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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Curmudgeoness

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6. Well, a dollar is a dollar.

Reply to hermetic (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 05:57 PM

Apr 2014

I am cheap, er, I mean frugal, but I am not sure that I would go through the extra trouble for a dollar. But yeah, it does depend on how much you need as to how much you would save. I already have the pipe insulation on my pipes, so I don't have to make this decision.

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Walked into a Dollar Tree store today, took one look at the swimming pool noodles, [View all] IrishAyes Apr 2014 OP

That is an interesting thought. nt avebury Apr 2014 #1

Oh yeah hermetic Apr 2014 #2

yup, and i saw a great tip in life hacks or somewhere NMDemDist2 Apr 2014 #3

That sounds like it would work well. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #4

In summer hermetic Apr 2014 #5

Well, a dollar is a dollar. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #6

Noodles are very useful salimbag Apr 2014 #7

The first koozies IIRC were from pipe insulation... Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #8

My husband has used them to insulate the water pipes that go to the outdoor faucets. I have used Skidmore May 2014 #9

I just thought of another use for the swim noodles Trailrider1951 May 2014 #10