How Green am I? or You

[bubblewrap]

Ok just had the double glazing finished,
The new boiler was installed at Christmas,
All my bulbs are energy saving,
my loft is insulated and boarded over the insulation,
and earleir in the year I ran the extract from the Tumble Dryer out throught the wall into the greenhouse and used it to heat instead of using my Parifin heaters.

Tumble Dryer?????
whats wrong with clothes horse or at this time of the year outside.????

[Tigerella]

Hi

[QUOTE][Tumble Dryer?????
whats wrong with clothes horse or at this time of the year outside.????/QUOTE]

Well spotted, I missed that.
And I think the other posts about 30 degrees are again about priorities, but I would add that most natural things (sweat and germs) would be diluted by 10,000+ so would cause no problems.

Tigerella

[bubblewrap]

Who realy wants prestine gardening clothes I would sooner mine look "used"!

[Splinter]

Hi

Most of the washing is just in there because I have worn it for a day, mostly not very dirty.
And with being green it is about priorities, if you believe global warming is a major threat to mankind. Then you will try 30 degrees and then if some of your things are not clean, does it matter? can you just use a spray on one item? maybe a "proper" wash once a month?
I use a plant based washing powder, I am not saying it does not get my things clean, but I would not expect it to be as good, compared to the leading powder.

Tigerella

Hi Tigerella,

If the clothes are not dirty why wash them?

Hope that does'nt sound offensive.

Take Care

Splinter

P.S. I don't think I smell that bad, or maybe people are being polite????

[sez]

As has been said 'being green' really depends on how UNgreen you were in the first place!

I live in a crappy rented house with single glazing that costs a fortune to heat (but we use the heating as minimally as possible, definitely not all day every day like some!). I've never had a car, and neither did my parents... I've got to the grand old age of 24 using public transport... I don't take holidays as I can't currently afford it, so no flights... I'm vegetarian so far less of an eco footprint from raising animals... we don't have a tumble drier, and usually use eco washballs (apart from the pale blue workshirts, which get filthy).

[Tigerella]

Hi

[QUOTE][/If the clothes are not dirty why wash them?QUOTE]

They are not dirty, but they might smell after being worn for a day, especialy in summer.

Tigerella

[Paulottie]

Tumble Dryer?????
whats wrong with clothes horse or at this time of the year outside.????

Fair point we use one twice a year- Teggy won't turn it on. but NOG said that it was heating greenhouse that is surely in winter not now...I think it is quite a slick idea but isn't the heat damp and spasmodic(especially here) I assume it is ecomomy 7 for night time heating? I'd need a 10 meter pipe anyway

[bubblewrap]

Fair point but NOG said that it was heating greenhouse that is surely in winter not now...I think it is quite a slick idea but isn't the heat damp and spasmodic i assume it is ecomomy & for night time heating? I'd need a 10 meter pipe anyway

Never had a dryer myself I think they are a little too expensive to run.
If it aint dry wear something else.

[TEB]

like everything else it all boils down to common sense and practicalities, a dryer is essential for the OH during wet weekends (she works away Monday to Friday), our washing m/c hasnt got a 30 degree setting but after gales and high winds we scour the lanes for fallen branches for the wood stove, it doing what you can with the resources available. The problem as I see it is that its such an emotional subject thats compunded by the hype that surrounds it, my philopshy is that okay, it may or may not be causing global warming but the point is shouldn't we be trying to husband the resources regardless.

[Tigerella]

Hi

[QUOTE][our washing m/c hasnt got a 30 degree setting /QUOTE]

Are you sure? I think perhaps it has a delicates program, at least.

Tigerella

[TEB]

Well i was sure until your post and I have just checked and Delicates have a 40 next to it but I just found one called Silk that has a 30 - shall have to try it.

[laura g]

tbh 30 degrees washing does not work for us. results are pretty poor; whether that's the way i'm doing it I dont know. I work from home so happy to waft round in shades of grey. Kids and OH need to be whiter than white though.

we make up for it in other areas. altogether i'm happy with what we're doing as a family. but there's always that 'could do better' feeling. one step at a time eh?

[Paulottie]

We were given dryer, I agree with you tho...too mean to turn it on....I think it has been handy with school stuff a couple of times

[Tigerella]

Hi

[QUOTE][tbh 30 degrees washing does not work for us. results are pretty poor; whether that's the way i'm doing it I dont know. I work from home so happy to waft round in shades of grey. Kids and OH need to be whiter than white though./QUOTE]

If global warming concerns become mainstream, then things like off white cloths will be very common.

Tigerella

[laura g]

hmm. they're not actually that uncommon here already thanks to the random red sock fairy!!!!

Joking aside, is the consensus that environmental concerns are not yet mainstream?