F*ck You Earth Hour

[Trip]

No one turn off their lights during earth hour, instead turn everything on.

(this message brought to you by your friendly power companies)

[t-homo]

lol.

[Dave]

i plan on it. ive actually got this stupid bright backyard lamp im gonna fire up

['73 H1 Triple]

i plan on it. ive actually got this stupid bright backyard lamp im gonna fire up

I got just done putting up a new mercury vapor light. It's staying on :rockwoot:

Jeff

[tommymac]

I will be waking up around 9to shower and get ready for work and sure as hell aint doing that in the dark.

Tom

[KSGregman]

I'm sitting in my den with my 42" plasma tv on....the xbox 360 on....desklamp..my pc....surround sound....I guess I could fire up my wife's laptop just for the hell of it...

What is this Earth Hour that we are rebelling against anyway?

Is like another manufactured "Hallmark Holiday" kind of thing? :idk:

[Smittie61984]

Is like another manufactured "Hallmark Holiday" kind of thing? :idk:

It's a do nothing event that I'm sure a bunch of rich, white, priviledged, private college students thought up to help ease the guilt they have since their capitalist pig parents are sending them to a high dollar school to major in liberal arts or black and white photography while they smoke doobies and show off their Hot Topic $45 made by Chinese 12year old girls T-shirts that have a picture of Che Guevara on it as they try and score some sweet sweet hairy hippy poontang as they cuddle together in the dark with their hooka to proclaim "Bush is like uh, what's that word? Yeah a idiot Maaaaaaaan"

I wish I had a smart car to bash for 1 hour.

[derf]

WTF is earth hour, and I really don't care about being green. Right now I throw those plastic soda can 6 pack things to see if I can get them around birds heads, and I also make regular trip up to the poliar ice caps to melt snow

[tommymac]

WTF is earth hour, and I really don't care about being green. Right now I throw those plastic soda can 6 pack things to see if I can get them around birds heads, and I also make regular trip up to the poliar ice caps to melt snow

Doing your part I see :lol:


Tom

[Hondahugger]

My lights will be out, simply because I won't be home :)

[Tmall]

My "landlord" left his xmas lights up. Thinking of plugging them to celebrate earth hour..

[Mr Lefty]

I'm gonna turn everythign on... open the windows and turn the ac on... while that's going I'll jump in my truck... disconnect the cat on my truck... and drive around and spray aresol hair spray out my windows...

that or try to gather up some styrophome and burn it... :idk:

choices...

[Cutty72]

I'm gonna turn everythign on... open the windows and turn the ac on... while that's going I'll jump in my truck... disconnect the cat on my truck... and drive around and spray aresol hair spray out my windows...

that or try to gather up some styrophome and burn it... :idk:

choices...

You could start a bonfire of styrofoam in your parking lot while you are out driving around...

[Mr Lefty]

You could start a bonfire of styrofoam in your parking lot while you are out driving around...

ahh yeah good idea :lol:

[fatburg]

I will be holding the sun hostage in my Trunk during said "Earth Hour". And then I will ride circles around Trip's big wheel wheel bellowing out smoke into the atmosphere...BWAHAHAHAHA

[HurricaneHeather]

I make it a point to have no idea what is going on the world around me, so I have no idea what yall are talking about. :lol: I use electricity when I need it. I don't see any need to use more or less during a particular time frame. :idk:

Silly Americans :lol:

[BobTheBiker]

I'll be sure to pull the cat the SUV, run it full bore until the motor blows, then promptly set it ablaze in the parking lot, then go in turn on EVERYTHING electrical I can find, and have a few beers.

maybe I'll go take one of those horrid and unholy epic shits that smells so nasty not even the plumbing guy from hell will come near to unclog the toilet.

[Particle Man]

Lights on here

['73 H1 Triple]

I got just done putting up a new mercury vapor light. It's staying on :rockwoot:

Jeff

Brand new 175 watt of mercury vapor light :rockwoot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/pic/DCP_4172.jpg

[Mr Lefty]

wtf is it for? doesn't look very bright

['73 H1 Triple]

wtf is it for? doesn't look very bright

It's the light at the back of the property/driveway. I took the picture at dusk and it's much brighter now that it's dark.

