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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Freeper on March 13, 2011, 11:26:57 AM
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PhillySane (742 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 09:29 AM
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How many ways can you save?
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.
Keep your thermostats at livable temperatures, not comfortable ones. Buy more fresh food, more often, so you don't need to blast your refrigerator. Drive less. Turn things off that consume electricity when not in use, and try to use them less.
But does anyone have a tip to share that maybe isn't so obvious?
I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x631904
Well if we use the Democrat logic on saving money and balancing the budget, teh best way to conserve energy is to leave every light and appliance on in our homes 24/7.
I figure if more govt spending is the answer to being broke more energy consumption should save us energy.
Taitertots (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 09:42 AM
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5. Unplug chargers and appliances when not in use, they can draw power even when they are off
Slightly less useful...
Eat with your hands and avoid washing silverware.
Use your hand instead of TP, you were going to wash them afterward anyway.
Sponge baths
Go on a diet
Rip the door panels, dash board, roof liner, trunk liner, all decorative but useless pieces out of your car to save weight.
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 10:07 AM
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16. I bought a hybrid car
Tomorrow it goes on its first long road trip.
I'm enjoying the savings on gas. :woohoo:
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 10:14 AM
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18. Are you aware that you are likely to produce more pollution?
While costing more money than a non-hybrid car.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 10:20 AM
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21. No I wasn't aware of that
I'm also supposedly at risk for having a wreck when my accelerator sticks. Of course, that's what the internets says. :)
So far, no problems. And I LOVE 48 mpg.
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 10:47 AM
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34. Those batteries have to come from somewhere
And they have to be made out of something, and it has to go somewhere after the car dies.
You could get comparable mileage by conscientiously driving any compact car.
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 11:49 AM
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60. If I did ONE thing in my adult life to improve my financial well being it would be developing an
annual budget. Simply having a budget shows me where I need to cut back, where I CAN cut back and helps me with flexibility and security in my life. It gives me control and having that is worth a LOT. I am baffled that so many people don't have budgets...
Hey the feds don't have a budget, why should we?
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You can save a ton of money by putting stuff on someone elses credit card.
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I saved 15% by switching my car insurance.
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I'm glad the Primitives are cutting back. I have always run my AC at a comfortable level (as opposed to livable).
Winter heating is there to keep me WARM. Its not there to keep me bundled up inside my home.
Summer AC is to cool me down. Its not there to keep me so hot I have to run electric fans all the time.
You Primitives go ahead and cut back. I intend to be comfortable, thank you.
G
oh yes, Screw the earth!
Gaia had this coming a long time (whats with those Ice ages, Bi@tch?). Thank you.
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One way in which the primitives can save about forty bucks a month is by aborting their internet service, and dealing with the real world.
We, and they, would all be happier, more fulfilled.
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PhillySane (742 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 09:29 AM
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How many ways can you save?
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.
Keep your thermostats at livable temperatures, not comfortable ones. Buy more fresh food, more often, so you don't need to blast your refrigerator. Drive less. Turn things off that consume electricity when not in use, and try to use them less.
But does anyone have a tip to share that maybe isn't so obvious?
I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?
I've got an idea. We ship all DUmmies/liberalcrats to the places that they support such as Cuba, Venezuela, and terrorist strongholds in the mid-east. It would save us money as a country and once the folks that they support meet the DUmmies/liberalcrats face-to-face it will cut down on the drain upon the world's natural resources.
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PhillySane (742 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 09:29 AM
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How many ways can you save?
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.
Keep your thermostats at livable temperatures, not comfortable ones. Buy more fresh food, more often, so you don't need to blast your refrigerator. Drive less. Turn things off that consume electricity when not in use, and try to use them less.
But does anyone have a tip to share that maybe isn't so obvious?
I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?
I suppose it is silly to point out to the primitive that like so many lib talking points there two are in conflict with each other.
Sounds good to say and makes one feel better though. :whatever:
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PhillySane (742 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 09:29 AM
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How many ways can you save?
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.
Keep your thermostats at livable temperatures, not comfortable ones. Buy more fresh food, more often, so you don't need to blast your refrigerator. Drive less. Turn things off that consume electricity when not in use, and try to use them less.
But does anyone have a tip to share that maybe isn't so obvious?
Livable temperatures could mean different things to different people. Before I got a wood furnace my oil one broke and I lived with a 49 degree house for several weeks. I'd rather be comfortable in an winter up here.
