The Great experiment

Bowing to the book Eaarth by Bill McKibbons we as a family have decided to cut our carbon foot print again by redoing again the Great Experiment. Where we live without lights and light candles. The electricity is still on but we cannot use the microwave or toaster but allow ourselves coffee maker. Computer use is at the library where public access is and cool airconditioned rooms give us respite from not using our airconditioner when it is too hot. We are still installing the laundry line to dry our clothes. We are still using our washing machine to wash clothing and Dryer to do clothes and towels. This is kind of like camping but without alot of the hassle of setting up a tent and bringing the propain or burning wood to cook with.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Day 15 - solar drying


Well the most excellent day today, We were cleaning up from the storm yesterday which got our screened in porch wet. Not a problem today as it was really sunny. We took our wooden steps outside to dry and I will have to put them back.

The big news today is that we have hung our laundry out side today. DW is excited to sleep on sheet that smell of the outside, shades of her youth. Unfortunately one of the problems with solar drying is that a bird may choose to soil the hanging sheets. Well the bird got lucky and nailed the bottom sheet and my light green Girl Scout Cookie Shirt. Both were taken down and washed again and we are awaiting the result.

Drying on the line is much more efficient as you have only to wait for the washer then start the next load. Rather than washer then drier, I think that the solar drying is a bit faster as well as non electricity using. Unless it is raining, the easiest thing is to hang dry. We were doing some catching up today and so we had three loads on the lines which shall not repeat for a while.

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