[marko138]

First of all I've never heard of 'earth hour'....



Second...you violated the rules with your title.

[Mr Lefty]

First of all I've never heard of 'earth hour'....



Second...you violated the rules with your title.

never saw an actual rule stating no cursing in titles... thought you guys just changed it cause you had nothing else to do as mods :lol:

[marko138]

never saw an actual rule stating no cursing in titles... thought you guys just changed it cause you had nothing else to do as mods :lol:
I dont know. One of these fuckers made the 'unwritten' rule. Wasn't me.

[Mr Lefty]

:lol: who knows...

[derf]

No its not a rule by my decree

anyway I took the time out of my life to understand what earth hour was and I stumbled into this...
7 things to do in the dark
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/7-things-to-do-in-the-dark.html


Get amorous – Spend some quality time with your significant other and enjoy giving each other massages, trying something tantric or making love by candlelight. The added benefit (as if you needed one?), it’s good for you!

Enjoy dinner by candlelight – Prepare the food beforehand, or go with simple, no-cook finger foods. For a special touch, add flowers to the table and serve chocolates for dessert. Yum!

Take a bubble bath – Who doesn’t love a long, luxurious soak in a bath…and what better time to take advantage of some quiet time with candles? Admit it, just thinking about it makes you feel good!

Meditate – An hour of darkness is a great opportunity to tune out the rest of the world and go within. Find a comfortable space in your home and spend some time in meditation - it’s good for you and good for the planet. (Just be careful if you still have candles burning!)

An hour with the lights out also means that it’s a great time to get outside and:

Gaze at the stars – Even if you are in the city, it could be a good night to see the constellations, as many cities will be dimmer during the event.

Take a [crescent] moonlit walk – With the new moon on March 26th, only a sliver of the moon - a waxing crescent moon - will be visible on Saturday night but it could still be a great night to get outside, take the dog for a walk, and search for the crescent in the night sky.

Prefer a group activity? Gather some friends together and have an Earth Hour party - inside or outside. Create your own Earth Hour cocktails, have some fun with cheese or chocolate fondue (only tea light candles required), break out the board games or musical instruments, or even attempt charades by candlelight. The more creative you get, the better the party! And, you might even want to try it again next Saturday night - any excuse for a party, right?



Anyway I'm gonna go rent a movie from on demand that I wanted to watch instead of turning off my lights

[EpyonXero]

Not sure whats wrong with saving some electricity?

[Rangerscott]

I'm at work during the day so I think 8 hours is pretty good at saving electricity.

[marko138]

Alright...so I just cut a tape for Earth Day. The Capitol dome shut it's lights down for an hour. You'll see it on the news at 11....if you live in Harrisburg, that is.

[Porkchop]

It's a do nothing event that I'm sure a bunch of rich, white, priviledged, private college students thought up to help ease the guilt they have since their capitalist pig parents are sending them to a high dollar school to major in liberal arts or black and white photography while they smoke doobies and show off their Hot Topic $45 made by Chinese 12year old girls T-shirts that have a picture of Che Guevara on it as they try and score some sweet sweet hairy hippy poontang as they cuddle together in the dark with their hooka to proclaim "Bush is like uh, what's that word? Yeah a idiot Maaaaaaaan"

I wish I had a smart car to bash for 1 hour.

I believe its spelled hookah???? :idk::sorry:

[Yamerhaw]

I blame this whole thing on rap music

[Rangerscott]

i blame this whole thing on rap music


mtv

[JoJoYZF]

Ill either be at home with my tv, laptop and lights on or at work where we have TONS of lights on and waste paper just because we can.

[Trip]

Second...you violated the rules with your title.

ghey, i forgot some people don't like cursing in the titles...

[Dave]

im loling at the take a hot bubble bath one. how do they think that water is gonna get warm anyhow? :lmao:

hey greenies! wanna live a zero emissions lifestyle with a small carbon footprint? smith and wesson can help! :lmao:

[derf]

Ok everyone all is safe, I used my magical moderator superpowers and fixed the title.

