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Paradise Had No Plugs
Submitted by junglemonkey on June 13, 2009 - 9:56pmIt's been a stressful week for me. There were some pretty big events at my office, and I had a couple of pretty long days. I have to say that by the end of the week, I was completely ready for a vacation. The last day of school for the kids was Thursday, so their vacation officially started Friday morning.
The Pirate and I carpooled on Friday, so we stopped off and did a little shopping, then got home and turned off the power. Burritos ensued, and then one of the most satisfying nights of work I've had in a long time.
The Pirate and I carpooled on Friday, so we stopped off and did a little shopping, then got home and turned off the power. Burritos ensued, and then one of the most satisfying nights of work I've had in a long time.
When Bills Are Good News
Submitted by junglemonkey on April 8, 2009 - 8:03pmAs I've mentioned in previous posts, one of things we wanted to see in our "Day Without Electricity" experiment was how much we'd save by doing without electricity for one day each week.
The way that our rates are structured, the more electricity you use, the more you pay for each kilowatt hour (Kwh). Here's how it breaks down for us, according to our latest bill:
The way that our rates are structured, the more electricity you use, the more you pay for each kilowatt hour (Kwh). Here's how it breaks down for us, according to our latest bill:
- Baseline Quantity = $0.11531 per Kwh
- 101-130% of Baseline = $0.13109 per Kwh
- 131-200% of Baseline = $0.25974 per Kwh
Hippies and Free Range Children
Submitted by junglemonkey on March 28, 2009 - 7:55pmWe just turned the electricity back on, but it was tempting not to. Something happened today that would have made Day Without Electricity worthwhile even if it were horrible: without being nagged into it, without even being ASKED, my kids went outside to play.
Earth Hour
Submitted by junglemonkey on March 27, 2009 - 3:36pmI'm disappointed. I've been inundated for the past few days with reminders that this coming Saturday, people around the globe are celebrating Earth hour by turning your lights off for a single hour on a particular day of the year. To that I say "Where's your commitment? Put your money where your mouth is! Turn off your lights, your appliances - unplug everything and just give it all a rest!" But you, faithful readers, you know this.
