Earth Day, turn those amps OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@hilde45 Dug your post

For my gear...

Class A amps (48W): (2 mono’s each @ 24W)

1,501 kWh ÷ 0.048 kW = 31270 hours
31270 hours ÷ 2 hrs/day = 15635 days ≈ 42.8 years..such a deal!

Anyway...

At our upper central valley CA house we are privileged to have solar (and drive EV’s). In seven years the solar panels have generated 61MW and returned 27MW (27000KW) to the grid. In that time we have purchased 14MW  (or just 166KW a mouth). This is all meaningless feel good clap trap. We eat meat, travel far sometimes, buy crap, and when I was working I rolled up 2.5M air miles. I’m aware of my hypocrisy despite trying to be "good."  Reminds me to “Going Mobile” by The Who.

“I don't care about pollution

I'm an air-conditioned gypsy

That's my solution

Watch the police and the tax man miss me

I'm mobile” 

It's all clear as mud to me.

@wsrrsw Enjoyed that response. Sometimes I think about the tradition of some native American groups of "seven generations" -- namely, trying to think ahead that far when one is considering actions. Instead, so many people not only roll on with consumptive lifestyles, they go further -- and just scoff at the idea of preserving the earth even for their own kid’s generation. There is a doubling-down that is both nihilistic and narcissistic, summed up by my kids generation in the offhand put-down, "Ok, Boomer."

Why are the roads filled with people, driving back and forth to work

Good question!   

The answer is probably because that’s what corporate america wants us to do.

It’s definitely not because its best for the average Joe, especially with inflated gas prices.   

See how that works?   

Best to pay attention!  Decisions are mainly made by Corporate America and their government lobbiests.  THey are also very good at convincing people that doing their bidding is a good thing, the "American Way".  I wonder about that sometimes, more of late than ever....     

Another good question:   why aren't there more sidewalks and bike lanes?

The airline argument (fly less) sounds noble but it is a false assumption. 

I flew 75 domestic and international scheduled flights for at least 125,000 actual miles in 2025. 

Every single one of those flights would have took off without me, and most would have filled my seat with someone on standby. 

Do I want to fly less? Yep, but to improve my quality of life first and foremost.