[Destitute]

I was too busy celebrating the 8765 Fuck the Earth hours this year.

[Mr Lefty]

ghey, i forgot some people don't like cursing in the titles...

fuck them

[Gas Man]

Didn't we use to have an earth day now its just an hour.

[Dave]

Didn't we use to have an earth day now its just an hour.

no theres still a day they wanted more time

[t-homo]

no theres still a day they wanted more time

Greedy motherfuckers.

[Particle Man]

mtv

there's no fucking music on MTV anymore.

[CrazyKell]

Not sure whats wrong with saving some electricity?

Me too. :idk:

Be a contrary ass just because you can.....like most people in this thread. Is it really going to hurt you to turn your lights off for an hour? :idk:

Imagine how differen the world would be if we all did one small thing. ;)

[Mr Lefty]

Me too. :idk:

Be a contrary ass just because you can.....like most people in this thread. Is it really going to hurt you to turn your lights off for an hour? :idk:

Imagine how differen the world would be if we all did one small thing. ;)

:lol: we're just being sarcastic...

cept trip... cause he works for a power company

[derf]

Me too. :idk:

Be a contrary ass just because you can.....like most people in this thread. Is it really going to hurt you to turn your lights off for an hour? :idk:

Imagine how differen the world would be if we all did one small thing. ;)

Nothing is going to actually change because the power company will still produce the same amount of electricity based on historical and max needs of the area served for a saturday night.

[Trip]

Me too. :idk:

Be a contrary ass just because you can.....like most people in this thread. Is it really going to hurt you to turn your lights off for an hour? :idk:

Imagine how differen the world would be if we all did one small thing. ;)

Yes, it would hurt me. I work for a company that generates power for the masses. I really want to cut into my company's profits by participating in this asinine project by WWF.....

BTW, 1 hour wouldn't even give us time to shut down the peakers and they also scheduled this during a time when the grid is very lightly loaded to begin with, we wouldn't shutdown anything and the carbon impact from this would be almost zero. It was a dumbass goal. You need a few hours in the middle of a business day that is one of the hottest or coldest days of the year to make a large impact.

[CrazyKell]

To me, the point is not that it's going to have a significant impact for the one hour. Obviously (for the reasons you stated) it's not. It's to raise awareness and show people that you don't have to have every single light on in your house just because you can. It's called a social conscience....some people don't have one. :idk:

[Homeslice]

Nothing is going to actually change because the power company will still produce the same amount of electricity based on historical and max needs of the area served for a saturday night.
And those historical trends would decline if everyone started paying more attention to their power usage. Common sense.

[Homeslice]

Not sure whats wrong with saving some electricity?

plusone

it's the same thing with recycling, some people poo-poo it when in reality it doesn't take any more time or effort....... Just use the blue container for recycles, the other for trash......And if you don't have one, buy one, they're not that expensive.

[marko138]

ghey, i forgot some people don't like cursing in the titles...

Well you own this motherfucker....so lay down the law. Cursing in titles is MANDATORY.

[Mr Lefty]

Well you own this motherfucker....so lay down the law. Cursing in titles is MANDATORY.

Bannation if you use please or some other bushit fuck'n words

[Smittie61984]

no theres still a day they wanted more time

They need to move to North Korea then. They can save the planet and bitch about capitalism every night...
http://doctorbulldog.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/northkorea-at-night.jpg

I was at a bar and the bar tender turned some Buckcherry up extra extra loud for earth hour.

[JoshuaTree]

I celebrated Earth Hour during the day today buy purchasing a brand new Echo SRM 230 String Trimmer and burning some 50:1 cleaning up the fence line and sidewalk edges... redflip

(this from a guy that just spent $500 to replace most of the fixtures in his duplex with flourescent lamp units, has a water heater timer, and uses a programmable thermostat) ;)

[zed]

plusone

it's the same thing with recycling, some people poo-poo it when in reality it doesn't take any more time or effort....... Just use the blue container for recycles, the other for trash......And if you don't have one, buy one, they're not that expensive.

