World Wide Power Off

[Buzzer]

Turn the lights off...................naaah.

Just a gimmick so the pollies and greenies get there heads on T.V.

[Gingermick]

Or at least on the radio if you got the 62 inch plasma turned of

[nev25]

Waste of time IMO

I worked for 15 years in the power generation industry both as an power plant operator then an electrician for what use to be the SEC
An I can tell you it wont make any difference

The powers to be (no pun intended) will have the coal fired power stations on base load and the environmentally friendly Hydros on Frequency control (fluctuating with the demand)

So dropping a small load as household lights will only make the Hydros drop load for an hour

These fluctuations happen as part of the normal operation of a day
Like half time of the Grand final when everyone boils there kettles etc

If we want to make an impact try getting heavy industry to shut down for an hour.
Like Portland aluminum smelter (like that will happen)

[Ashore]

Astrid, I admire your daughter for being passionate about something.
It's nice to see that there are still teens out there who are 'innocent' and believe in something worthwhile.

Or how much infulence their parents ideals have had on them,
Children are are a product of their enviroment pure and simple

[ian]

I love it:
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Same thing applies to changing everyone's lightbulbs to the more expensive, less versatile power savers. I use them where appropriate, but they don't suit all my lighting requirements.

Don't get me started on plastic bags.

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can I get you started on the light globes?

Like the quantity of mercury in each one and how they should be recycled and not tossed in the garbage to end up in land fill

there's stories floating arround that if you break one you need a Hazmat team to clean up the mess ...


ian

[Brickie]

This is from todays Age.
Sort of defeats the purpose of the whole thing doesnt it?

All those people using fuel to go and see the lights being turned off and then a concert?

[Lignum]

Good find Brickie. Federation square in the dark will be fantastic... At least you wont get to see the punches comming. I`ll just stay home and turn the lights out, light some candles and jump in the hot tub for the hour.

[Lignum]

Interesting. 4 Houses in my street have their front lights on. Is this some anti "lights off" protest?

[Edit- 8.55 and they are still on]

[Edit2- 9.05 and 3 of the 4 are off. Definite protest]

[weisyboy]

dosent start for another half an hour lig.

so everybody turn all there lights on to make use of all the power we wont be able to in the next hour.

[Lignum]

dosent start for another half an hour lig.

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It starts at 8. I posted at 8.16

Oh, the wireless internet conection on the laptop in the hot tub is fantastic

[weisyboy]

its still only 7.45.

[corbs]

I forgot... the world is going to end and its all my fault. Sorry

Edit: Didn't realise it was so early... I turned a light off

[Lignum]

its still only 7.45.

But you are behind the times in QLD

[weisyboy]

na mate
you guys that are mad getting up in the dark and going to bed wile its still daylight. couldnt think of anything worse.

[weisyboy]

now its 8.00