One of our recent guests was an energy-conservation fanatic. “Mrs. Green”, we nicknamed her. She was incensed that not all the lights at the Naugas were compact fluorescent lights. True, we still have a few incandescent light bulbs, but most of our lights are either compact fluorescent, floresent or LED lights. We like them because they save electricity, are high efficiency, save energy and are green and good for the environment. Our electricity usage has declined since we started replacing our incandescent bulbs with compact flourescent bulbs, and we are proud of it. And pretty soon, the few remaining incandescent bulbs will be a thing of the past.
She also was not happy with our water usage. She wants us to rip out all the toilets and replace them with high efficiency toilets…yesterday! She says that a high efficienty toilet uses less water than even a water conservation 1.6 gallon toilet, which reduces water usage and would also help our septic tanks. The idea of helping the septic tank got our attention, since it can be an expensive problem to fix a septic system out here.
Mrs. Green left in a huff, but we actually appreciate her ideas for saving the environment and going green.