Not to get off topic SD but I will, Adrian picked the right time of year, however until baseball gets a salary cap I can’t get all the way into it, the yanks 195 mil payroll and seven teams over 100 to the padres 58 mil, it feels as much like a sport as deer hunting does, it’s just not fair.
Do fear the Pats, they were busy in the off season and got what they were missing, it’s still pre-season but they are the team to beat. My favorite author, Bill Simmons at espn’s page 2 hasn’t even gloated yet about his beloved pats so let’s wait and see if anyone can stop L.T. before we lose any sleep.
Back to the topic, I think that energy efficiency will become more popular with policy makers and consumers, energy costs will not go down and as a buyer they do play a role in the back of my head when shopping for houses. I can afford a larger home but I keep looking at things under 2400 sq ft and sometimes much less just because I know they are more efficient and have lower carrying costs. I also tend to like some of the energy efficient features of newer construction (tankless water heaters, vinlyl windows, finished and insulated garages) I find irony in people that live in 3500 sq ft homes with a 1/4 acre of landscaping and drive hybrid cars. It’s like the big mac and diet coke irony. For me it’s not about being green it’s about selective frugality.
