Earth Hour And A Half
30 March 2009On Saturday night we did ‘the right thing’ and turned off all the lights for an hour at 8.30.
At 9.40 I went into my office and turned on the light (a 3 bulb centre one). One of the bulbs blew out of its socket and smashed on the floor. It blew the light circuit for the entire house so that involved a trip outside to the fuse box (well, to be honest, David went outside) to replace the fuse.
I’ve no idea whether this was a result of the whole of Sydney turning lights back on at the same time. But it was all a bit eerie. And it did mean that we did more than our bit for energy conservation that night.
Note to self: Next year DON’T decide that Earth Hour night is the right time to cast on an intricate piece of lace. Garter stitch and stocking stitch I can do by touch. Lace is a no-no.
. . . [There are too many people being brainwashed by group think and not enough independent thinkers in this world. It is a reverse Darwinism.
The ONLY reason that I would ever turn out all my lights is to show concern for change regarding light pollution, or when camping and have a campfire going.] . . .
http://bikerbernie.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/earth-hour-turn-on-all-your-lights/
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We sat in the dark, too, and it was sort-of cozy. Not a bad thing to get away from computer and television – maybe we ought to do it more.
We have been having electrical issues in this house too – Mark had to rig up a bedside lamp so I could get the dinner cooked. And then we turned the lights off, and sat on the floor by candle light to enjoy our dinner 🙂
I agree – lace in the dark is a no-no!