Comments on: A bottle of gin and a bag of peas (Day 50)… http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/ making one change every day to greenify my life (and hopefully not being too smug about it) Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Free polyphonic ringtones http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-12691 Mon, 12 May 2008 13:15:50 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-12691 Free polyphonic ringtones…

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]]> By: Doug A http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-12668 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:19:05 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-12668 Hey Vanessa, I was introduced to your blog just as you were finishing it up. I loved it and was sad that I didn’t a chance to read it from the start in real time. But the great thing is, because you’ve archived it, I can go back and start from the beginning and follow your blog everyday – only I’m doing it a year later!!

Anyway I have another good tip for fridge/freezer use. In the winter time take containers and fill them full of water and place them outside. Once they’ve frozen put them in the fridge. They’ll keep the fridge cooler, until the ice melts. In the summer use the freezer to do the same thing. Both fridge and freezer will use less power.

]]> By: Chile http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-1256 Mon, 14 May 2007 16:39:04 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-1256 If you want to keep some frozen foods but don’t have enough to fill the freezer, pack the empty space with ice. A full freezer is more efficient. It’s easy to fill empty containers with water and pop them in there. That also guarantees a good supply of cheap ice anytime (often a necessity when shopping by bike or foot in the hot desert summer!) Since water expands as it freezes, though, be careful not to fill your containers to the top for freezing and be very cautious if you choose to use glass. Cleaning up a freezer full of glass is no fun and wastes energy!

]]> By: nomoregarbage http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-761 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:12:02 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-761 Vanessa
This is an amazing blog. Thanks for sending so many people to me. I will add a link to do the same for you! Keep up the good work. I like your green thumbs down section too. I can think of a few Toronto businesses I would like to add to that section for sure!

]]> By: Kelly http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-744 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:18:53 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-744 Nessa, your posts continue to have me laughing out loud!

I think eliminating the use of your freezer is a great idea. I look at all the things I keep in mine – and how many of them are freezer-burnt beyond recognition – and think that I could probably live without it. I don’t know if I could go without a fridge, but I certainly don’t need a full-size one. Would a bar fridge use considerably less power?

]]> By: Greenpa http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-708 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:40:15 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-708 Vanessa- Brava! I’m loving the image of you making spirally motions next to you ear- :-)

It does help to remember the BILLIONS of folks in the world living quite successfully without a refrigerator today; most of them in warm climates.

A little nudge on the fridge part- you could start removing the stuff that really doesn’t have to be there. Someday, when you open it; and there’s only 4 things in the whole fridge- you’ll be able to make the leap. Betcha!

]]> By: gettinggreen http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-706 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:55:07 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-706 Yeah, if I had a family of five I definitely wouldn’t bother turning the freezer off because then at least it would be in use. But with so much empty space being kept cold I just thought it was a waste. I’ll obviously pay close attention to what I put in my turned-down fridge, too… I know stuff like salsa can get bacteria growing pretty quickly even if you can’t see it, so I might do some reading up on how long certain foods keep.

]]> By: Mad http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-705 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:48:03 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-705 Love the blog, very inspiring.

What about not flushing unless it’s a #2. We do this at home and frankly it saves a lot of water! (Am 10 months pregnant and pee fairly often).

The toilet doesn’t stink and basically we are saving tonnes of water by doing this. If it’s offensive you can always just keep the lid down…

]]> By: Lori V. http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-702 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:50:37 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-702 Go, You! We’re not ready to do this, either, sadly. I know it probably shouldn’t matter, but we have all wind energy, and I just don’t feel that this is a step we really will be making. A freezer for one is a lot less full than a freezer for five! :-)

]]> By: Molly http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-701 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:23:16 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/04/19/a-bottle-of-gin-and-a-bag-of-peas-day-50/#comment-701 It might be worth it to stick a thermometer in your fridge for a few days. The temperature of the freezer affects the temperature of the fridge.

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