I buy stuff right from the local farmers however I use the fridge just as much as I did before, possibly even more so as I fill a freezer with meat.
I drive a car more efficient then most of what they drive and driving less isn't an option, not that I'd drive less if it was.
Turn things off that consume electricity? I think we all do that to a reasonable extent. Sure we won't all unplug power bars but we'll all turn off the TV, lamp or radio.
The best way to conserve energy is to stop breathing. It works every time rarely without fail.
I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?
:hammer:
Does this person not understand how things work? Charging it in your car takes power too, so yes it is additional electricity. Plug anything into your car and it has to burn more gas to power it, or to recharge the battery...
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Screw the moonbats. I like to wear a T-shirt in the winter, and a sweater in the summer, and I like to use warm covers on my bed in the summertime. If I wanted to save money, I'd look for some way that doesn't affect my comfort. Maybe buy paperbacks instead of hardcover books, or maybe go to less expensive restaurants, something like that. I hope it never comes to that, but you never know for sure. Whenever I'm being really wasteful, I comfort myself by thinking how much moonbats would resent it.
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I wonder how much energy we could save if everyone agreed to stop using some of those really high energy things like X-ray units, CT scanners, PET scanners, and MRIs. Not only could we save tons of energy, we could reduce the carbon footprint of the human race really quickly. :rotf:
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 09:42 AM
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5. Unplug chargers and appliances when not in use, they can draw power even when they are off
Slightly less useful...
Eat with your hands and avoid washing silverware.
Use your hand instead of TP, you were going to wash them afterward anyway.
And they wonder why we call them primatives....
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I'm surprised Bobo the Hobo hasn't made an appearance. "Self help tips" -type threads like this one usually attract her ire as she berates the idea that anyone should actually take charge of their own destiny.
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I bought a new energy efficient fridge. New 15 SEER AC unit and replaced a bunch of incandescents with florescent and LED bulbs. Brought the electricity bill down to 100-125 a month from over 300-400. My car runs 2 weeks on 9 gallons of gas. I've done more than my part DUmmie. Besides the stupid car charger thing what have you really done?
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PhillySane (742 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 09:29 AM
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How many ways can you save?
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.
I've always found I conserve massive amounts of energy by getting the wife on top. Myself, I'm partial to Reverse Cowgirl - that way, I can respond to emails on my iPhone without having to listen to her piss and moan about it.
But that's just me doing my part. What can I say? I'm a giver. :-)
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I've always found I conserve massive amounts of energy by getting the wife on top. Myself, I'm partial to Reverse Cowgirl - that way, I can respond to emails on my iPhone without having to listen to her piss and moan about it.
But that's just me doing my part. What can I say? I'm a giver. :-)
It's good to see you're well on the way to full recovery, sir!
Great news!
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It's good to see you're well on the way to full recovery, sir!
Great news!
Just following orders, coach. Male chauvinism is best enjoyed when prescribed by a doctor. :-)
I'M KIDDING!!!!!!
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I've always found I conserve massive amounts of energy by getting the wife on top. Myself, I'm partial to Reverse Cowgirl - that way, I can respond to emails on my iPhone without having to listen to her piss and moan about it.
But that's just me doing my part. What can I say? I'm a giver. :-)
The only thing that's bad about that post is that I can't explain to my wife just why I'm in tears right now. H5!
:lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf:
We missed ya, HNC!
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I just clip coupons and save at retailers and grocery stores. I have no care in the world to set my A/C at 80 degrees in the summer or anything like that. We did put up some energy saving panels on our east facing windows for this summer. We will find out if those will save us some pennies this summer. It doesn't matter if you set your A/C temp higher, the electricity company will continue to raise your rates anyway.
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I saved 15% by switching my car insurance.
:rotf:
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PhillySane (742 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Mar-13-11 09:29 AM
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How many ways can you save?
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.
I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?
Wow!
You just saved $0.0014 and 0.000037KWH in energy.
I can light a fart and produce more energy than that.
Here's a tip DUmmy - figure out a way to turn your stupidity into energy and power the world for free.
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You can save a ton of money by putting stuff on someone elses credit card.
Yes, you can save a shit-load of money by over taxing the "rich" and make them pay for your delicious weed and Cheetos.
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I saved 15% by switching my car insurance.
And...it only took 15 minutes of power to support the required on-line time to do so...if I ate a burrito...the resulting gas would easily pay for that.
