[Fluffywelshsheep]

Please make this very important vote tonight with your lightswitch.
It is at 8.30pm, here is the link to the UK site about it -

*28 March 2009
*Be part of a massive global event. Possibly the world's greatest
environmental event ever! On Saturday 28 March 2009 at 8.30pm, we want
individuals, businesses, companies, schools and iconic buildings across
Scotland to turn off their lights for one hour - WWF's Earth Hour.

WWF’s Earth Hour already has support in over 1800 cities in 80
countries. Here in Scotland, lights will go out in every major city and
on some of the country's most iconic buildings including: Edinburgh
Castle, the Forth Rail Bridge, the Scottish Parliament and many, many more.


http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk
scottish link
http://scotland.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/tackling_climate_change/earth_hour_scotland_2009/

[sellickbhoy]

i'm cunningly using that hour to put my clock forward, so i'll be doing my bit - all be it jsut for a minute!!!

[doganjo]

Didn't see this in time but my lights were all off for 6 hours earlier today when I was out in the garden.  Does that count?

[Rosemary]

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions! I did mean to do this but I was watching "Mamma Mia" and forgot. I've just tortured Dan with my version of "Dancing Queen" and a quick chorus of "Waterloo" - what a fab film!

[doganjo]

Ooh, you lucky thing.  Sandy and I went to see it at the MacRobert and it was terrific!  Would love to see it again.  I hope the stage version comes somewhere near - I'll go to that too.

[ballingall]

Only just read this so its a bit late now Will try to do it at some point.

Beth

[jameslindsay]

Hopefully doesn't give burglars an opportunity, ha ha ha.

[Crofter]

We just used it as a wonderful excuse to have a candlelit dinner!

Dave

[sellickbhoy]

they switched the lights off at linlithgoa palace to support this - but because they are not prepared to pay someone overtime to go in and switch them back on they will remain off tonight and tomorrow - so that should make up for anyone who forgot!!

[jameslindsay]

Obviously not run by the Council then, they normally encourage double time payments...

[sellickbhoy]

well, i did my bit for earth hour last night!!!

we had a power cut about 9.30 last night, lasted just over an hour.

Mrs SB was delighted, since we moved out to our place in the country, she always fancied a power cut, with the fire roaring, candles out, wee glass of wine and nothing to worry about.

Sadly it was too warm to have the fire on last night, but the candles all got lit, the wine did indeed get drunk and it was all very cosy. I even got my wind up radio and torch out to give us some entertainment

sadly, reality returned and ages was spent resetting all the clocks/timers in the house, also, the unexpected power shorteage caused a few problems for my PC and i had to phaff about with that for a while to get it working again.

still, fun while it lasted! and good for the planet too!

[Fluffywelshsheep]

i think it was badly timed as it was Scotland v Holland at the same time so that two nations that would turn them off lol

btw cool new icons
 

[sausagesandcash]

Power cuts are great with kids...they just love the sense of adventure. No T.V. and plenty of time for telling stories....candles flickering, fire roaring...what could be better?

[Rosemary]

I can remember the three day week - mid 70's? - when the electricity was off for periods of time. We had a coal fire and I remember sitting by the fire, with candles lit, playing cards with my parents and making toast on the fire. Great fun.

[kaz]

Ditto. Do you remember the sugar shortage around the same period?