Great Experiment: Day four - rainy day at the library

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.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Day four - rainy day at the library

The Great Experiment ... what to say could be carbon saving or could be saving money or being really green or camping in your house. Lots of reasons and a few excuses but a friend of mine by the name of Radio Ned said I should blog about the experience. Therefore, I am using blogger.

The Great Experiment is where we do not use the lights in the house, microwave or the computers. Gas stove and oven are OK to use. Somehow the coffee maker did not make the banned list nor the electric clocks. It is not a complete ban of everything electrical but on the most abused or overused items.

Showering and bath rooming seems to be the most challenging area because you have to turn on a light to see. Our youngest does not know how to strike a match to light the candle.

Computer use is restricted to outside the house which has promoted daily walks to the library where the adults and children play games and search for jobs while our computers remain unplugged. The exercise is good but having the rain shower walk home wouldn't be good so am starting this for Radio Ned and others that think that we are nuts.