I make extra money from recycling. I was collecting soda cans around the shop, taking the metal from the crates in. last summer it was well worth taking it in, today it's about 1/5th of what it was. that sucks.

around here, that little blue container for recyclables cost you an extra $15/month for them to come pick it up. there's an incentive for you. they charge you to pick it up and make they money off it when they turn it in.

I see Deffenbaugh or WM trucks where I take my scrap every time I go.

[derf]

My bro did that last summer, he just drove around towns emptying the cans into the back of his truck then when he filled it up a few times he would make a run to the scrapper who would give him just about $100 for a load. He was doing 4 loads a day for a while.

[Papa_Complex]

I don't know why y'all are pissing and moaning about Earth Hour. Guess that you just aren't doing it right, if you get all up in arms about it. I got invited out for a home cooked, candle-lit dinner by one of my favourite girls. Maybe y'all just need to get laid.

[pauldun170]

Fifteen Patients Die as Earth Hour Kills Life Support in Hospital
By Brian Briggs

San Francisco, CA – Fifteen patients on life support and in surgery died at San Francisco General Hospital when power was cut for "Earth hour" on Saturday.

The hospital was pleased with their participation in the worldwide celebration of the planet. "We asked all the patients and their families if they were all right with us cutting the power. To a person, they all said as stewards of this planet it was their duty to observe Earth Hour. They knew the risks and were willing to take it," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho.

Cho said that it was a net gain for planet Earth, despite the deaths. "The dead patients will no longer use any energy, and actually will be turned into energy in our patient incinerator," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho.

As power was cut in the critical care ward some patients screamed in pain, others died calmly in their sleep. Cho said that most of the medical equipment has battery-powered back up systems, but those were disabled, because hospital officials felt that violated the spirit of Earth Hour.
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Heart surgeon Dr. Gregory Morris was doing an open-heart procedure when the lights went out. "I wasn't sure what I was cutting into. Turns out it wasn't his heart, but his bowels. Unfortunately, Mr. Simms didn't make it."

Marla Tompkins, surviving sister of cancer patient Warren Tompkins, said, "Warren struggled for breath as his ventilator was powered down. I thought he might make it, but with three minutes left before power was to be turned back on, he expired. It was tragic, but kept me on the edge of the seat the whole time."
Cho hopes other hospitals learn from the example of San Francisco General and participate in next year's Earth Hour.

[Dave]

I don't know why y'all are pissing and moaning about Earth Hour. Guess that you just aren't doing it right, if you get all up in arms about it. I got invited out for a home cooked, candle-lit dinner by one of my favourite girls. Maybe y'all just need to get laid.

turns out we dont need to support BS causes to get ''lucky'' :P

[Papa_Complex]

Who ever said that I supported Earth Hour? I support candle-lit dinners that I didn't have to cook.

[cbrchick]

Fifteen Patients Die as Earth Hour Kills Life Support in Hospital
By Brian Briggs

San Francisco, CA – Fifteen patients on life support and in surgery died at San Francisco General Hospital when power was cut for "Earth hour" on Saturday.

The hospital was pleased with their participation in the worldwide celebration of the planet. "We asked all the patients and their families if they were all right with us cutting the power. To a person, they all said as stewards of this planet it was their duty to observe Earth Hour. They knew the risks and were willing to take it," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho.

Cho said that it was a net gain for planet Earth, despite the deaths. "The dead patients will no longer use any energy, and actually will be turned into energy in our patient incinerator," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho.

As power was cut in the critical care ward some patients screamed in pain, others died calmly in their sleep. Cho said that most of the medical equipment has battery-powered back up systems, but those were disabled, because hospital officials felt that violated the spirit of Earth Hour.
Related News

Giant Meteor Heading Toward Earth Covered in Germs

ExxonMobil Announces Soylent Green Fuels for Next Generation

Highway Department to Instance Busy Roads

Heart surgeon Dr. Gregory Morris was doing an open-heart procedure when the lights went out. "I wasn't sure what I was cutting into. Turns out it wasn't his heart, but his bowels. Unfortunately, Mr. Simms didn't make it."

