Earth Hour...March 29th 8 pm

[Skippy]

I-m on battery going blimd

[docbosh]

So how did your Earth hour go?

I'm a purist. The idea is not just lights, but any superfluous appliances, etc that could be turned off. For a second year in a row, I just flipped every circuit breaker to the off position.

Made do with a low energy consumption LCD flashlight. I didn't even let the fact that there was a Montreal Toronto game get in the way as it appears to have for some. Which was OK cause Montreal lost that one.

[intwowishin]

We did it, but we also flipped the breaker so we had NO electricity at all. We used some candles to see. My kids were not thrilled, my 6 month old was totally freaked out, and my 5 year old said it was boring not having anything to do...lol..

[docbosh]

We did it, but we also flipped the breaker so we had NO electricity at all. We used some candles to see. My kids were not thrilled, my 6 month old was totally freaked out, and my 5 year old said it was boring not having anything to do...lol..

I like the circuit breaker method, though that does require resetting some clocks. Mind you I'm not sure if it is as much of a learning experience this way. I wonder if we shouldn't see what we can do without being on on a regular basis

My 2 year old son was already asleep by that time, and my wife read some Harry Potter to my 6 year old son.

Luckily heating is never a big issue in my condo, we are in a garden unit so, the walls are 18 inches thick, this keeps us cooler in the summer, and warmer in the winter without a tremendous cost to do so. Abmient temperature is about 20 degrees celcius.