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Karen
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09-07-2004

Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 12:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Got my first paycheque from work on Friday. They gave me a printed cheque, and about five minutes later, a paystub popped into my inbox. Total paperless office. If I ever need my paystubs, I have a copy. Otherwise, they'll take up a couple hundred kb over the years to hold onto, just in case. I love it.

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 1:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
For Canadians: E-Recycling at Future Shop

There are also links there to OTHER electronics recycling programs in Canada.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 5:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
the pessimist in me wonders if they dont try to resell them in poor countries.

LOL!!

thought i'd pop in as my mom was the original recycler. LONG before you could even return stuff she'd wash it out and store it. LOL

Actually, we love recycling in our family. I myself rarely buy anything that comes in a container that ends up in the garbage.

Interestingly, here they are recycling Cooking Oil to make biofuel.

Since I dont deep fry I would never have any but WOW what a good idea!

oh, and the last article I read said that those bulbs are not lasting as long as they claim. Also, some of them do not fit properly in the standard sized holders therefore could be a fire hazard.

Just throwing that out there

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 5:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
I'd like to see the use of that Hard Plastic banned.

Evidently, it is now considered a cancer risk when we reuse it. The big thing now is Stainless steel water bottles. Safer.

I still remember the days before Tupperware. My mom would use old glass jars to store leftovers. Frankly, I think Glass should be brought back for juices and milk too.

anyways, I digress

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 5:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
My silly mother still washes out sandwich bags, whether of the ziploc variety or the folding flap kind. I've told her that she's wasting 75 gallons of water to wash out the bag (of course I'm exaggerating), but there's just no changing the mind of someone raised during the depression.

ITA about glass bottles, Sun. I try not to buy much in plastic if possible. For instance, I love grape juice, and buy the frozen kind and mix it in my pitcher. It's a smaller amount of plastic for the landfills, and it's cheaper that way to boot.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 6:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
My silly mother still washes out sandwich bags

ah, so do i. depends what it had in it though. Anything with Meat and I chuck the bag.


I use those little glass cupcake sized containers and will often slide it into a Ziplock. the ziplock stays clean, keeps it airtight and the glass has no chemicals to leach out into the food.

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 8:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
Sun...we actually do give all our e-waste to other countries...they accept it because they can begin to start trading with the "bigger" countries. Truly sad because they deal with this stuff with no gloves or masks...nothing. If the e-waste is what you are talking about.

Dahli
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11-27-2000

Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dahli a private message Print Post    
Eeyore, I saw a promo on HGTV for a Green program upcoming soon that may be worth checking out. At least I think it's new, as I watch that channel a lot and have not ever seen it before, perhaps there will be some valuable info on there!

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Markets are supposed to give you 5cents for each cloth bag you bring in and use. Just like returning a bottle. Be sure to ask for it.

You would not believe the amount of styrofoam that washes ashore at the beach house after a storm. Second to styrofoam is hypodermic needles.
I'm not kidding.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Markets are supposed to give you 5cents for each cloth bag you bring in and use. Just like returning a bottle.

Is this a state law or a national law? If it's state, which state(s)?

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I hear that CFL Lightbulbs are a bio-hazzard.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Raley's does that Serate. I love that store, but can rarely afford to shop there.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 8:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Yep the new light bulbs that last so long and use less energy are a big hazzard if people just throw them in the trash. Besides, the do give me migraines. We had them downstairs in the family room. I didn't put 2 and 2 together until I read on TVCH somewhere that they can cause headaches. We replaced them and no more headaches. Gave them to the neighbors. We might be using more energy, but I'm putting less drugs in my system.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 11:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Serate, I had a lot of problems with them too. They're too white/bright and didn't last too long here before I had Darren take them all out and change them.

Gemma120in2002
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07-05-2003

Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gemma120in2002 a private message Print Post    
During Spring of 2007 I got a "feeling" that fuel oil prices would go through the roof. I bought Ty Pennington's magazine and in the back was an ad for Econo-heat panel heaters. I went to their site and they had a buy two get one free sale! It ended on March 31st, and I knew I had to act fast. I bought 10 of them and got 5 free, and by using 5 of them I only had to fill my fuel oil once last year. I am going to start to put more of them up this year and see if I can completely do without my fuel oil this year. I have 10 more of those little darlings to go! If I fill my tank right now it will cost me about $1250. Could you imagine doing that every month through the winter? OMG! If you want to find out more about these heaters just go to www.eheat.com
They are running a sale right now. Not as good as the sale I got, but they are also offering volume discounts. I'm very happy with these heaters.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Wow Gemma!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 12:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Gemma how much did your electric bill go up? I really really think my dad and brother need these. Their oil furnace went out 2 years ago, and they have been heating with space heaters ever since. SCARY considering how many animals they have and how cluttered [being nice here by saying cluttered] there house is.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 12:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
We have two of those! They are mounted to the wall and can be painted to match. They are not hot enough to burn you so they are safe for kids and pets. They are different from space heaters. The thing is, if they are just like what we have, they do not have a setting. So, if it is really cold, they only heat to a certain temp. It may not heat enough if they live somewhere quite cold in the winter.

We live in northern CA. It rarely gets very hot in the summer or very cold in the winter. The previous owners of our house never used the furnace in the 6 yr. they lived here. (We have a wood stove, they used that.)

Our house is not insulated. The outer walls of the bedrooms will get wet (and moldy if anything is up against them) in the winter. (it is a real pain to not be able to have anything against the wall. We discovered if we have those heat panels, not only does it keep the room warm so the kids are not waking up to a cold room in the morning, the warmth keeps the walls dryer. We have them on timers to come on in the very early morning a couple or few hours before wake up time. They shut off around 9 am (can't exactly remember). I saw no rise in our electric bill at all. I didn't really look for one though. I think it must have been minimal if at all. Although we only have two and they are not on for any longer than necessary. They also are silent.

Gemma, thanks for posting that. I think we may need to get one for our new bedroom that we are building in our garage, and another for our current bedroom that one of our daughters will now have. (Every kid will now have their own rooms!)

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 12:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I saw this: acehardwaresupertstore.com Retail Price: $105.59
Regular Price: $95.99
Checkout Price: $86.39 but it is out of stock right now. It is for the exact same panel as eheat is selling. So maybe other places are selling this for even less.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
There is a slightly smaller and cheaper one at heater-store.com (I found it under office products to heat under a desk. It is called cozy legs.) It is $79 and has a low/high switch. It isn't as powerful though: 100 watts, 120 volts, .9 amps. It weighs 10 lb and is 22.5" x 16" x 1".

The econo-heat electric panel sold by eheat and acehardware is 24" x 24" x 1/2", 16 lbs. and 400 watts, 120 volts, and 3.5 amps.

I didn't check shipping prices on any of these.

Trini
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07-06-2004

Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trini a private message Print Post    
I now have 5 cloth shopping bags, do not do plastic any more. I also reuse my dry goods plastic bags - those you use for nuts, dry peas and so on.