Seeing Results May Not Help

I was really gung-ho about seeing the actual gas mileage I was getting on my new car. I thought it could be a big factor in using gasoline more efficiently. Now that the novelty has worn off, that MPG gauge is just one more number on the dashboard. There is little I can do in response to what the numbers say. It all comes down to the basics: Slower Speeds, Fewer Fast Starts , and Driving Sensibly.

It was, however, a good idea to get a more efficient car. Knowing that my old car is still out on the road reminds me that the benefits will not come until far into the future, but doing the right thing does eventually pay off.

Learning that the MPG meter doesn't help that much reminds me that we need to adjust lots of things as we move in the Green direction...there just aren't any fast fixes. Now I'm learning that telling our kids to stop the waste may be the best fix of all, but with the payoff farthest in the future. Yes, I'm hoping our kids will save us. So tell your kids what they should be doing. I know...it's easier than doing it ourselves. You've heard that one before?