Hints From Heloise: Recycle refrigerator parts
23.09.11
* The performance driver for your new appliance should offer to haul away the old one.
* Convey title or donate old appliances for charity.
* Your city should have a bulky-piffle pickup day.
The most important caution is to remove doors on the appliance, or seal or padlock them secure! Tragic accidents have happened! -- Heloise
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Heloise
P.O. Box 795000
San Antonio, TX 78279-5000
Fax: 1-210-HELOISE
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A GIFT, NONETHELESS
Dear Heloise: A late letter from Kathy about wedding etiquette (Heloise here: in retort to how much money to give as a wedding gift) reminded me of my wedding. My fuss over’s cousin was a little eccentric, but he was invited anyway. He put $4 in the envelope! My bride and I laughed hysterically but sent him the same thank-you that everyone else received.
We still get a jeer at 30 years later every time we tell the scenario. I feel sorry for Kathy’s family that they suppose money is more important than having all of the family together for weddings. Nothing is more formidable than family. -- George, via e-mail
Source: Washington Post
Solar Tour: 10 ways you can use less, save more in your own lifestyle
25.09.11
Drive in Newport News has a rooftop solar system, bought online in 2010, that meets 100 percent of the serene's electrical needs.
•You can buy or rent a Kill-A-Watt meter to gauge the electricity being used in your old refrigerator, dryer or toaster oven.
A new LEED-certified supplying building at NASA Langley features solar power panels that secure taxpayers money.
•At your home, install garden lights powered by mini-solar panels or buy a solar-powered
battery recharger for household items and toys.
At several houses on the solar globe-trot, watch an electric meter run backward, creating a utility bill with credits in preference to of charges for electricity.
•Use an online calculator to dictate your potential solar savings at http://1bog.org/solar-value.
See an electric vehicle charging station and learn about the new reproduction of electric vehicles that will soon be widely available.
•The next ease you're in
Source: Daily Press