tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090197137801745502.post7386081731219481668..comments2023-04-29T15:52:25.563+01:00Comments on Transition Housewife: 10% in 2010Transition Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15551781114456088561noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090197137801745502.post-60392753829032215382010-01-06T19:04:03.433+00:002010-01-06T19:04:03.433+00:00I don't have the luxury of a tumble drier so, ...I don't have the luxury of a tumble drier so, in the winter when it's too cold/wet for drying outside, I do my clothes washing on days when it's definitely cold enough to warrant having the radiators on and hang the damp items over them. It suits me. I guess visitors must be used to seeing various items of clothing draped about the place on cold washing days!<br /><br />Hopefully soon, I'll be able to get the charts showing on this web page - I'm having a few technical problems that the readyourmeter guys are helping me out with. But their site is up at the moment if you want to check it out.Transition Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551781114456088561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090197137801745502.post-57919308971814766122010-01-04T21:01:45.136+00:002010-01-04T21:01:45.136+00:00We borrowed an electricity monitor from the librar...We borrowed an electricity monitor from the library, but I'm not sure I learnt anything useful from it. It showed me that things which use a lot of electricity do use a lot of electricity, but some of them, like our kettle, only do so for a very short time, and even the tumble drier doesn't cost as much as I thought, so I can feel less guilty about using it in Winter, but will still try to avoid it in the summer if we have any sun or dry weather.<br /><br />Ironically, it seems to me that the more extreme the weather is, the more electricity people will use if they are able and so they will make the weather more extreme!<br /><br />I'm not sure I shall be able to cut my carbon emissions by 10% this year, but I shall try to cut what I can and hope to access the readyourmeter site later as it is down at the moment. I shall also keep an eye on your blog for inspiration.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742282701625568386noreply@blogger.com