Marla Tompkins, surviving sister of cancer patient Warren Tompkins, said, "Warren struggled for breath as his ventilator was powered down. I thought he might make it, but with three minutes left before power was to be turned back on, he expired. It was tragic, but kept me on the edge of the seat the whole time."
Cho hopes other hospitals learn from the example of San Francisco General and participate in next year's Earth Hour.

Oh Lord this has to be a joke. There is no way this would be allowed to happen :scratch:

I was working Saturday night and did my little part by shutting half the lights down in the ER. I work with a bunch of older nurses that complain about not being able to see in normal lighting conditions, they need it exceptionally glaring bright at all hours of the night/morning. There's no windows in our ER. It's like being in a war bunker. I can't handle the lights at 3-4 in the morning and always turn any non essential lights off when I can.

We waste a lot of power in our hospital and we are in a 7 million dollar deficit that they are trying to curve by decreasing elective surgeries for a month or 2. If people just shut off lights in lunch rooms, offices, hallways that don't need the over head lights on, misc tv's, etc... It's not even an issue of security b/c there's 6 light switches in a four feet radius of our institution. It's just waste.

And I have to call BS on that story. We have emergency generators that kick in the minute there is a slight blip in power. If care facilities are shutting down power to vents/operating rooms than I'll gladly pay my taxes for socialized health care where we don't kill people and charge them $$$ for it :)

[wildchild]

patient incinerator? he he he yeah bet that would go over good.

[Rsv1000R]

Brand new 175 watt of mercury vapor light :rockwoot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/pic/DCP_4172.jpg

Being someone who like to use a telescope, those lights suck ass.

[Papa_Complex]

Being someone who like to use a telescope, those lights suck ass.

.22LR for the win.

[Dave]

so i hear al gore left the lights on :lol:

[Smittie61984]

And I have to call BS on that story. We have emergency generators that kick in the minute there is a slight blip in power. If care facilities are shutting down power to vents/operating rooms than I'll gladly pay my taxes for socialized health care where we don't kill people and charge them $$$ for it :)

I agree. Hospitals have some who-yo-daddy generators that will keep everything powered. And even if you jacked the plug from a life support machinery it should have enough juice for an hour or so.

However it is in California which is just a fucked up political system. Even if it was true I'm sure Pelosi would say it was for the "common good" and that it's better since they are dead and no longer farting and killing the ozone.

No suprise Al Gore didn't turn his shit off. If not for global warming he'd be living in a gutter.

['73 H1 Triple]

.22LR for the win.


I will return fire :yes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/Seneca%20Arms%20Co/DCP_1705A.jpg

Have a nice day :dthumb:

['73 H1 Triple]

Oh Lord this has to be a joke. There is no way this would be allowed to happen :scratch:

I was working Saturday night and did my little part by shutting half the lights down in the ER. I work with a bunch of older nurses that complain about not being able to see in normal lighting conditions, they need it exceptionally glaring bright at all hours of the night/morning. There's no windows in our ER. It's like being in a war bunker. I can't handle the lights at 3-4 in the morning and always turn any non essential lights off when I can.

We waste a lot of power in our hospital and we are in a 7 million dollar deficit that they are trying to curve by decreasing elective surgeries for a month or 2. If people just shut off lights in lunch rooms, offices, hallways that don't need the over head lights on, misc tv's, etc... It's not even an issue of security b/c there's 6 light switches in a four feet radius of our institution. It's just waste.

And I have to call BS on that story. We have emergency generators that kick in the minute there is a slight blip in power. If care facilities are shutting down power to vents/operating rooms than I'll gladly pay my taxes for socialized health care where we don't kill people and charge them $$$ for it :)

It's good you're trying to save electricity but it takes the equivalent of one hour of run time to start a fluorescent bulb.