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I bought a new energy efficient fridge. New 15 SEER AC unit and replaced a bunch of incandescents with florescent and LED bulbs. Brought the electricity bill down to 100-125 a month from over 300-400. My car runs 2 weeks on 9 gallons of gas. I've done more than my part DUmmie. Besides the stupid car charger thing what have you really done?
The important question is...how did this effect your weed budget?
A DUmmy needs to know... :-) :tongue: :tongue:
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I've always found I conserve massive amounts of energy by getting the wife on top. Myself, I'm partial to Reverse Cowgirl - that way, I can respond to emails on my iPhone without having to listen to her piss and moan about it.
But that's just me doing my part. What can I say? I'm a giver. :-)
:picsneeded:
...nuff said... :tongue: :fuelfire:
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The only thing that's bad about that post is that I can't explain to my wife just why I'm in tears right now. H5!
:lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf:
We missed ya, HNC!
Hey man (HNC), glad to see ya back, can you PLEASE maybe drop over to the Lounge and start a thread on what it is like to have a stroke?
Not trying to be perverse but at the age of 51.25 I worry...
What's the scoop...what's the status???
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Does this person not understand how things work? Charging it in your car takes power too, so yes it is additional electricity. Plug anything into your car and it has to burn more gas to power it, or to recharge the battery...
These are people who struggle to eat cheetos without getting crumbs in their bong. You can't expect em to understand the first law.
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The important question is...how did this effect your weed budget?
A DUmmy needs to know... :-) :tongue: :tongue:
No weed or booze budget here. It's how I manage to buy things and like pay my bills. Foreign concepts to DUmmies.
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No weed or booze budget here. It's how I manage to buy things and like pay my bills. Foreign concepts to DUmmies.
So...erm...you're...ah...normal...then... :-)
(if you write a book about it...being "normal"...I'll buy it `cause obviously I am deficient...in being "normal"...)
(hello...is there a doctor in the house???)
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Livable temperatures could mean different things to different people. Before I got a wood furnace my oil one broke and I lived with a 49 degree house for several weeks. I'd rather be comfortable in an winter up here.
I buy stuff right from the local farmers however I use the fridge just as much as I did before, possibly even more so as I fill a freezer with meat.
I drive a car more efficient then most of what they drive and driving less isn't an option, not that I'd drive less if it was.
Turn things off that consume electricity? I think we all do that to a reasonable extent. Sure we won't all unplug power bars but we'll all turn off the TV, lamp or radio.
The best way to conserve energy is to stop breathing. It works every time rarely without fail.
:hammer:
Does this person not understand how things work? Charging it in your car takes power too, so yes it is additional electricity. Plug anything into your car and it has to burn more gas to power it, or to recharge the battery...
That is tagline worthy!
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I firmly believe that learning to differentiate between wants and needs is the number one way to save money, but then what do I know ::)
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I firmly believe that learning to differentiate between wants and needs is the number one way to save money,
Exactly.
but then what do I know ::)
Something in the magnitude of millions of more times than primitives do.
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We could all save lots of money by getting rid of our refrigerators and doing what my great-grandparents did. They had a hand-dug cellar in the back yard, lined with straw, roofed with solid wood, and several layers of straw bales on that roof. They also stacked bales in front of the door. Every winter, they'd take off the roof and pack the cellar with snow, packed down hard enough to become ice. Of course, this involved a lot of shoveling snow, hauling snow, and packing snow...but it worked. They replaced the roof when it warmed up, removed it again when it snowed again, and kept at it until they had enough ice to last the summer.
Of course, it's a little less convenient than a refrigerator. You certainly don't want to unstack the bales every time you want a drink...but it would do the job for nothing more than many hours of back breaking labor.
I can't figure out why all those global-warming, climate change believers aren't already doing this?? :???:
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
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Screw the moonbats. I like to wear a T-shirt in the winter, and a sweater in the summer, and I like to use warm covers on my bed in the summertime. If I wanted to save money, I'd look for some way that doesn't affect my comfort. Maybe buy paperbacks instead of hardcover books, or maybe go to less expensive restaurants, something like that. I hope it never comes to that, but you never know for sure. Whenever I'm being really wasteful, I comfort myself by thinking how much moonbats would resent it.
If it really gets bad, I'm goin' to try and harness Horse farts! Ya oughta hear these babes! The mules ain't so gas generative, but them horses could heat my house!