The Power Of A Simple Life

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North America; a huge place. As there are huge problems with the large corporation, General Motors, I began to contemplate. In my musings, it came to me that this continent was built, the whole plan, to build and sell cars, which of course require gasoline. If men can go to the moon, we can certainly build non gasoline fuel cars.

General Motors is complaining that the cost of gasoline is what has them in problems. Oh, contraire’, they have had fifty years to design vehicles. Even for the last ten years they could have re-tooled to a smaller, hybrid. Did they? Of course not. They want to build huge trucks and SUV’s. Now we are in a crunch with the gasoline prices and thousands will lose their jobs. Hundreds of thousands more small parts facilities will be out of business. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

It looks to me like a whole corporation of slacker CEO’s, just raking in profits and paying out huge amounts to themselves as bonus’ and retirement benefits, while the workers on the floor are, and have been, cheated for decades.

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During the day it may be blazing hot, but during the night the air will often cool.

Rather than leaving the air conditioner on all night, put a fan at the window, as far out as possible. This brings in the cooler night air and is much better for sleeping. By morning you will be looking for the blankets.

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Let’s keep our planet green!

If you can’t hang your clothes to dry you can try the dryer balls.

According to the label one set is good, two sets are are more efficient. They really work too! They will reduce your drying time by 15 minutes for each load.

Be warned though, they make a lot of racket when you first turn the dryer on. It takes them about 5 minutes or so to warm up and once they warm they quiet down and you can’t hear them at all.