I have ditched my gas guzzling vehicles for an older 4 cylinder honda from the mid 1970's that's rare, stands out, and gets great fuel mileage.

And on nice days, I ride my 40-50 mile per gallon Harley Davidson motorcycle to work, or to the store if the purchased items can fit in the saddle bags.

I've also reduced the amount of miles I drive. My family and I try to do everything we need at one trip to save fuel. No more going to my in laws 2-3 times a week (This is what I would call a collateral benefit!), no more unnecessary trips to the store, etc.

But there's a down side, staying home more makes the electric bill rise. So I have switched most of the bulbs in the house to flourescent in hopes to reduce that cost as well.

If we all do our part, we can make a difference together.

For our family we did the following:

• Replaced our 20 year old AC unit with a 2007 model...big savings!
• Also, we added returns in every bedroom to keep the air cool and moving in each room
• Shortened the run time of our pool pump from 8 to 6 hours.
• Replaced all incandescent bulbs to flourescent
• I ride my scooter (95mpg) instead of driving my Acura MDX (16mpg)
• We try to run errands in bunches now, instead of "whenever we want something"

and.....

I created this website!   :)

I got rid of my SUV!