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Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

j*oono — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:05:35 GMT

I kind of cheated because I was knitting but we turned off all lights in the house and outside except the ones we really needed so I suppose that's something. We should do this every night.

Next year I will do better.

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

harley_babes_hoard — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:25:02 GMT

Do all those high rise empty office buildings with all lights on give a darn?

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zanadoo_56 — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:33:12 GMT

Didn't even realise it was Earth Hour. Some years it get publicised and some years barely a word.

This year was barely a word.

Better luck next year.

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

i-need-a-martini — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:35:51 GMT

@harley_babes_hoard wrote:
Do all those high rise empty office buildings with all lights on give a darn?

They normally do.

But joono - I didn't even realise it was on!!! And I am normally on top of things like that. Talk about poor publicity...

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

idlewhile — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 00:06:16 GMT

Earth Hour:

an idea cooked up in a hotel room.

Earth Hour: an act that achieves nothing by people who only "seem" to care.

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

***super_nova*** — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 00:06:33 GMT

I try not to leave any unnecessary lights on every day of the year.

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idlewhile — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 00:11:57 GMT

@***super_nova*** wrote:
I try not to leave any unnecessary lights on every day of the year.

Yes I agree, and participating in this first world joke is useless.

Do it all year round and keep quiet about it. Put your money where your mouth is, sitting in your comfortable first world loungerooms watching your flat screen TV whilst playing on your computers.

I'm sure you'll all do better NEXT YEAR.

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

i-need-a-martini — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 00:26:08 GMT

@idlewhile wrote:
Earth Hour:
an idea cooked up in a hotel room.

Earth Hour: an act that achieves nothing by people who only "seem" to care.

What rot.

The campaign has created an awareness where there was little before.

You can see it it in generations like my own kids who at 13 and 16 are very aware of the power they consume. Earth Hour is a yearly reminder to them (and for me) that they can't take our planet for granted.

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

bright.ton42 — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:03:18 GMT

I think it's a good idea too as it raises awareness., but I didn't even know it was on either.

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j*oono — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:21:16 GMT

I did see it on tv this week but I can't remember which show. I think it was the Loungeroom with Amanda Keller.

That's exactly right Martini. We overuse electricity all year especially with long hot summers, air conditioning, the pool pump going, three tv's and computers. I even make extra payments during the billing cycle so that I don't get a huge shock when the bill comes in.

It did make me think that really I don't need to have lights on all over the house just in case, so well done to Earth Hour 🙂

Suck lemons to those that just want to pooh pooh the idea.

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

serendipityricho — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:35:14 GMT

It maybe a good idea if the buildings in big cities were involved.

I left the one light on that i use at night.

Turning it off would have given me a nice warm feeling-

like peeing in a wetsuit-..but no one else would notice.............................Richo.

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lyne-flyn — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:44:17 GMT

I only ever have the one light on ....in whichever room I happen to be at the time.

When I was a child we were always told to turn the light off when we left a room and now it is just an ingrained habit.

My children and grandchildren do the same.

The house I am living in does have aircon but I would have used for about 3 hrs in total this Summer.

I also switch the TV etc off at the wall when they are not being used.

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

i-need-a-martini — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:52:41 GMT

@serendipityricho wrote:
It maybe a good idea if the buildings in big cities were involved.
I left the one light on that i use at night.
Turning it off would have given me a nice warm feeling-
like peeing in a wetsuit-..but no one else would notice.............................Richo.

No-one else is supposed to notice. YOU are supposed to notice.

That is the whole point.

(And the city towers DO turn off their lights).

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

idlewhile — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 02:02:55 GMT

yep, it really raised awareness on here...lol

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i-need-a-martini — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 02:27:52 GMT

@idlewhile wrote:
yep, it really raised awareness on here...lol

You're hilarious idle. What a 'wit'.

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

icyfroth — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 06:12:10 GMT

@zanadoo_56 wrote:
Didn't even realise it was Earth Hour. Some years it get publicised and some years barely a word.

This year was barely a word.

Better luck next year.

Yeah me too, I forgot all about it. I comfort myself with the fact I always turn off the light when it's not needed. Old school me as against young GenX hubby. Who has no truck with Earth Hour.

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

idlewhile — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 05:35:30 GMT

Anybody with half a brain would have no truck with this useless and inconsequent antic.

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j*oono — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:28:17 GMT

Luckily those of us with a whole brain think it is a worthwhile idea.

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debra9275 — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:37:03 GMT

I knew about it. Joono and I meant to turn off, usually our kids insist on doing it, but this year I got distracted by something and forgot the time

Re: Did anyone else do Earth Hour tonight?

i-need-a-martini — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:57:47 GMT

@j*oono wrote:
Luckily those of us with a whole brain think it is a worthwhile idea.

Lol.

S/he left that one wide open for him/herself.