The name is because I ride a scooter (Yamaha Vino 125) and am not very clever with names. These trees were part of the "10 free flowering trees" I got with my membership last year. I only got them because they were free, and I won't be too heartbroken if they end up dying completely. Though, I would very much rather they survive and thrive. Of the ten, I only have the two eastern redbuds and a (very cruvy) sargent crabapple left. Two were dead from the start, and the rest were a snack for the local bunnies. Actually, where I planted the trees isn't even my property. There is an unimproved ally next to my house that has been grass for at least 28 years. I've taken care of it for the three years I've lived in my house, and the previous owner took care of it for the 25 years he lived in it, so I could probably legally claim it as part of my property if I wanted to go through all the paperwork and pay taxes on it. But for now, I've talked to the borough, and they legally can't do anything to the space since it was never a developed road, and they said I can landscape it however I want. So rather than look at an empty space of just grass I'm putting in some flowers and trees. But just in case the borough changes its mind, I want to do it as cheaply as possible.

I'm all for using less energy as long as it doesn't require me to spend more money, or money I wouldn't otherwise spend anyway. I wish people would talk about this kind of thing with a different title, like "using energy in smarter ways" or something. The whole "green" label is a turn-off to some types, and a lot of people just don't accept concepts like global warming as fact. Please don't jump all over me, I'm not saying that's me, just pointing out that in areas, like where I live now, people will make "anti-green" choices just because of the label put on the choice. It's a fundamental attitude issue that needs to be addressed before comprehensive cultural changes can manifest. Actively finding things to buy to save energy can be self-defeating when you consider the resources and energy used to make the thing you bought and the energy you used to go get it and cart it home. There's also the old stuff or thing that now needs a new home or space in a landfill. Some of these things are worthy, especially in terms of longevity, some not. You have to think it all the way through. Anyway, about clotheslines and dryers... I have one in my yard and tried using it a few times for towels & blankets. Yes, they were dried for free, but I had to wash them again to remove the bird poo, and one time there were ants crawling on some things. And it's a huge chore to lug that stuff outside. I can't pick up anything heavy and would end up all wet, lots of lost time. And no way am I going to hang my underwear on a rope in my yard. So what I do now is use the dryer until things are mostly dry, then hang everything up inside. If you are lucky, you have a door near your dryer. Hangers usually will hang on the top jamb of most interior doors. I use the dryer about half as much and don't have bird poo on anything. This winter I never turned on our furnace. We used 3 electric hot oil heaters for the rooms we actually use and let the rest go cold. I ended up spending about the same money but when we used the furnace in previous years and set it around 68, we were frozen all the time. With the heaters, we kept our occupied spaces at about 75 for the same money and were so much more comfortable. So we didn't really save or conserve but the same money and energy allowed us to be comfortable instead of miserable for those 3 months. Make sure your freezer is packed full of something, freeze water in plastic bottles or jugs if you don't stock that much food, especially in the summer time. I'm also a big fan of turning everything off & leaving the house whenever possible. I love the CFL bulbs! I started buying only these about 15 years ago and although I've left a few in previous residences, I've only ever had to replace 2 of these. Not convinced buying a Prius is truly beneficial. First, your old car will still be out there, so you've only added a car to the total out there. Say you drive 400 miles per month and your car...

Please use new listing. Thank you. Ron s

You can use something like this splitter: http://www.amazon.com/Conntek-YL1430520-Generator-Adapter-Connentor/product-reviews/B002MGJ2F4 Note that it still has only two 15/20 amp receptacles for a max of 40 amps at 120V. A 6600 watt gen will provide 55 amps at 120VAC. You will need to balance the load and you can only get 20 amps from each with that splitter. If you want your full power out, you can get it with a splitter for 30 amp receptacles, which is hard to find and inconvenient. Or you can draw a bit more power from one of the other 120V receptacles on the gen, but not more than 27.5 amps total from either winding, so you need to find out how the other windings are connected to the 120V receptacles.