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Ditch the Car
Not only is it much greener by far to go by train or bus but the motor car has to be the most stressful way of getting to your destination. Travel can and should be a pleasure, When on a train, you can finish off that novel, prepare for that meeting with the boss or an important client, stretching your legs can be done at any time, remember that DVT - deep vein thrombosis can affect drivers as well as airline passengers. If your family or friends are with you then it can be turned in to a low key party; an excellent way to start your trip out or holiday.
Have you been in trains and coaches lately? many have power sockets to plug in your laptop and a restaurant or buffet car in trains can mean a welcome break. Ever taken a 'sleeper'? overnight trains where you wake refreshed at your destination.
Your carbon dioxide generation per mile when travelling in a full long distance coach is 14 to 15 grams per mile, by train it would be 70 to 80, taking the plane would put it up to approximately 600 grams per mile. Flying is pretty bad, only a single driver in a large SUV is worse. Your short aeroplane trip generates more carbon dioxide than your body weight, a translantic trip produces over a ton!
Subject: Linty Towels. First off there are 2 "linting" cycles in a towels life. One when it is new and one when it is almost garbage. The first cycle, which is the cycle that most people get annoyed by is to get rid of the excess fibers. Oddly enough lots of linting in the beginning is a sign of a good quality towel. High quality Egyptian cotton towels will need at least 10 washes and dries before this linting will decrease to "normal". The other shedding or linting period is when the towel is really old and decomposing essentially. Because of this you should wash your newer towels and older towels separately because the brand new or old ones will leave excess lint on your good towels.
Another point that is important is to never use fabric softener on towels because it removes its absorbency. Not only do most new towels have a coating on them that takes a few washes to remove that keeps them from being absorbent, but softener breaks down that ability as well. For new towels that don't absorb run them a few times with white vinegar added to the wash. That will break down the chemicals that impede the absorbency.
As far as linting goes you have to wash good new towels quite a few times before that will stop. Best thing for them is to wash them alone and then hang them out to dry because it will also blow a lot of the lint off the towels so it doesn't carry on to the next wash or to you lol. -- Tasha E. 12/01/09
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