that goal. It was just a matter of timing.
I'm not telling the family I'm going to try to make up for the extra gas consumed during the below-zero cold spells by knocking off a degree on the thermostat, and delaying the start time during of higher heating temperatures. I'm keeping sweaters strategically placed around the house for those who may feel a 'temporary' chill.
'Gee, I'm not cold. Here, put on a sweater until you get over it.'
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