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February 7th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Lynne,
Do you live downtown? If so, do you think you could live comfortably without a car if there was a Zip Car franchise operating out of Lowell’s parking garages?
February 7th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Nope, I don’t. I live in/near south Lowell.
I used to sometimes bike to my own office which IS downtown, but that stopped when I had a major spill (the bike just is the wrong size) and really smashed my knees. Put me off it. Plus I need the car to pick Mr. Lynne up from the train. We are pretty well in comfy walking distance from the train but there’s no way I would make him elongate his commute to/from Boston any more than it already is, especially since he walks around Boston all day. He has a hard enough life.
So biking/walking home to pick up the car seems stupid, also means I have to cut my work day short, which I’m not willing to do. If I have the car I can drive to the Gallagher, then home, in a few minutes (plus train waiting time).
But anyway, this is about the house and its efficiencies, so that wouldn’t count in this city-sponsored contest.
February 8th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Most people will not invest in energy savings because of the (lack of) “instant gratification” syndrome.
“The consulting firm McKinsey & Company recently conducted a global survey of the length of time people would find acceptable for earning back investments in energy efficiency. A quarter of respondents were not willing to spend any money to save energy, and half said they would want to earn the money back in two years or less. “That means about 75 percent of the public will require economies that are just not there,” Pedro Haas, a McKinsey energy expert, told the Times.”
But if you want to make any investments, there are products that can help the cause:
http://www.buyenergyefficient.org/
February 8th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
For heating, air conditioning, etc. savings:
http://www.airconditioning-and-heating.com/conservation-in-ac-heating.php