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Are you doing your part in conserving energy?

nippyjun

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Oct 10, 1999
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Are you:

1. Turning off lights when you leave a room.
2. Turning off appliances that don't need to be on
3. Using fluorescent light bulbs instead of regular ones.
4. Using a fan instead of the air conditioner.

It is very important for all of us to try to save a little energy. I don't think it's hard to use 10% less energy per person. In addition to helping the environment you'll save some money as well.

Just something to think about....
 

Soybomb

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Jun 30, 2000
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1.) not always, i hate coming home to a dark house
2.) Is there abig problem with people like leaving on blenders? ;) My computer should be turned off at night....but it stay on for my convenience.
3.)I don't like the light flourescents give off, nor the interference/hum.
4.) ROFL....now thats just funny man :) A fan will never ever compare to the air conditioner.

Seriously conservation is good, but I like to think I make differences in other ways like using a toaster oven instead of heating up the big one ;)
 

Deeko

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Jun 16, 2000
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Yes
No
No
No

I don't live in Cali so i don't care...no energy shortage here :)
 

YisSerL

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I'm doing my part cuz everything electric is off at my house right now.

I've been hit with the rolling blackout! :p
 

toph99

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yes
i don't exactly leave my oven on when i'm not cooking something ;) all of my computers are on 24/7 though
depends on the room, but occasionally
noo way. i can't stand humidity
 

RC5Bri

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1-4)No.

Although, during the winter I do have a nice "space-heater"... it is a dual 366 @ 561 computer :) I always leave my computers on 24/7, for RC5.
 

ToBeMe

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1) Yes.......2)-4).....Nope......;) Sorry but I'll worry about it a bit more when/if it hits here........didn't see to many Cali's worried about the '93 floods here in the central U.S.;)
 

Optimus

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Aug 23, 2000
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I never did until I started paying an electrical bill - now I turn EVERYTHING off!!! :D
 

Electric Amish

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Yes! I have been sitting in front of my computer and moving very little. I'm conserving ALOT of energy. ;)

I always turn off lights when I leave rooms. Always have. Just a habit I guess. I leave my computers on most of the time, tho...

amish
 

yakko

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Yes on all four. I even ran my tv signal to the video card so now I don't have the tv and the computer on at the same time.
 

nippyjun

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Ok, for those of you who don't do your part.... do you care about:

1. saving the environment
2. saving money
 

littleprince

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me trys....
but for some reason rc5 comes first in my head....
so no powersaving for the comps
they go on 24/7

monitors powered off though!!

don't worry, whatever energy the cpus waste, is made up for since i don't need a heater in my apartment anymore
 

xyyz

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yes to all... the town next to me got hit with a rolling blackout.

all you people laughing at california... when our economy slows down you all will be jobless running after cars with a squeegie in your hand.
 

Dameon

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Please disregard #4 if you live in Texas in the summer...
Seriously, it's not a luxury, A/C is a safety feature down here.
104 degree air being blown around is not going to help jack sh!t.

It's like asking people in alaska to use candles instead of a heater / furnace.



 

urbantechie

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#1: I have to leave them off when I play CS since the glare :)
#2: Kinda, I don't watch my TV but I leave both my computers on. The other computers I don't know what my sisters do with them.
#3: Yea my dad upgraded all the lights 5yrs ago when we moved in.
#4: We are getting Central Air soon so I think fans are out of the question.

 

MattCo

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Jan 29, 2001
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OK...
#1. Good point, it does help the environment.
#2. Save money? Electric and gasoline aren't a million dollars a watt/gallon like in calif.

-MC