This is the Riot for the month of January 2012 for the three of us. My summary of the first three years is here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! Gasoline. Â Calculated per person. Our bugbear again. DH’s shuttle to work wasn’t running because of the holidays, so he had …
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Riot for Austerity, Year Three (October 2010 to December 2011)
We started our Riot in October of 2008. In the interest of making my bookkeeping easier, I’m going to count Year Three as a 14 month year. The percentages (of US National Average) for Year Three for (1) Gasoline, (2) Electricity, (3) Heating Oil and (4) Water are as follows: year three 29.1 14.6 24.5 15.3 …
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Riot for Austerity – Month 38
This is the Riot for the month of December 2011 for the three of us. Half of that month we were away in my hometown in Belgium, which explains the low numbers. Our first year’s averages were calculated here, our second year’s averages can be found here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! …
Riot for Austerity – Month 37
This is the Riot for the month of November 2011 for the three of us. Our first year’s averages were calculated here, our second year’s averages can be found here. Edson fixed the calculator: all go tither to crunch those numbers! Gasoline.  Calculated per person. We drove to NYC and back for Thanksgiving. I walk Amie to …
Riot of Austerity – Month 36
This is the Riot for the (crazy) month of October 2011 for the 3 of us. Our first year’s averages were calculated here, our second year’s averages can be found here. Edson fixed the calculator! Gasoline.  Calculated per person. 17.16 gallons per person 41.8% of the US National Average Electricity. This is reckoned per household, not per …
Riot For Austerity – Month 35
This is the Riot for the month of September 2011. Our numbers were pretty stable here on the ole homestead. Mostly just the 3 of us. Our first year’s averages were calculated here, our second year’s averages can be found here. Edson fixed the calculator! Gasoline.  Calculated per person. A trip to DC in it for DH, …
Riot for Austerity Calculator is UP!
Huzzah! Edson fixed the Riot calculator! Join the Riot for Austerity facebook group for wonderful discussions and support. I’ve been away, in a sense. Will try to update soon with the many many wonderful things that are happening with Transition and the Green Team in Wayland, our solar array, garden, etc.  Promise!
Riot for Austerity – Month 34
We’re back. On Sunday, Irene knocked down a couple of trees on our block, which mostly missed people, houses and cars, but got hung up on the electricity cables. Power was restored yesterday, after four days. More on that, later. First: This is the Riot for the month of August 2011. August saw ebbs and …
Riot for Austerity – Months 32-33
This is the Riot for the months of June and July 2011 – months 32 and 33. We are at present 4 to the family, so the per person counts are for 4. Our first year’s averages were calculated here, our second year’s averages can be found here. Looks like Sharon is trying to get the Riot (and …
Riot for Austerity – Months 30-31
I calculated the last Riot on April 5, so this is two months worth. Our first year’s averages were calculated here, our second year’s averages can be found here. Gasoline. Same as usual. Activism (paradoxically) involves a lot more driving around. 10.6 gallons per person pp. per month 25% of the US National Average Electricity. The calculator reckons …