That sounds like a plan. Are we supposed to turn off everything (computer, TV, whatever) or just lights?

I suspect I'll fall asleep if the lights are out. Not a bad idea.

From the FAQ (though it seems to contradict itself regarding computers and tvs):

"Do I have to turn off all of my electricity for Earth Hour?"

"Not at all. Through Earth Hour we are asking people to turn off all non-essential lighting. Emergency lighting, televisions and computers can stay on for the hour. The main point of Earth Hour is to unite people, companies and governments around the world through the symbolic flip of a switch. Earth Hour in itself will not lower our carbon footprint, rather it sends a signal to those in a place of power that we as individuals and communities demand action.

The decision on which lights to turn off can be made individually, but usually consists of overhead lights in rooms (whether it is your house or a business), outdoor lighting that does not impact safety, computers, decorative lights, neon signs for advertising, televisions, desk lamps, etc."

We've already participated in Earth Hour. The only thing we left on was the TV as we both like to watch "As Time Goes By' on PBS.

It's an odd thing but, as I looked around the neighbourhood, the lights in the houses where younger people live were in darkness and the houses where the older people live were the same as any other night.

Gotta run - turn off freezer ... frig ... furnace ...

Did soeone say, "Computer"??

WOe is me!

Do I have batteries in the radio??

'Bye!

ole joyful

Nope not at all

Not intentionally.

We've been getting ice and snow all day and evening, I've been trying to prep for a power outage and switch over to generator power.

Oh yeah, we'll paticipate. 8:30-9:30

Can't cause I live in a condo.

Glenda, why can't you watch tv or play on the computer in the dark for an hour?

I'm going to turn off everything but the televisions. I'll even turn the computer off.. But my washer is almost done, so the gas dryer will be on. LOL

I didn't even know about it until I read it on here. I think I might have though, I went to bed and fell asleep!

Sue I am only up now because I had to take my dog out and now I am not sleepy!

I turned things off just at 8:30.

When I'd finished turning off several of the switches on the main entry box - water pump, frig, freezer, water heater and furnace ... when I came upstairs, I found that the computer had been shut off, as well: I hadn't shut it down.

I've known that I needed to work on my friend's income tax return for days.

After I got a couple of candles lit ... and the battery radio located (the batteries were O.K.) ... I started on it. Didn`t get nearly finished ... but she's not going to have a lot of tax to pay. She'll be happy to need pay me no fee ... she's under the limit of income that has her qualify for the free tax preparation service sponsored by the Canada Revenue Agency and offered by Volunteers - of which I'm one.

I`m hoping that I can come up with about my usual rate to pay for my own return - about 9%.

Stayed in the dark till 10:10 (the call numbers of a historic AM radio station in Toronto).

When I turned the switches on, I learned something.

I have a limited number of plugs in this house that accomodate three prongs and I need such for computers, so I have a heavy cable running from a plug on the side of the wash stand/lavatory in the bathroom out here to what used to be the dining roomm to the computer.

When I turned on the breakers, I had plugged a lamp in to the wall outlet on the lavatory ... and found that it is on the same circuit with the fridge.

That and the light in the narrow, unfinished attic hadn`t been identified when I checked out the circuits a couple of years ago - and some circuits have a number of items hooked up to them, in various areas of the house.

I'd like to install some new circuits ... but the breaker box is old and, though I have empty slots, I don't have breakers for them ... and they're now obsolete.

When the lights came back on, I started a loaf of bread ...

... it was done, now - long enough that I could shake the loaf out of the pan without oven mitts.

Just had a slice ... with brown sugar, that in the bag was so hard that I had to soften it up for a couple of days with banana peels before putting it into the former jam bottle.

Fresh bread! One of life's minor blessings!

Electricity ... another of life's substantial blessings - let's commit ourseves to conserving it, so that folks in parts of the world where there's been minimal use can start using more, without messing up the environment so badly that it becomes uninhabitable by humans.

Without saying anything about cars ... and they're going to be driving many more of them, as well ... not to mention trucks, as they consume more than they have been.

I hope that you're enjoying your weekend: good wishes to you and yours for having a really happy one.

ole joyful

And miss watching the NCAA basketball tournament(s)?

ARE YOU CRAZY?!

:-)

We turned everything off except the TV. DH had to watch Montreal lose!
But I also noticed that more of the young people in our neighbourhood participated than the seniors.