Hubby is no longer satisfied with having a timer on the water heater...He keeps it turned off except when we need to take a shower.,...!5 minutes heating gives plenty of hot water to take a shower....Wonder what the man will come up with next ? He already hang clothes on the lines year round...HE insists....If I had to do it I would use the dryer most of the winter..... We recycle all potato peels , etc. onto the garden..I saw Buzz mumbling to himself as he took his banana peel out of the trash...Had just remembered to save the 'gardens food '. What a boy! Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:31:55 +0000 SmoochieAngelPie@comcast.net (Smoochie Newton) writes: > I am truly concerned about the price of our utilities going up up and UP. To conserve a bit, I hang lots of stuff on hangers then put the fan on them. So on "wash day" this place looks like a wet clothes closet. It costs a small fortune down here to run an electric dryer. Anybody have any other ideas on conservation? I may just start washing out t-shirts etc. in the sink.......keeps from using the washer so much. We may all be meeting at the river........scrub a dub dub on the rocks..... paulette in sw fla usa xoxoxoxo > ____________________________________________________________ Great pay, great benefits, rewarding. Click for information on a healthcare career. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3oH0ZiHXuYy2xoOKO1bfYweqVL2DIFvn5E3keIY7nnMFO0eI/