Earth Hour

sparrer

The cyncics can bleat all they like about 'it will do nothing' and 'I will be turning EVERY light on' (how immature is that?!) and 'it's a rubbish idea'. I doubt people with that attitude care what will soon happen to this world, or maybe they only care about what's happing now in their own blinkered worlds.

The people taking part are the sort who go about quietly making a difference every day in whatever way they can. Even if the cynics are very much in the minority sometimes they talk so much nonsense I could punch their lights out! :rotfl:

MARTINS_DOLL

skylight wrote: »

Well, cant sign up as I cant get onto the website, but will join in anyway!

Hi Skylight.

This is the only link which worked for me... Provided by Sandib


http://www.earthhour.org/

devil30

I don't understand the point of this. What good will me sitting in the dark for an hour do for the planet?

MARTINS_DOLL

devil30 wrote: »

I don't understand the point of this. What good will me sitting in the dark for an hour do for the planet?

Hi Devil30, If you click the link above, it tells you all about it.

Hope this helps...:)

eeyorerules

Are you all sitting in the dark????

MARTINS_DOLL

eeyorerules wrote: »

Are you all sitting in the dark????

No, I have candles, and it's very nice too...

geordie_joe

eeyorerules wrote: »

Are you all sitting in the dark????

Nope, I sitting with two lights on. I'd like to sit with just one light on but the room is L shaped and needs two lights. Well it needs two lights if you are using both ends of the room at the same time, something I can't do.

The cheapskates that build the house saved a little money by having one switch for both lights, so it's both on or neither.

geordie_joe

MARTINS_DOLL wrote: »

No, I have candles, and it's very nice too...

Unless you have made them yourself you are probably doing more damage than you are saving!

piglet29

Well i am sat here in the dark, just the light from the screen for company!!! Just cooked an omelet by candle light!!!!! first time for everything i suppose:D
Forgot to mention dgs aged 4 is staying the night and has a little battery powered night light on cos he didnt like it when we turned off all the lights!!!!!!

devil30

MARTINS_DOLL wrote: »

Hi Devil30, If you click the link above, it tells you all about it.

Hope this helps...:)

I read this this morning, after I saw the google webpage, thanks. It just seems a bit gimmicky to me. I do try to be environmentally friendly (this goes hand in hand with being money saving at times), but don't see how my sitting in the dark for an hour will achieve this objective.

Or am I completely missing the point?