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It's "Earth Hour" here in Toronto. Is your city takin' part in this? If not, it's a deal where everybody turns off their lights for 60 mins.
Currently, I am sitting in darkness (except for my laptop screen), watching Nelly Furtado perform in honour of this thing, a half-mile away. | |
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my kids were all excited about this, I wonder it they managed to get their grandparents to comply  | |
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ZombieKitten said: my kids were all excited about this, I wonder it they managed to get their grandparents to comply
Apparently this is an Australian idea? If so, I say, "Kudos!".  | |
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I have never heard of this until now! But my family doesn't normally have alot of lights on anyway. So I guess every hour is earth hour here. Proud Memaw to Seyhan Olivia Christine ,Zoey Cirilo Jaylee & Ellie Abigail Lillian  | |
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I just stepped on my cat. | |
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2the9s said: I just stepped on my cat.
As long as she wasn't plugged in, that's allowed!  | |
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Ace said: ZombieKitten said: my kids were all excited about this, I wonder it they managed to get their grandparents to comply
Apparently this is an Australian idea? If so, I say, "Kudos!". Really! We have billboards and stickers all over the place for it | |
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someone got hold of me only to tell me google turned their main page black for earth hour. i was like 'wtf...'  HE'S COMING AGAIN | |
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2the9s said: I just stepped on my cat.
I don't think that Baton Rouge is doing this because all the lights are still on. | |
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I did it here - turned everything off, lights, tv, computer, etc. All the homes behind me did it as well. My neighbours on both sides of me had every light on as usual. Morons.
I love the smell of candles. | |
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just started to turn things back on
my friend and i had a nice quiet evening - it was great..  [...i think i can, i think i can, i think i can...] | |
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I'm a bit disappointed. I was downtown during the hour, and while the city was somewhat darker, it was nowhere near the black I'd idealized. It was wild seing the CN tower completely black, though -- it became a towering silhouette of itself!
All in all, this was a fun, but too brief attention grabber. I hope it serves as gateway to more substantive measures at conservation and sustainability. [Edited 3/29/08 21:26pm] Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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During Earth Hour, I was heating a frozen pizza in my oven while talking on the phone and watching "Car Wash" on DVD.
Hey, I live alone and am really good about conserving energy. 8 p.m. turned out to be real inconvenient today. | |
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It's so dark! Can I turn my light on yet? | |
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Ace said: 2the9s said: I just stepped on my cat.
As long as she wasn't plugged in, that's allowed! He lives in New York, and that wasn't a cat, it was a rat! | |
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I lit a lot of candles, and almost went to go see Nelly Furtado, but felt lazy and was enjoying the peacefulness. | |
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Lammastide said: I'm a bit disappointed. I was downtown during the hour, and while the city was somewhat darker, it was nowhere near the black I'd idealized. It was wild seing the CN tower completely black, though -- it became a towering silhouette of itself!
All in all, this was a fun, but too brief attention grabber. I hope it serves as gateway to more substantive measures at conservation and sustainability. One of the Star headlines says, "City exceeds goal for power savings". | |
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Ace said: Lammastide said: I'm a bit disappointed. I was downtown during the hour, and while the city was somewhat darker, it was nowhere near the black I'd idealized. It was wild seing the CN tower completely black, though -- it became a towering silhouette of itself!
All in all, this was a fun, but too brief attention grabber. I hope it serves as gateway to more substantive measures at conservation and sustainability. One of the Star headlines says, "City exceeds goal for power savings". Oh yeah? That's awesome. Maybe I'm just an old complainer. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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