January 2009 by the Numbers
Car Odometer Readings (miles):
My Car: 106968 (+244)
My Wife’s Car: 121033 (+387)
Bike Odometer Readings (miles):
My Bike: 2099.5 (+74.0)
My Wife’s Bike: 722.9 (+0.0)
Body Weight (pounds):
My Weight: 158.0 (+2.0)
My Wife’s Weight: ###.# (+ #.#)
My Dog’s Weight: 51.2 (+0.2)
Electric Meters (kWh):
My Apartment: 20717 (+773)
Neighbor 1: 25490 (+1810)
Neighbor 2: 61458 (+2014)
Neighbor 3: 41161 (+1440)
Neighbor 4: 68919 (+2404)
Neighbor 5: 34850 (+1711)
Neighbor 6: 54749 (+2953)
Neighbor 7: 42555 (+1371)
Apartment Exterior: 22666 (+76)
I biked to work 9.5 days out of 19, or 50% of the time (I had to get a ride home one day due to a flat tire, which I still haven’t fixed). I biked 23% of the distance I travelled (only counting my bike and car distances). My 2.0 lb gain this month is likely not above the noise level (for example, water weighs about a pound per pint, so if I recently had drank a lot of liquids, I could easily weigh a few more pounds).
In the way of electricity use, I used substantially less than my neighbors, despite living in identical units. I only used 39% of the averaged electricity use of my neighbors this month. It helps that I live above the people that used 2404 kWh last month, and that I have a nice southern face. I keep the apartment at a nice 63-64 degrees Fahrenheit.
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