Thursday, April 19th, 2007
I powered down before my trip
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| Ooooh, that little green light really drives me crazy! And yeah, I own a Kawasaki DVD/CD player. So what? |
I finally got home to my apartment tonight. For various and sundry reasons, my 10 day trip had extended to nearly 2 months, and so the apartment had been closed up for almost all that time (thanks to my Mom for saving my plants and Mike for saving my overstressed mailbox).
When I arrived home, I was delighted to find that I’m brilliant. Before leaving in February, I had switched off the power strip that feeds my television and stereo. This is particularly important because my stupid stereo sits on standby when it’s not on. I’ve heard some unbelievable statistics about the amount of U.S. energy wasted on standby electronics, but since it’s late and I’m sick, I’ll search for those specifics another day.
For now, suffice it to say, the simple flip of a switch saved me a bunch of money and the Earth a bunch of energy. In the future I’m going to power down every night — not just before trips.
