Are you going to turn off everything and sit in the dark for Earth Hour?

Jimmy Garlic

Yes, it is that time of the year again folks, the time of the year when the vast majority of us ignore or don't partake in the bizarre quasi-religious ritual known as Earth Hour. Is anybody here going to sit in the dark feeling smug tonight at 8:30?.

Overheal

What happened to earth Day?

zuroph

I've been sitting in the dark for the last hour because i'm too lazy to get up to turn on lights.

mfceiling

I will in me arse.....

Overheal

mfceiling wrote: »

I will in me arse.....

Are there lights in your arse?

Gneez

I shall sit in the dark and masturbate furiously, just like every other day.

Sunnyisland

Did no one tell them about tonights match ?

W.Shakes-Beer

I'll probably walk the dog.

Oh_Noes

I'm going to put my dryer on, and the boiler and whatever electric heaters I have. Just to be nice and warm watching the Ireland match.

That should probably compensate for about 20 of the people sitting in the dark.

Mrmoe

I'm going to switch on every light I can just to be awkward and prove a point.

Where To

i'm going one better and sitting in the dark from 3.30am to 7.30am


zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:D

Soby

Feck that the match is on :P

UsernameInUse

Oh_Noes wrote: »

I'm going to put my dryer on, and the boiler and whatever electric heaters I have. Just to be nice and warm watching the Ireland match.

That should probably compensate for about 20 of the people sitting in the dark.

More like 50k.

Glico Man

My electricity is about to run out so I'll be sitting in the dark until I can be arsed to go and buy some more or until my laptop battery runs out...

the groutch

Every light & appliance in my place is going to be on for the whole hour

Sad Professor

Overheal wrote: »

What happened to earth Day?

That's a separate event. I think it's next month. And it's just an "awareness" day, so you don't have turn anything off.

what the fcuk is earth hour

Sofiztikated

Did you know that all the energy used in promoting Earth Hour negates any energy saved during that hour?

True story.

squeakyduck

I won't be doing this, if I turn off the power supply to my laptop it will immediately turn off. No internet makes squeaks something something!

Panda General

No way, am going to sit here and watch the match:D:D

Jimmy Garlic

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Did you know that all the energy used in promoting Earth Hour negates any energy saved during that hour?

True story.

So it is just an exercise in sanctimonious smugness then?.

Biggins

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

...Is anybody here going to sit in the dark feeling smug tonight at 8:30?.

Yes, and raise a glass to the demise of the Green Party. :pac:

ronan45

turned off all electricity last year , set up candles. was real smug........
looked out frount windows street lights on and neighbours lights on...
went to back garden looked liked neighbours put on extra lights just to spite me:mad:
feck it not this year

Celly Smunt

realies wrote: »

Did no one tell them about tonights match ?

the dark will probably be more exciting

bizmark

Going to run 3 pcs and a laptop because feck this hippy crap tbh (also backing up porn)

Dudess

I think it's smug all right, and pointless, but so is switching on a load of stuff to "spite" those who do it.

wandatowell

bizmark wrote: »

Going to run 3 pcs and a laptop because feck this hippy crap tbh (also backing up porn)

You back up your porn??? hahahaha

I guess its better to be safe than to be sorry and all

bizmark

man i already lost one hard drive i dont want to go through that pain again (

phasers

Hmm....mmm... nah.

HoneyRyder

Again? Has a full year really elapsed already?! :eek:

the groutch

squeakyduck wrote: »

No internet makes squeaks something something!

Go crazy?

Capt'n Midnight

Demand is ramping up nicely :P

http://www.eirgrid.com/operations/systemperformancedata/systemdemand/

Time System Demand MW

26/03/2011 16:00 2944
26/03/2011 17:00 3035
26/03/2011 18:00 3244
26/03/2011 19:00 3451

sollar

no.... the tv uses far more electricity anyway and i'm not turning it of during the ireland match.

senorwipesalot

No need .The esb did it for me.

SeaFields

All this environmental awareness sh!te was supposed to get me a job after college. It didn't. Fcuk it. I'm turning on every light in the house in protest for the hour.

WolfForager

I just don't see the point, what is this supposed to achieve?

finipops

I consumed a lot of power.:p

reverenddave

SeaFields wrote: »

All this environmental awareness sh!te was supposed to get me a job after college. It didn't. Fcuk it. I'm turning on every light in the house in protest for the hour.

county council are employing
go into their offices and ask for Enda Kiernan
he'll point you in the right direction

Jimmy Garlic

finipops wrote: »

I consumed a lot of power.:p

Heretic.

wolf moon

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Is anybody here going to sit in the dark feeling smug tonight at 8:30?.

not even 20 minutes ago i replaced another "eco - energy saving" bulb - it's crazy price meant to compensate reliability (100000 hours of work, etc) and help protect environment.

eco-bull, fool me once - shame on you, fool me twice - shame on me.

an hour in darkness, me arse...

citizen_p

I didnt do it, my lights are only on from about 6pm to 11pm.....
its to inconvinient to be honest...

pragmatic1

Yeah because I had a migraine a while ago.

shedweller

what day is this earth hour craic going on at?:P

WolfForager

8.30 and might i add.. EPIC FAIL
MW
26/03/2011 20:15 3438
26/03/2011 20:30 3381
26/03/2011 20:45 3355

Blazer

Shame on you all :mad:
A small sacrifice to make for one hour today and most of you couldn't even do it..and instead are slagging it off.
Personally I had off all my lights+pc+xbox etc all off for this hour...




actually for 3 hours as I went for a small nap after a day of glorious airsofting

Killer Pigeon

Right now all the lights in the house are on, including the lamps. All the TV's are on, my laptop is on, the dishwasher, the washing machine, the cooker (cooking dinner). Also, the patio lights are on.

Am I doing this right?

charlemont

zuroph wrote: »

I've been sitting in the dark for the last hour because i'm too lazy to get up to turn on lights.

Stoned ???

shedweller

All my lights are on too, but they are 3W LED's. The cfl's i used to have are guzzlers by comparison. I think i'm doing my bit.

Donal Og O Baelach

Its like people going over to Roscommon for a weekend to build a few houses for the poor unfortunates. Basically, a massage for the conscience and the ego all in one go.
Generally pointless though.

Oh_Noes

charlemont wrote: »

Stoned ???

Hope he didn't turn off his growroom lights. That wouldn't be very green.

duckysauce

Donal Og O Baelach wrote: »

Its like people going over to Africa for a weekend to build a few houses for the poor unfortunates. Basically, a massage for the conscience and the ego all in one go.
Generally pointless though.

how is it pointless if they build houses for them ?