Living example of ultra low energy lifestyle
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:32 pmNot sure why the story of Joan Pick has suddenly come into the press after 35 years of a ultra low energy lifestyle but anyway it's an interesting story and shows what can be done...
She also hasn't flown since the 70s and only been in a car a couple of time. She runs about 2 hours a day, more at the weekend.
The eco-friendly granny who has lived without cooked food, heating... and lightbulbs for 35 years
Daily Mail yesterday
Her flat in Croydon has no heating, and the only electricity she uses is to power a single low-energy lightbulb and to boil the kettle (she washes her laundry by hand and takes only sponge baths)
Telegraph
She is charming, in her tracksuit, ready to go out running, with her hair pulled into a baseball cap bearing the symbol of the high-IQ society, Mensa. A scientist for many years, she has a mind that darts off in different directions and it can be hard to keep track of what she is talking about (perhaps because I am not a member of Mensa).
Guardian
She also hasn't flown since the 70s and only been in a car a couple of time. She runs about 2 hours a day, more at the weekend.