earth hour

[tatt]

surprised no-one has posted on the other mumsnet thread about this www.wwf.org.uk/oneplanet/youcan_0000004833.asp

I know tatt - I started the thread and there was no response at all.
As it turns out though, I've just been invited to a party that night. Can't really expect everyone to stand in darkness there though........can I?

why not candle lit party could be really fun. last year I ended up making earth hour the whole night, as candlelight has such a different and relaxing vibe.

What a smashing idea. We're in. It'll be interesting to see the data on the results.

Might as well get used to it, in 20 years we'll all be living that way permanently. Well, the survivors will.

We'll be supporting this

Earth Hour link

Just to remind you all, Earth Hour is tonight between 8 and 9 pm.

So switch off the electricity and get cosy in the candlelight!

Arghhh, casualty is on then!
Can I just do it until 8:40?

Well that's better than not doing it at all!

Or, you could watch Casualty by candlelight?

It'll use electricity watching casualty though!
I'll happily turn everything else off and just watch casualty if that's a good enough compromise.

rofl at "watch casualty by candlelight"

that's what I'm going to do

I know!
I'll watch casualty in the car

i think you are just meant to turn your lights off between 8pm and 9pm, not all your electric, so watching casualty by candlelight is ok

So Im sitting here in the dark. I can only see the key pad from the light emmited by the screen.......

It feels a bit wrong to have the rest of the electric on if we're supposed to be making a point. I'm just switching the laptop off and I'm going to have a candlelit bath!

All my lights are off but the laptop seems mega bright now- it's hurting my eys.

Just had a look up my street- looks like we're the only ones taking part .

dh and i used to sit in the dark like this all the time! enjoying it.

am sitting here in the cadle light-mumsntting via my iPhone and wrapped up in a duvet-might have an early night instead of the mindless tellybox watching I normally do!

am sitting here in the cadle light-mumsntting via my iPhone and wrapped up in a duvet-might have an early night instead of the mindless tellybox watching I normally do!

ive got all the lights off, only just now, no one else down the street has it seems, but i have the washing machine on

I only remebered 5 minutes ago but shocked myself by how many lights I had to turn off - I suppose that is the point.

We turned all electricity off except fridge and freezer.

Was very nice in the canlelight with the fire going.

Colorado's joining in too. Denver and Boulder are switching off the lights as well. I'm lucky to live in an area where street lights are at a minimum anyway and I can see the stars everynight. I'll be lighting my candles.

Hats off to Google too for reminding us all with their dark search screen.

we are draining the earth's resources at an alarming rate. i'd have joined in if i'd realised.