We have been busy getting ready for winter, even if the photgraphic evidence shows that Pierre does tend to sit down on the job when he has a chance - ha ha- and we have been stirring up plans for Halloween. Meanwhile, Mother Nature is busy outside stirring up a storm right now.
It is cold and wildly windy outside right now. I just got off the phone with my good friend O.M. and she reports that it is snowing in Chwk right now ! ( At least on the hill) so I guess we'll count ourselves lucky. All this weather reminds me that this is the time of year we need to really think about energy conservation, not just for the world at large, but for our own heating bills etc. So today, just a short list of ideas that we can all do to stay warm & keep our money in our own pockets ! Stay warm everyone !
- If you lower your thermostat 2-5 degrees, you can not only save aprox. 1,000 lbs of carbon dioxide emmissions but also up to 10 % on your heating bill !
- Wear a sweater to stay warmer when you lower the temp in your house !
- Clean or replace furnace filters or clean floor registers & dusty baseboard heaters for maximum efficiency & safety. This will also save aprox. 350 lbs of carbon dioxide emmissions / year !
- check windows & doors for drafts. replace old weather stripping & caulking to save even more on your heating bill & up to 1,700 lbs in emmissions / year.
- Use a timer to lower your thermostat after you go to sleep & raise it back before you wake up.
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