[Papa_Complex]

I will return fire :yes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/Seneca%20Arms%20Co/DCP_1705A.jpg

Have a nice day :dthumb:

But at least you would have to do it in the dark ;)

['73 H1 Triple]

But at least you would have to do it in the dark ;)

Or maybe break out the varmint rifle with infrared scope :zowned:

[Papa_Complex]

Escalation, eh? Well fire has a way of mitigating against infrared :whistle:

['73 H1 Triple]

Escalation, eh? Well fire has a way of mitigating against infrared :whistle:

I see you list home as Canada. Since I vacation in your beautiful country three weeks a year, we'll just end hostilities right now :cheers:

Jeff

[EpyonXero]

It's good you're trying to save electricity but it takes the equivalent of one hour of run time to start a fluorescent bulb.

False.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=turn-fluorescent-lights-off-when-you-leave-room

http://www.lightingdesignlab.com/articles/switching/switching_fluorescent.htm

Misconception #1: It takes more energy to start a fluorescent that it does to run it, so leave the lights on all the time to save money on your electric bill.

Reality: When you turn on a fluorescent light bulb (correctly called a "lamp"), there is a very brief jump in current when the ballast charges the cathodes and causes the lamp to start. This inrush of current can be many times greater than the normal operating current of the lamp. However, the spike of current draw normally lasts no longer than 1/10th of a second, and draws the equivalent of about 5 seconds of normal operation. So, if you turn your fluorescent lamp off and on more frequently than every 5 seconds, you will use more power than normal. So, normal switching of fluorescent lamps has very, very, very little effect on a power bill.

[Papa_Complex]

False.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=turn-fluorescent-lights-off-when-you-leave-room

http://www.lightingdesignlab.com/articles/switching/switching_fluorescent.htm

Another pro for Mythbusters. They did actual measurements of the amount of power used to start up various lights. Their measurements showed that turning on a fluorescent light took less power than is used in the time it takes to go to your fridge and back.

[cbrchick]

False.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=turn-fluorescent-lights-off-when-you-leave-room

http://www.lightingdesignlab.com/articles/switching/switching_fluorescent.htm

My father, the engineer, and knower off all things ridiculous, would never had taught us kids to turn the lights off to save energy when we were little if it costs more to switch them on/off.

To this day it bugs me to go into someone's home bathroom, or house room for that matter and to have the light on "just" cause.

In our house, most lights are turned off unless otherwise needed. All bulbs are efficient as well.

[Dave]

Or maybe break out the varmint rifle with infrared scope :zowned:

big money right thurr

[Homeslice]

False.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=turn-fluorescent-lights-off-when-you-leave-room

http://www.lightingdesignlab.com/articles/switching/switching_fluorescent.htm
The old-school neon bulbs, or the new energy-saving ones?

[Rsv1000R]

I will return fire :yes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/Seneca%20Arms%20Co/DCP_1705A.jpg

Have a nice day :dthumb:

I don't want a war, I just want some dark skies for my telescope :panic:

[zed]

My father, the engineer, and knower off all things ridiculous, would never had taught us kids to turn the lights off to save energy when we were little if it costs more to switch them on/off.

To this day it bugs me to go into someone's home bathroom, or house room for that matter and to have the light on "just" cause.

In our house, most lights are turned off unless otherwise needed. All bulbs are efficient as well.

was that with the incandescent bulbs? we were always told to shut lights off too. we have those CFL's and a 4' one downstairs, we shut them off just like they were any other light we use.

[Smittie61984]

Another pro for Mythbusters. They did actual measurements of the amount of power used to start up various lights. Their measurements showed that turning on a fluorescent light took less power than is used in the time it takes to go to your fridge and back.

I find it wrong that Mythbusters would harm our enviroment by using excess power for profit. Time for some legislation.

[Papa_Complex]

I find it wrong that Mythbusters would harm our enviroment by using excess power for profit. Time for some legislation.

And I find it objectionable that some people put mayonnaise on fries, but some things are just beyond our control.

[Trip]

And I find it objectionable that some people put mayonnaise on fries, but some things are just beyond our control.

yeah, that's just flat out nasty

[marko138]

And I find it objectionable that some people put mayonnaise on fries, but some things are just beyond our control.
Oh, delicious.