The "GREEN" thread

For earth day I promise I will go out back and pee, so to keep the grasses green.

I changed my oil with Next Gen Oil yesterday...50% recycled, 100% protection, an 100% responsible human being. Highly recomended guys

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Gates: ‘Cute’ Tech Won’t Solve Planet’s Energy Woes



www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/05/bill-gates-energy-tech/

Wiffie pick up a couple of those damn swrill bulb, and refused to take them back, so we have one in the washer/dryer room on 24/7, and one in the down stairs bathroom. The one in the bathroom, next died 5years my a$$. (less than a year) A LIE or a bad bulb.
So, thought that if this swrill died so soon, maybe it was because of the contsent on & off, switching... Will let ya know when the new one dies in the bathroom, and when the wash room dies.
BTW bad gets thrown out like all the other light bulbs, there's enough folks out ther that mine will not matter.

ms. oblama has made it her job to ensure that we don't have fat kids, cool!
So, as a good parent, you go to the store purchase, wheat bread, cold cuts, peanut butter, low sugar jelly, lettce, tomatos, a lunch pail, sandwich bags, low sugar cookies. Get them all home and releaize that everything that will keep your kid skinny & healthy, comes in plastic, PANIC save the Earth or the kid! OK, ms. oblama can't have it both ways, what do we do?

Recycle the plastic, or buy products in biodegradable packaging and compost it.
Win-Win!

Just when you think you know most everything, you run across something like this. As Yogi said "who would have thunk it".

EUREKA

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Cucumbers... I didn't know this...
WOW!!! WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS. I WILL LOOK
AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW.


1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus,
Potassium and Zinc.

2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a Cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a Cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, Spa-like fragrance.

4. Are grubs and Slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals In the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!

6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and Headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B Vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers Have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.

8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not
only looks great but also repels water.


9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire Cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm your fingers or fingernails while you clean.


13. Using a Pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the Cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the Walls!!

Pass this along for better and safer ways to solve life's everyday problems..

Thanks RY,
Speaking of pickles... When you buy pickles, and all the pickles are gone DON'T Thow out the pickle juice, hard boil some eggs, and put them in the jar of pickle juice, (if your into that), if not slice the cucumber and throw them in there... Pickle to taste.
O forgot, add a crushed clove of garlic, do that when ya bring home and open the jar adds a good flavor, and makes them healthlier, if ya like garlic. Also if ya don't but do like pickles, then you'll get your need garlic, without your fear of the taste of garlic. Wiffie puts a clove in micro-wave, and than spreds it on a cracker that's a bit much for me, so I use 1/2 a one.

TPP wrote: Thanks RY,
Speaking of pickles... When you buy pickles, and all the pickles are gone DON'T Thow out the pickle juice, hard boil some eggs, and put them in the jar of pickle juice, (if your into that), if not slice the cucumber and throw them in there... Pickle to taste.
O forgot, add a crushed clove of garlic, do that when ya bring home and open the jar adds a good flavor, and makes them healthlier, if ya like garlic. Also if ya don't but do like pickles, then you'll get your need garlic, without your fear of the taste of garlic. Wiffie puts a clove in micro-wave, and than spreds it on a cracker that's a bit much for me, so I use 1/2 a one.

Great idea TPP, I will try that sometime. I did use the juice once for potato salad (was out of vinegar), it was quite good!

The gadgets for disaster zones

This year has seen a string of natural disasters and violent conflicts. But for those whose lives are in jeopardy - which recent inventions could prove significant?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13430408