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jazzyjustlaw

I thought the program was teaching us something and that was probably what it was its intention. If someone spoke to us for half an hour about what we should do we would turn over so by using a family it is more subtle.

Unfortunately, I hope it becomes more realistic because the Tibbetts are not ordinary folk. We are all guilty of leaving lights on but having the heating on at night, 20 loads of washing and a food bill of £200.00 per week - I can't imagine how they manage to run a business! They should be ashamed of themselves.

Mind you I don't recycle and why I dont have a recycle bin? I cant get one either.

margaretclare

Hi jazzy

If your council doesn't operate a recycling collection scheme then perhaps you should be nagging them a bit more. However, every council area has 'bring bins' for glass, papers, tins, plastics. I nagged our council for years to start kerbside collection because unless you make it easy for people they just won't do it, also if people haven't got transport they can't be expected to carry bottles, tins, papers etc into town on the bus!

You can get one of those plastic garden recyclers from e.g. Homebase or the like. The RSPB have one in their catalogue for Christmas - look on https://www.rspb.org

I was interested in their snazzy chicken-coop - wonder if it was fox-proof???

Aunty Margaret

larmy16

They didnt seem to focus on the inordinate amount of clothes the kids seemed to have as well. I know they mentioned packing them away, but it seemed they had way too many to start with.

OOh I could really pick holes in that programme, but if it helps even a few people change their attitude to waste and pass it on, well then it has to be a bonus!

I thought the use of the hot air balloon a pointless extravagance (using even more uneccesary fuel!), however I appreciate I am picking holes again

tootles_2

We have had free electricity for the last 19 months ever since we moved into this house, I am still waiting for the power company to sort it out, however they have told me that they will be charging us for electricity used since a reading that was taken in May.

Gingham_Ribbon

I wondered if a composter smells a bit as my yard is quite small and we like to eat outside...

Zziggi

squeaky wrote:

So is he saying that 20 watts is too high?

I've seen others listed at from 5 watts upwards... http://www.bltdirect.co.uk/

Check the halogen lights listed there - you might find something.

Thanks squeaky. Yep they do them under energy saving light bulbs. Thanks again - you're an :A

Zziggi

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

I wondered if a composter smells a bit as my yard is quite small and we like to eat outside...

Ours doesn't smell. We leave the lid on and only take the lid off to put the household waste in.

I suppose it also depends on how big your garden is and how close you would be sitting to it. I was sat 2m away from mine this afternoon and there was no nasty wiffs.

beadysam

http://www.omlet.co.uk/homepage/homepage.php

Check out this site for the wonderful (but very pricey!) Eglu chicken coops!
SAM xx

Gingham_Ribbon

Thanks, ZZiggi. If we got the kind you bury, the only place for it would be right next to where we put the table to eat. (ie about a foot away.) But if we got a free standing one, we could put it under the kitchen window (which I can't reach to open so no smell worry there) and it'd be about 3 or 4 yards away. That should be okay!

SnowyOwl_2

beadysam wrote:

http://www.omlet.co.uk/homepage/homepage.php

Check out this site for the wonderful (but very pricey!) Eglu chicken coops!
SAM xx

£329.99, and that excludes the chickens....nearly fell off my own perch!!!