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2010-03-27 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by tu3031 2010-03-27 14:51|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 In North Korea, it's been Earth Hour for decades.

Posted by Pappy 2010-03-27 16:21|| 2010-03-27 16:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Cuba and Venezuela observe it every night, right? (Sometimes more than once....)

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2010-03-27 16:30|| 2010-03-27 16:30|| Front Page Top

#3 This is maybe the most gimmicky shit the 'International Community' has dreamt up since the Doomsday Clock.

Posted by Mike N. 2010-03-27 16:41|| 2010-03-27 16:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, since I'm leaving all my stuff on, I guess I'm participating in this.

Posted by tu3031 2010-03-27 16:51|| 2010-03-27 16:51|| Front Page Top

#5 So do New Orleans residents get constructive 'credit' for living without for days/weeks? Seemed they couldn't wait to get the basics of modern living back on line and available.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-03-27 17:19|| 2010-03-27 17:19|| Front Page Top

#6 link

Parabellum, write a bit of text to hold the place of the link you pasted into the field. I think it's called burying, but whatever it's called doesn't matter, really.
-- tw at 6:51 pm ET

Posted by Parabellum 2010-03-27 17:48|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/ 2010-03-27 17:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm definitely participating - in Human Achievement Hour. :-D

(However, I won't leave my car idling for the hour, as one guy said he intends to do. Don't mind putting out the exhaust, but I'm the one who has to pay for the gas.)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-03-27 18:37|| 2010-03-27 18:37|| Front Page Top

#8 That was easy. The sun went down here and I didn't have to do anything. It was dark when I went outside. However, I had to turn the lights on to see where I was going.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-03-27 21:03|| 2010-03-27 21:03|| Front Page Top

#9 I am looking out over New York City and it is ablaze with light. As usual. A glorious sight. I will go up on the roof in a minute and look down into Manhattan, see if anyone has turned off their lights. I doubt it.

Posted by Grunter 2010-03-27 21:14|| 2010-03-27 21:14|| Front Page Top

#10 Boston from the High-rise apartments on the waterfront was incredably beautiful at night, too.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2010-03-27 21:17|| 2010-03-27 21:17|| Front Page Top

#11 A more appropriate way to celebrate would be to sleep naked outdoors on the coldest night of the year. This would also tend to eliminate the true believers.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-03-27 22:05|| 2010-03-27 22:05|| Front Page Top

#12 I turn off my lights when I do not use them to save money. And I keep my outside lights to the minimum because I like to see the stars. Besides, it gets dark here late because of higher latitudes.

So, FOAD, UN, Earth Hour, et al.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-03-27 23:57|| 2010-03-27 23:57|| Front Page Top

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