Will it go dark in your house ?

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Will it go dark in your house ?

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So we know tomorrow when we go to bed we have to put the clocks forward by one hour BUT is anybody going to observe Earth Hour earlier on in the evening ?
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What is Earth Hour???????
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We are supposed to switch off all lights for one hour between 8-9pm (I think might be 7 -8 how hopeless am I)to save electricity and earth resources , O f course with everybody bumping around in the dark , falling down stairs,trippping over the cat etc then the ambulance service might not have its resources saved yike*
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I think that our two month old might have something to say about us doing that to save her inheritance; milk will be due. I haven’t had my laptop on for the past two weeks which will have saved far more energy than turning off my lights for an hour. Sorted. )t'
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It's a nice idea but not sure if I will remember.
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Starts at 8.30 pm apparently!
I'll give it a go, got some nice candles! :-D
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I didn't know it was tomorrow.
I usually do. We are out so therefore our house will be dark. :-D
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Well I will be out at some point too, so that can be my earth hour. :-D
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With your leccy habits - the lights will be out anyhoo. )run(
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So you turn off your lights for an hour in the evening to save resources and the planet.
Sounds good but I doubt the leccy generating companies will turn the power stations off or down, so the same amount of fuel will be used and the same amount of electricity will be produced just so people can fall over things in the dark or set fire to their homes with candles.
I suppose people could work out how much money they saved not having the lights on for an hour and donate that to adopt a wind farm or something.
Sorry guess I'm just a cynic. :-D
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Totally Scrambled wrote:So you turn off your lights for an hour in the evening to save resources and the planet.
Sounds good but I doubt the leccy generating companies will turn the power stations off or down, so the same amount of fuel will be used and the same amount of electricity will be produced just so people can fall over things in the dark or set fire to their homes with candles.
I suppose people could work out how much money they saved not having the lights on for an hour and donate that to adopt a wind farm or something.
Sorry guess I'm just a cynic. :-D
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I think it is more to 'raise awareness' than actually save electric.
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I'm a cynic too.
I don't really see that it raises awareness if people think they've 'done' Earth Hour, so can carry on as usual the rest of the year.
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Its a bit like the week the kids are supposed to walk to school . They do it for the designated week then hop in Mummys 4 x 4 for the rest of the year.
Anyway if some of us dont know what it is , some of us dont know when its is , then its not raising much awareness is it >dum<
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Well, I've switched off anyway! :-D

Even have my Wee Wille Winkie candle stick holder out! )grin2(
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