Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Affordable

A recent email passing my way had a subject line that caught my attention.

Subject: Blueprint for affordable modern 

Now I am interested in the whole conversation about modern architecture and what is now modern, by definition.  BUT, the affordable part really made me ponder. 

By definition Affordable doesn't even show up in Wikopedia unless describing something.  Affordable Housing is the first search response: Affordable housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total housing costs are deemed "affordable" to those that have a median income.


Good Morning!

The average money spent at Starbucks on a drink is about $3.20, not including tip.  You've all heard the math, over a month this is $67 (if you don't take advantage of the $2 after 2 pm) and over a year this can add up to be....lada lada lada.  To the majority of those who frequent Starbucks, $67 per month is an immeasurable percentage of their monthy income.  What if $67 a month was measurable to you?  
What if you supported a household and your utility bill was higher than $67 and you couldn't pay it.  

If the latter of the above scenario was you, then what I did for a majority of yesterday and today; tilted solar panels on roofs in 110 degree weather in order to maximize kWh might interest you.  Each kWh here is .0784... and if each day you were now getting about 10 more of those kWh... so you do the math....in a year, that's quite a few lattes.