mattm Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 reminder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 and.... we're back.I think we're going to sit in candlelight for a little while longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 F that. I got every light in the house on - even the one in my kids room - and he's a sleep! Earth hour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localcrew Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 ...that's the spirit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 just in case...I was at Tiggers - we had an earth jam drum hour with only candles lit - it was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low rain Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 we also had an acoustic jam- with guitars and candlelight! and friends!!! Perfect evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 It was easy to see the ignorant and/or uncaring energy culprits last night from my apartment balcony in Toronto: the Mercedes car dealership (big shock) at Dundas Street & the DVP; St. Jamestown (massive apartment complex in Cabbagetown); Bloor & Yonge; Davisville & Yonge; the Broadview St. Loblaws and Pizza Pizza. However, I was impressed with the core of downtown Toronto. Most of the skyscrapers were dim or black as was the CN Tower. I heard on the radio this morning that the city doubled their energy reduction from last year. It's a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay sanislo Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 fack I totally forgot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Once the lights were off we didn't really see any reason to turn them back on for the remainder of the night. It's nice to see that Earth hour prompted not only some energy consumption but some jamming! That's exactly what happened in our house to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 (edited) I was out burning fuel, and I forgot to turn "everything" off... on the upside, you can do this anytime and it helps so... Edited March 29, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I was at the supermarket for part of this and they turned off 3/4 of the lights. Made it kind of hard to find stuff...Anyways, we wound up doing 1/2 the lighting for twice the time. I figure the mat adds up and it's all about the 'concept' anyways. I get the idea; good idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay sanislo Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Yeah last year it was a big candle lit jam at my house, and we definetly kept the everything off for way more than an hour. It was easy when your havin fun jammin away!!!I cant belive that this year it totally skipped my brain or something................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 We turned everything off and then went out for a walk. Ottawa was completely lit up. Parliament was dark but the rest of Ottawa, from the bayview bus station view, looked like normal. All the big office buildings we could see in Hull were on as well, fed buildings I think. Looked like a weeknight and everyone was working late. Quite thoroughly disappointing after hearing Steph describing some of the cities in the world going dark.my $0.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I thought it was awesome! I turned out all of the lights. It was such a beautiful night, I decided to go for one of those long, aimless drives through the countryside in my Hummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 All the big office buildings we could see in Hull were on I thought the same thing looking at some of the high rises in Toronto but then realized I was looking at the stairwells in which they can't really turn the lights off. I don't know if that sheds any light, but hey, safety first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 (edited) It was easy to see the ignorant and/or uncaring energy culprits last night from my apartment balcony in Toronto: the Mercedes car dealership (big shock) at Dundas Street & the DVP; St. Jamestown (massive apartment complex in Cabbagetown); Bloor & Yonge; Davisville & Yonge; the Broadview St. Loblaws and Pizza Pizza. However, I was impressed with the core of downtown Toronto. Most of the skyscrapers were dim or black as was the CN Tower. I heard on the radio this morning that the city doubled their energy reduction from last year. It's a start. I completely understand where you're coming from Jaimoe but playing devils advocate, from a business point of view, where do you draw the line when it comes to health and safety and loss prevention? Just curious. Edited March 29, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 It was easy to see the ignorant and/or uncaring energy culprits last night from my apartment balcony in Toronto: the Mercedes car dealership (big shock) at Dundas Street & the DVP; St. Jamestown (massive apartment complex in Cabbagetown); Bloor & Yonge; Davisville & Yonge; the Broadview St. Loblaws and Pizza Pizza. However' date=' I was impressed with the core of downtown Toronto. Most of the skyscrapers were dim or black as was the CN Tower. I heard on the radio this morning that the city doubled their energy reduction from last year. It's a start. [/quote']I completely understand where you're coming from Jaimoe but playing devils advocate, from a business point of view, where do you draw the line when it comes to health and safety and loss prevention? Just curious.Health and safety? What's the damage in turning off a few lights and neon signs? Plus, if downtown Bay Street business mega-towers can turn off the lights, why can't smaller businesses like Mercedes? But turning off the fucking glowing Mercedes and Loblaws neon signs took too much effort, so it seems. I am far more disappointed in St. Jamestown. I've stopped expecting more from my neighbourhood Loblaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Neon signs are definitely doable I understand that... but if we are talking open business hours then I'm just saying that ALL lights off are definitely a safety hazard to both the customer and the employee.There has to be some give and take before we are quick to cast shame... especially in these economic times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Neon signs are definitely doable I understand that... but if we are talking open business hours then I'm just saying that ALL lights off are definitely a safety hazard to both the customer and the employee.There has to be some give and take before we are quick to cast shame... especially in these economic times.8:30-9:30 on a Friday night? Most businesses are closed and/or closing at that point. I cast shame (and I'm only a moderate tree-hugger; my wife was livid). Once again though, St. Jamestown was lit up like a massive forest of ugly Christmas trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 thank goodness we've saved the earth. it was pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 The Earth is doomed, but I'd rather go down swinging than sit around and do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 i turned off the lights then sat around and did nothing last night, but i guess in a way I 'helped'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 It was way less hyped this year, and I participated accordingly. Last year I went all the way and ceased power usage for the whole hour. This year I did the same, with the exception of leaving the tv on for half of the hour.COPS was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 our earth hour was about 3 hours long. it was fun.I wondered if anyone who forgot tried to come to the site? I shut down the sanctuary with a message and a link pointing to the earth hour site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I know that the 3 big Minto buildings downtown (Carlisle, Minto Place and the Hotel) all participated. From a commercial building point of view, you are obligated to have power in common areas due to health and safety issues but they participated by using only reserve or emergency power. That would mean that hallways and stairways were minimally lit. Office buildings should do this every night IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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