Isn’t there also a thing you can buy which cuts the power to devices that aren’t turned on? So that no excess power goes into the device and no en energy is wasted… actually, this sounds similar to what greensting was talking about above… Sorry, maybe I’m thinking of the same thing!
Well, in response to your criticism of car rental, electric car rental (’sharing’) seems to be a better way forward than renting petrol cars to carry out small journeys and replace widespread car ownership for those that don’t need a car all of the time.
But even with petrol-car rental/’sharing’, I think it’s still a progressive move, and can be combined with other people’s journeys, rather than the car being rented for just one person’s use. This way, there are less cars on the road, *and* there are less people *renting* the cars that *do* exist on the road.
This seems to be more like a ’communal’ journey-sharing system, and one which is better suited to what people rent these vehicles out for- generally moving heavy and awkward goods, which isn’t practical on public transport. I doubt whether these car rental schemes are ever really used to go long distances, although in theory I guess they might be. From what I’ve seen of life within a (European) city, these cars are just used for one-off movements and not as a replacement for regular bus and train journeys or for travelling cross-country.
I’d actually disagree. *All* rain water, surely, has organic matter in it? Seeing as it’s been in the atmosphere, drizzled down leaves, insects, etc, on your roof, and gone through the gutter, which has animal waste probably in there with the mulch and leaves.
Water that isn’t oxygenated will become stagnant- movement causes oxygenation, like the falling of water, or a fountain. If it sits still it won’t get oxygenated, in my book.
I’ve heard that a little vinegar can slow down bacteria growth, but I’d be really careful with that. Don’t be tempted to add any chlorine, either, if you’re using the water on plants!
Is this for your own water butt? I’d recommend simply using the water regularly, ie before it gets the chance to stagnate/grow algae!
An interesting problem occured to me when I was writing a resignation letter in a former job. I needed an envelope in which to put my letter of resignation, which was to be placed before my boss. I could only find an old envelope, without much marking on it, aside from a previous delivery address. I talked to a receptionist, however, (telling her only that I needed to give an important document to the chief) and we decided that I should probably put important stuff like that in a fresh envelope. Professionally. So that I wouldn’t leave a bad impression or appear insolent.
This opened up a whole new minefield of etiquette. Is official correspondence of *any sort* permissible in recycled envelopes- or even, shock horror, on recycled paper?
