Earth Hour 2008

[CobraKai]

Originally Posted by AndyMarquisLIVE

The Wii's still the greatest invention since sliced bread.

Wii, NASCAR, NHRA and IndyCar Series are more important than saving energy.

I didn't realize those great inventions required lights in the room to function, you'd think they could've designed them a little better. Or do you not know where the buttons are on your controller/remote and have to look at it to play/watch TV?

I really could care less what anyone does tomorrow night, feel free burn as much energy as you can during that hour to offset the others.

[CobraKai]

Originally Posted by dems4me

I didn't state main breaker. If you are referring to me, I simply stated I have better things to do than sit in a dark house (i.e. turning off lights as requested) for an entire hour on a Saturday night. I could light each room up with tv's and other applicances, but wouldn't that defeat the purpose of saving electricity?

Well the Earth Hour folks didn't specify about lighting rooms with appliances, so you're probably in the clear.

I was generally referring to the fact that you can still do most anything in your house without the lights on, like watching a car race, or playing video games, or even surfing SOMD.com

[dems4me (Premo)]

Originally Posted by CobraKai

Well the Earth Hour folks didn't specify about lighting rooms with appliances, so you're probably in the clear.

I was generally referring to the fact that you can still do most anything in your house without the lights on, like watching a car race, or playing video games, or even surfing SOMD.com

I live in an old farm house far off the road, it's pitch black, even with the light of my laptop on or a TV, it's still difficult to see. Its senseless for me to turn on 5 tvs for light when I have a light right in the same room which are probably even more cost/energy efficient than the tvs. I do wish you and your little friends all the luck in the world though

[pcjohnnyb (Premo)]

Sure, i'll turn off the lights for that hour

I'll be in a hotel celebrating my birthday anyway

I won't need lights for that

[Bean Machine]

I don't understand something here. What good is it going to do to turn off lights? Do you think you are "saving" electricity? No, you are just creating a dangerous situation where people will injury themselves because they can't see where they are going.

Turning off lights is NOT like turning off your car. If you turn off your car, you save the gasoline you would have consumed. If you turn off your lights it makes no difference. The electricty is generated regardless of wheter you use it or not. All you are doing is saving yourself $.83 on your next SMECO bill.

[CobraKai]

Originally Posted by dems4me

I live in an old farm house far off the road, it's pitch black, even with the light of my laptop on or a TV, it's still difficult to see. Its senseless for me to turn on 5 tvs for light when I have a light right in the same room which are probably even more cost/energy efficient than the tvs. I do wish you and your little friends all the luck in the world though

I live in a community with 500 homes, and even when I turn out the lights - it's pitch black.

In your situation, I would also advise that you go ahead and use your lights tomorrow night, I don't want you to injure yourself tripping over something!

[pcjohnnyb (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Bean Machine

I don't understand something here. What good is it going to do to turn off lights? Do you think you are "saving" electricity? No, you are just creating a dangerous situation where people will injury themselves because they can't see where they are going.

Turning off lights is NOT like turning off your car. If you turn off your car, you save the gasoline you would have consumed. If you turn off your lights it makes no difference. The electricty is generated regardless of wheter you use it or not. All you are doing is saving yourself $.83 on your next SMECO bill.

[pcjohnnyb (Premo)]

Originally Posted by CobraKai

I live in a community with 500 homes, and even when I turn out the lights - it's pitch black.

In your situation, I would also advise that you go ahead and use your lights tomorrow night, I don't want you to injure yourself tripping over something!

has nobody heard of this nifty invention???

its called a candle




Or how about a flashlight? Still uses energy, but from that tiny little battery lol.

[CobraKai]

Originally Posted by Bean Machine

I don't understand something here. What good is it going to do to turn off lights? Do you think you are "saving" electricity? No, you are just creating a dangerous situation where people will injury themselves because they can't see where they are going.

Turning off lights is NOT like turning off your car. If you turn off your car, you save the gasoline you would have consumed. If you turn off your lights it makes no difference. The electricty is generated regardless of wheter you use it or not. All you are doing is saving yourself $.83 on your next SMECO bill.

Funny that you make that comparison, on the Web site for Earth Hour they stated: "In 2007, Australians in Sydney turned off their lights for one hour. The energy savings was the equivalent of taking 47,000 cars of the road."

Again, if you don't want to/don't think you can safely/don't know how/don't understand what lights are/etc. then you can ignore Earth Hour as if it doesn't exist.

[lulu belle]

We won't be home, so our lights will be off!