Earth Hour 2013

[petal]

Well, I announced this event to the kids at school - one put his hand up and said - we can't do that because 'ms. so and so'(young, ambitious, thrusting newly qualified teacher...) is running the school disco then....one very lovely little jewish boy answered - we never use electricity on Saturdays so perhaps the jews will make up for the people who don't give a stuff!!! love the things kids say.

[PyreneesPlot]

You guys using your laptops on battery for the hour - don't forget it takes more power to recharge the battery than to run it straight from the mains.
Well it does with mine anyway.

[SarzWix]

I want one of those ^^ for the kids. Here you go guys, charge your appliances as often as you can pedal...

Unfortunately, at £180, they're a bit out of our price range


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Powerplus-Ga...4040658&sr=8-2

[petal]

yes, I have also told children - using things on battery power does not count.- they have to go read a book or play cards

[veggiechicken]

All of those unfortunate folk who have power cuts will be joining in too

[veggiechicken]

I want one of those ^^ for the kids. Here you go guys, charge your appliances as often as you can pedal...

Unfortunately, at £180, they're a bit out of our price range


Powerplus Gazelle - Pedal Powered Powerbank Generator: Amazon.co.uk: Lighting

Less than half that price here Sarz - shame they're out of stock PowerPlus Gazelle charger, Eco Friendly and Energy Saving Products - It Must Be Green

[veggiechicken]

A reminder - just over 40 minutes until turn-off time

[veggiechicken]

Hello again! Candles still lit, woodburner doing its stuff and I have aching fingers - and legs and knees!
No -not that - I've been playing the harmonium in the dark like something out of the Addams family. Even the dogs had their paws in their ears. It would have helped if I could have read some music but it was too dark - so I had to make something up for an hour Fortunately the neighbours can't hear me
Anyone else want to share

[Feral007]

Oh I don't want one of those pedal generators. They have the Snowy Hydro Information centre here about the big water Snowy Hydro works etc. But they have a bike attached to a meter. Lets just say I wouldn't be having toast every morning if I had to pedal for it!

[bramble]

Would love to share but it wasn't even mentioned here in Ireland.
Having said that me and OH spent all day yesterday emptying the kitchen and taking up the floor for the arrival of the new kitchen so we just lay on the sofa in the dark from sheer exhaustion.
Nothing more exciting to report i'm afraid.

[snohare]

I received an invite to go round to a friend's house that evening to play board games. Being an Aberdonian on the make, I immediately realised that I could switch everything off in my house, go out, and "do my bit" without any inconvenience...
Then when I got there, after ten minutes they switched everything off - TV, lights, laptops, aquarium, the lot. I was in probably the only other house in the whole village that even knew about Earth Hour...
So while I thought longingly of my numerous torches and light sticks at home, we spun handles on our torches furiously ("Oh, yours is solar powered !" "Really - where's the switch ?" "No, sorry, it's just a wind-up" ), and the five year-old insisted on not just hand shadow puppets, but feet shadow puppets, and then we drooled over the torches between our teeth as we set up the Settler tile game (in the original German) and by the time we had done that slow as treacle on a frosty morn, the hour was over.
I say again: tealights are a waste of money if you want light !

[Ananke]

LOL@Snohare

We forgot all about it but as (bad) luck would have it, we were out every night last week anyway.

[Nicos]

Are there any global pictures comparing a 'before and during' event?

I've seen some city ones ( and noticed how not much else in the locality of say Eiffel Tower/Big Ben seemed to be turned off)

[snohare]

Are there any global pictures comparing a 'before and during' event?

No, I gather no-one found their camera...

[veggiechicken]

I've had a look but can't find much. Last year, I'm sure there was a video of the world being plunged into darkness. Maybe it will appear soon?