We welcome, nay, need, your suggestions on things we can all do to make the community better. Send them in, and we’ll post them (tho’ we reserve the right to exercise editorial judgment). On just our second day up, we received an email from Bill, who lives in Washington State. He wrote: "There are two ideas that I have had without a forum that might be tossed out there on yours."
Exactly! Consider us that forum. Bill's ideas:
*How about changing the odometers in autos to register dollars-per-mile as opposed to miles-per-gallon? Not that hard to do: just set the price per gallon every time you fill up your tank, and then watch how your speed and driving habits cost you money. Perhaps when we realize how much it actually costs to make that silly trip, we may make each trip count that much more, ie. doing more with each trip.
*Also, when one eats a lot of yogurt or other commodity in disposable containers that are opaque, those containers become unusable and discardable. I wish disposable makers would make clear containers so that they could be used again and again and that the glue that affixes the labels would be removable. I have started using nothing but Mason-type jars because they are so reusable. Standardizing sizes so that lids fit would also be an advantage.
Thanks, Bill. Hope you encourage trends with these ideas and that you have inspired others to send us their ideas.
NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE COMMENT SECTION FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SCAN GAUGE--A PRODUCT THAT WILL APPARENTLY ACCOMPLISH WHAT BILL SUGGESTS.
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I installed a device in my car called a ScanGauge II, which plugs into your car's computer port and displays all sorts of great information. This little gadget is popular amongst hypermilers, people who try to get the absolute maximum mpg out of their vehicles. I bought it to do as Bill suggests - show me in real-time how my driving habits are impacting my gas expenses. One of the things I've been able to do is actually configure it to display, in real time, exactly what Bill wants to see - the $$$ associated with every acceleration, every downhill coast, etc. The net result is that I'm getting almost 40mpg out of my civic during the warmer months and have cured myself of several expensive bad driving habits.
ReplyDeleteYou can find the ScanGauge on amazon and several other online retailers. With shipping I paid about $175, and it's more than paid for itself in six short months with the gas savings.