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Unhappy Re: How Green Are You?

I am extremely energy un-conscious. I'm sorry to say that I am.

The following references are to me personally, and not my general household.

Do you leave your lights on in your house? - Yes, in my cubicle
What kind of bulbs do you use? What wattage? 3 way? - Fluorescent
Do you have any light control units? (motion sensing, darkness sensing, etc) - No
Do you bother having outside lights on? - Yes in front of my driveway (motion)
Do you currently own energy star appliances? - 2 of my monitors are energy *, along with my dishwasher
Do you plan on geting any? ^ - my washer and dryer work just fine...
Do you over use appliances? - I only wash dishes and laundry as often as I have to...
Do you have neglectable use of appliances? (leaving tv on when your not there, etc) - The two TVs in my room are on all day and all night with bloomberg and Fox News
Do you leave your computer on all night? (uses energy, creates heat) - I have 14 computers that run in my cubicle; 8 of them are full time (servers). I try to shut of monitors that are not in use, but status monitors must stay up.
Do you have window coverings? to block heat but let light in? - No
Do you have skylights? (helps with natural lighting) - Yes I do have skylights in my room, but my cubicle blocks out all natural light
Do you have bulky appliances? (too big of a tv, etc) - most of my appliances are small, except for my large gaming monitor (21" CRT (for better gaming))
Do you leave your AC on? - Yes, to cool the servers
Do you leave your heat on? - No.
What temp is your house at? Have you considered changing it a few degrees? - I try to keep my cubicle at ~ 57 degrees all year round.
Do you use cold water in your washing machine? Warm water? Scaulding? - Warm
How long is your shower? Water temp? - I take really long showers (~30-35 minutes) I prefer the hottest temp.
Do you use fans? - We do have a whole-house fan.
How many gallons per flush does your toilette use? - 1
How often do you vaccuum? - Whats a vaccuum?
Do you have solar panels? Wind Turbine? - No
How gas efficent is your car? What type of gas do you use? Do you drive in a fuel efficient way? Auto or standard? - My mom's car gets about 25 miles to the gallon, auto; my dad's also gets about 25 mpg, standard
how ofter do you mow your lawn? Type of mower? (bigger is more $ for up keep and more gas) - twice a month - sit down tractor
How much land do you mow? Do you let cows cut your grass for you? Sheep? - about an acre
Warn or cold water when you do dishes in the sink? When you wash your hands? - dishwasher runs warm, hands I dont care
Do you over produce food? (make too much) - Never. I always eat all my food
Eat more natural foods? (fruit, veggies, lower production costs, lower production energy before it hits the consumer) - No, almost everything I eat comes in some kind of package
Is your AC unit on the roof? (Cold air falls) - No, Its a custom setup
Is your heater in the basement? (heat rises) - No heater
Do you have a deck? - Yes
Have you used recycled materials for anything in your home? - My cubicle is built out of recylced cardboard
How much does a kWHr cost in your area? - bout 20 cents

After going through this, I really am sorry to say that I am not green at all.....

Last edited by whytheheckme : 25-05-2007 at 23:30. Reason: bolded some stuff up
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