lights out london!
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- Nairn0
They should at least have the decency using a British Standard-compliant light switch.
This'd be a good idea if the electric companies forcibly turned off electricity for an hour. All of it - streetlights, housing supplies, special backups for intensive care wards - off.
Maybe in its total absence we'd come to appreciate how much of it there is. How dark, lonely and terrifying reality can be without our electron-blankie.
- phatlee0
Why just London?
- emecks0
why just one hour?
should be done every fucking day, just like they do in more energy aware countries.
- paraselene0
why, indeed!
it's shocking that it takes a massive campaign to get us to do this ONCE A YEAR.
so, participate and maybe we'll get to do it more often.
- Concrete0
A bit like that Orange advert they show at the cinema. Probably a tad too Utopian. If that actually happened, I wouldn't be skipping in the headlights of a car, I'd be out looting!
*seeks out suitable hosiery
- phatlee0
Why can't we do it when everyone's at work?
I'll gladly turn off my computer!
: P
- Nairn0
That's just it though, Concrete - we'd be better off with real, unannounced and possibly lasting shortages. Kick us in to shape.
I spent half an hour arguing with my housemate about those bloody patio heaters (after they were mentioned on London news). He, like 99% of the rest of the tabloid-reading classes, honestly couldn't give a shit.
As long as he's comfortable - everything is A-OK.
So, we either have spontaneous and substantial power outages, or the Rage virus, or me as dictator absolute. Otherwise, trying to slowly shift the weight of public self-contentment will be like trying to shift an oil tanker's course by dumping koala bears, puppies and small children in its way.
Or something. I'm half asleep (from living by night, by the meek and feeble glow of my single power-saving light*).
*alongside my two computers, with 3 monitors, none of which appear to be particularly power-saving.
mumblemumble
- digilee0
they've probably burnt more electricity producing the campaign that would actually be saved.
- 23kon0
... and someone tell the silly hoor sophie that she's about to switch the lights ON rather than OFF!
- phatlee0
Hahaha...
Save that for PSB!!!
- Nairn0
Could be a three-way, 23kon?
- emecks0
fancy a three-way, 23kon?
Nairn
(Jun 21 07, 04:36)
- Concrete0
Don't get me stated on those bloody patio heaters!
People that have patio heaters are as retarded as people that keep a copy of the Argos catalogue by their bed.
If it's not warm enough to sit outside dont' frigging go outside!
- Nairn0
Oooh, you filthy hoor
"Inserts plug"
"flicks switch"oooooh! ooooooh!
"that's electric"
etcetera, etcetera.
- Nairn0
..or, Concrete- 'wear a jumper'
WEAR A JUMPER! YOUR FUCKING GRANDMOTHER SPENT YOUR ENTIRE YOUTH (AND HERS, IN THE WAU-AR) KNITTING JUMPERS.
WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK SHE WAS HINTING AT?!
*wheeze*
- emecks0
and for example why not have all lights switched off during fireworks displays??
"I know lets spend £500'000 on some rockets, bangers and catherine wheels, but we'll leave all the street lights on so they don't look too impressive"
- neue75_bold0
pee hole?
- phatlee0
... and so it begins!