Riot – April and May 2013 – Months 54-55

OVER FOUR YEARS OF RIOT! I’m a little late reporting but I did calculate the Riot a couple of days back for the months of April and May 2013 for the three of us and three house guests for 2 weeks, making it on average 4 people. My summary of our first three years is here. …

Riot – February and March 2013 – Months 52-53

OVER FOUR YEARS OF RIOT! This is the Riot for the months of February and March 2013 for the three of us. My summary of our first three years is here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! Gasoline.  Calculated per person. 9.3 gallons pp. 22.6% of the US National Average Electricity. This …

Two Month’s Worth of Trash and Terrible Faux-Pas!

This is (four days shy of)  two month’s worth of trash: one 30 gallon bag (our town uses PAYT – Pay As You Throw – and these bags cost $2 each, which is still way too little if you ask me) and an assortment of recyclables.  I didn’t weigh all this before taking it to …

Riot – January 2013 – Month 51

OVER FOUR YEARS OF RIOT! Four year summary coming soon (Yes, I keep promising) This is the Riot for the month of January 2013 for the three of us. My summary of our first three years is here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! Gasoline.  Calculated per person. DH’s shuttle didn’t run …

Riot for Austerity – November and December 2012 – 49-50

OVER FOUR YEARS OF RIOT! Four year summary coming soon (I know, I keep promising) This is the Riot for the months of November and December 2012 for, mostly, the three of us. My summary of our first three years is here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! Gasoline.  Calculated per person. …

Going for Solar Hot Water

We are very close to choosing our solar hot water system and installer. It is something we were thinking about even before we went for the solar PV, and when the latter system was designed, we made sure there would be plenty of room for thermal collectors. Now that we have whittled down our oil consumption, …

Riot for Austerity – October 2012 – Month 48

FOUR YEARS OF RIOT! Four year summary coming soon This is the Riot for the month of October 2012 for the three of us. My summary of our first three years is here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! We did well in October. The somewhat lower numbers are because I recorded …

Riot for Austerity – September 2012 – Month 47

This is the Riot for the month of September 2012 for the three of us plus my parents for two weeks, so 4 people. My summary of our first three years is here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! Gasoline.  Calculated per person. DH’s shuttle started running so he hasn’t been driving …

Riot for Austerity – August 2012 – Month 46

This is the Riot for the month of August of 2012 for the three of us plus my parents-and sister-in-law. My summary of our first three years is here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! Gasoline.  Calculated per person. DH and SIL have been driving into Boston every day for work and …

Riot for Austerity – July 2012 – Month 45

Here it is, the Riot for the month of July of 2012 for the three of us plus my parents-and sister-in-law. My summary of our first three years is here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! Gasoline.  Calculated per person. DH and SIL have been driving into Boston every day for work (shuttle …