h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Are you going to join the Global movement on 28th March 2009 by switching off lights and unnecessary appliances for just one hour? Show your support for the fight against climate change, waste and many other environmental issues.

One hour - that's all, it's not such a sacrifice, and it might just remind us how much we take for granted in the developed world.

If you feel a bit and 'alone' in doing this, then take a look here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CRs-7lRlPo

see how it has grown, and join the millions of people who are making an impact with this one small thing. It shows just what can be achieved when we work together.

Come and join us.

Websailor

Have signed up, will participate with my children!

that's what I call a speedy response

Websailor

Just ignore the idiotic comments under the video clip. Find out more and sign up here:

http://www.earthhour.org/home/


Websailor

One hour without my computer .

How will I cope? .

, will sign up.

Nigel

hi websailor
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i turn off anything i dont use daily, i never go out without turning the topbox, tv, video/dvd, and other things.
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i will be out from early morning to at least 6pm, in the morning i have to take my guest back to the bus terminus to get the bus to london, then rest of the day i will be out and about in town.
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jim

If you are back by 8.30pm you can still do it

Websailor

Ha! You beat me to it Websailor Good for you

This is the best ad I've seen so far http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l6joYzsQUo&feature=channel Great message.

I'll be home, everything unplugged (freezers and fridges too)

Hi WS and co ,I did read this last night just after Milla posted and have been trying to work out what /when to turn off everything,I think it means 8:30 pm local time (you tube for me comes up written in Japanese not english) not english time,but I have decided to go with english time as that will be the easiest for us 5:30 am, I don't mind taking my 9 pm bath in candlelight quite nice really but I can't watch the Japan v Bahrain 7 till 9 pm soccer game by candlelight,also I will not turn off the 3 fish tank /pond pumps I use, When I go to bed I will try to turn off everything else that is possible to turn off .
I have heard of this happening the other times but it was always after the event , nice to hear it before so I can get a bit involved

Congratulations Websailor,

It is really thoughtful of you to initiate this splendid idea.

We shall be doing it from 8.00 to 9.00 tonight, the 28th March 2009.

sincerely,

Christiane and K.
AR80

15 minutes to go here in NZ

I'm off to find candles, my guitar and to hit the switches on all the electrics



Fb

I think I'll be reading by candlelight in a little more than an hour from now. A glass of port will add to the nineteenth-century ambiance.

hi websailor
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sorry i missread the date, its the 29th my guest goes home, she as just gone out for the day and wont be in til after 10pm
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im also out from 11am till after 1opm, town, and then to meet another lady for tea and wont be intown again till 9-30pm.
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so apart from the heating, on low, all my lecy things will be off all day. jim

hour. Moonraker, can you not choose your language on YouTube? Have a look.

Nice to see people participating, or even thinking about it. Anyone with reservations should consider that it will at least save them some money with the cost of electric these days.

In fact, I am seriously considering a 'do without hour' once a week I love candles and open fires, and I have a wind up radio and wind up torches so it could be a very nice peaceful rest once a week.

Websailor hour

Frenchbean, thanks

Great link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l6joYzsQUo&feature=channel

It made my heart flip!

Websailor

hi websailor
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ive got a set of 4 stickon lights, i got them incase od a powercut, and somewhere a windup radio, with torch in one.
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and a battery taperecorder.
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when my visitor leaves tomz, the top end of the house, apart from the rads on low will be left dormont, the only time a light goes on is when i go to bed or the loo, jim

I have signed up and I will also be getting their newsletter.

It's a great idea, and with it being a global event, even makes it more special.

Back online...

I lit some candles, dug out my acoustic guitar and wrote the beginnings of a song for my parents Golden Anniversary.

I had quite a lot of candles on and read my Wolverine civil war graphic novel. Wolverine keeps on calling everyone Bub.