Save on Your elec. Bill--Beware the Phantom


	Save on Your elec. Bill--Beware the Phantom

ljsdesign

9-9-2009 5:42 PM

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electric, enviroment, saving energy, energy, saving money, money, cost effective

ljsdesign says:

Beware the Phantom
My Aunt Helen used to yell "Turn Out That Light" every time she heard someone leave the bathroom. To her credit, this was one of the ways she saved up for trips to Europe every year.

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