Do I have to have an electric bill?

Mankind, a race doomed to extinction due to its own self destruction. A race effected by mass media, television, discrimination, segregation, and intimidation is on a one way course with history. This race must ultimately come to an end to make way for a new race that is emerging everywhere. Humankind! Yes humankind, a people who are not lost to the ways of those who have passed before us. We are a people of unity, kindness, and love. We share positive memories of joy and happiness. We also show those who are in need of the two. Humankind will pave the way to the future in finding ways to live with our planet and not against it. Our home, Earth, is round and represents a circle of life. From the air we breathe to the water we drink to the ground we lay to, we will all eventually be in these circles over and over again. We can learn a lot from the pioneers who first settled in this country and also those native to it. They learned to live with the land and learn from it. They learned if they take care of their land that the land will in return take care of them. An everlasting kinship can be created right in our very own homes. We can start by walking outside and looking at our yards and the ones next to it. Look at how the land moves. Can this be altered to better manage storm run-off? If so, can we divert it to a container and reuse the water? Do I have to have an electric bill? Do I have to have a water bill? Can I grow my own food? These are the questions we has humankind should start asking ourselves. Our ability to adapt and create and overcome is our defining characteristic has human beings. This instinct knows no color, personality type, nor gender. It is equally the same in all of us. We as a people can unite and overcome any adversity. By thinking this way we can enhance our lives and the ones of those around us by making everyone and everything more efficient. If your car is more efficient it burns less gas, if your home is more efficient it uses less power, if you manage your water you will use less of it. This will ultimately save you money like you wouldn't believe. There is no cure all to making money. There is a cure all to saving it. We need to start asking the right questions and start making our homes and lives more environmentally friendly. This is a win-win in every regard. Research and find ways that are free to save green by being green. My blogs sole purpose is to do this for you. Some things are more expensive and harder to do than others. But my point is if you start doing a bunch of little things consistently that they will all add up to a big difference. Mankind is inevitably going to die out. Humankind is slowly taking its place. Let us all start today even and start making a difference for you, for me, and for everyone for generations to come.

How to keep bugs off your outside lights on your home

   We all have seen it.  We come home after dark to find our lights on outside and they are swarming with bugs.  We rush to open the door and run in to try and keep them outside but it never works.  There is actually a solution to this problem that is inexpensive as well as very easy to do.  Most people already know this information but for those who do not here is the science behind it.  All frequencies are vibrations and wavelengths.  Each color in our light spectrum has a frequency at which it will vibrate.  When you are a bug and have very tiny little eyes you must rely heavily on your antenna to figure out what is around you.  Most white and blue light emits a vibration at a frequency that most small, flying bugs are attracted to.  So at night when your lights are on any small flying bug with in the light emitting range will be drawn to it. 

   Ok so here is the trick.  Instead of having white or blue lights on the outside of your home, convert them all to yellow.  I recommend buying a compact fluorescent bulb or CFL or a LED bulb for lower wattage usage.  Yellow doesn't emit a frequency that attracts small flying bugs.  Another bug you will see less of after you do this trick are spiders.  Now that there are no flying bugs to eat they will have to move elsewhere.  Any store will have these colored bulbs for sale, Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot, Ace hardware.  If at all possible please buy one from a locally owned store to support small businesses in your area.  If you buy local the money will stay local therefore helping local people.  This is true everywhere!

An old trick to save money on your water bill

     Good day, I am here to tell you about an old trick that will not only help you and your family conserve water, but also save you money on your water bill as well.  It is a matter of water displacement.  If you take any size container and fill it with water, the water will fill the same amount of empty space every time, given the size of the container.  If you were to take a solid, smaller object and place it with in this same container it will occupy space in which water used to.  Now not only will it take less time to fill the container, it will also take less water.

     If you take this concept and apply it to every toilet in your home you will undoubtedly reduce the amount of water you use, thus lowering your water bill.  How much you will lower it will vary based on the size of your home.  For instance, if your home has eight bathrooms in it you will see a bigger difference in your savings compared to a home with one or two bathrooms.  However, you are still conserving water usage in either situation which is better for the environment and better for everyone.  Another good thing about this trick is that it is out of sight, out of mind attitude.  Once you put it in use, it will not affect your original daily routine.  As a matter of fact you will not even remember you did it until your water bill comes around.

     Ok, so here is the trick.  Mind you it is a very simple and logical approach which in my opinion are usually the best ways to look at our environmental issues.  First, go to one of your toilets in your home and check the size of the tank on the back of the toilet.  This is the one that fills up with water every time you flush it.  Take the lid off the back tank and judge the amount of empty space in it.  Now go to the store and buy everything you need to make  a spaghetti dinner.  Why you may ask?  You bought all of this for the jars the pasta sauce comes in.  After you have made and enjoyed your dinner rinse and dry the jars of pasta sauces.  Use one pasta sauce jar per tank per toilet.  So one jar per toilet.  Fill these freshly cleaned jars with distilled water and re seal the top to them. Turn off the water at the nozzle located directly behind the toilet.  Make sure the nozzle is securely all the way to the right.  After you have done this flush your toilet so that the tank on the back will empty out.  Now place one of the jars in the empty space in each tank on the back of each toilet. (usually on the right hand side)  Be sure that the jar placement is not going to interfere with the inner workings of the tank.  After that just place the lid back on the tank and open the nozzle located behind the tank near the ground.  Make sure it is open by turning it to the left several times.  Now flush to refill the tank and enjoy your savings along with your water conservation. 

   Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.  I will be posting as much content as I can about ways to make your homes, cars, trucks, boats, RVs, and even you more efficient.  These tricks are design to make yourself more environmentally friendly as well as save you money.