Kat2

I was raised in a family of 8 in MD on well and septic; my father grew up on a farm in upstate NY with a spring. We were taught to conserve everything and I continue to do so. I have 1 brother; the rest of the girls, before puberty, shared baths that were weekly. Dad doled out TP and was adamant about how many squares you got. Flushing went by that saying. (Septic never had to be pumped--ever.)

I was trained to turn off lights; I never saw a 100 watt bulb until I was an adult. We had no AC; Dad, a physicist, positioned a fan in their room to pull air through the entire house. Congress takes their vacation in August for a reason: DC is stifling that month and July is nearly as bad. We survived; obviously nobody closed their doors. Dad was in control of the heat thermostat; long before automatic set back ones our house had him to do it. (We learned to never go potty at night or risk freezing to death during winter.) Gas was plentiful then; we combined trips. We had 1 new car only.

I don't take long showers or drive much; when I lived where there was public transportation I took it. I turn off lights; I take very short showers. Only things I've added are recycling and purchasing used goods besides cars whenever possible. BTW, I produced only 1 child who met a young lady who adores thrift stores and saving money. He was raised with my ideas so he considered her quite normal.

BTW, we were not poor by any means--my parents did not believe in waste.

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