Vampire Stealing Your Lifeblood


	Vampire Stealing Your Lifeblood

neochonetes

1-21-2008 1:03 AM

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electricity, sustainability, economics, money, save, energy, power, energy audit

neochonetes says:

Just walk around your house at night and look for all the tiny colorful leds that are shining from TV's, VCR/DVD players, and computers...do a simple energy audit.

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1-21-2008 6:21 AM

Fast T friend

Very useful. Wouldn't it be nice if we could do the same with energy leaks in other areas? imagine turning off the emotional stand-by for getting hurt, or cheated, etc.

1-21-2008 10:16 AM

neochonetes

;D That would be great; maybe Alancou's clip, "Program Yourself", would help: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/6EEDB4C6-A007-4B44-BEFB-1A835BADE41A/

1-21-2008 10:54 AM

bignosemousie

Just walk around your house at night and look for all the tiny colorful leds that are shining from TV's, VCR/DVD players, and computers

I like to pretend I'm in space and those are little stars. LOL.

1-21-2008 5:43 PM

Fast T friend

neochonetes, I doubt this kind of re-programming will help, but hey, maybe for some it would

1-23-2008 7:22 PM

neochonetes

@bignosemousie and @Fast T Friend
very cool comments; thanx!

1-24-2008 3:39 PM

Fast T friend

Thank you neochonetes

this thought exchange is great.

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