Guest Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) ARGOS!!..... What on earth can you rob in Argos??!! 37 catalogues, 26 pens and an excercise bike out the window and that was my lot! LMAO classic! Cheers peeps. I dread to think what they have in store for me.... Tx And you be careful Tulip if you're going onto Oxford Street, be warned and don't use one of those portable loos. You know the type, you put your money in, the doors open, scented toilet paper, piped music with Nana Myscouri singing 'The White rose of Athens.' Then after your finish the doors close and the whole thing flush. I didn't know, i held the doors open for my mate to save money. He got flushed away, and they found him weeks later on Brighton beach swigging 'Brasso' and singing 'Stormy weather.' So be warned As said have a great time, and i hope you spend many happy years together x Edited March 28, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 We've signed up too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 for every one of us who turns things off, there's people like Jeremy Clarkson who go round their houses turning as many electrical itmes on as possible. He's admitted to doing this as he hates the green/environmental "brigade" He says that kind of thing very tounge in cheek - he disagrees with many things the green brigade say but he quietly is quite green. Really? Has he told you that himself, then? Saronne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoop Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Yep - we're signed up to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 We have signed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 If you go to http://www.dynamicdemand.co.uk/grid.htm you can see how much demand decreases when we all turn off our lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 If you go to http://www.dynamicdemand.co.uk/grid.htm you can see how much demand decreases when we all turn off our lights I just read another forum that doing this causes really big problems for electricity companies, big power surges etc., they really have to do some nifty thinking at the National Grid if they know that at approx 9.30 everybody is going to turn their lights back on, to ensure that transformers don't break down. Also apparently it is not very 'green', what do I know I'm just quoting what I read Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McChook Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Well, I've done my bit for another Earth Hour - we switched all the lights, computers and tv off at 8.30 and lit loads of candles. I thought we (LSH, YD and myself) could sit in the semi darkness and talk - you know, a real conversation that comes out of our mouths and doesn't require a keyboard or mobile phone... fat chance! We managed one go each of 'I can just about spy with my little eye...' and lapsed into silence. Oh well, trying to have a conversation with warcraft-starved husband and daughter wasn't really the objective tonight, but it would have been nice Well done to all of us who managed to endure the silence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Well, I've done my bit for another Earth Hour - we switched all the lights, computers and tv off at 8.30 and lit loads of candles. I thought we (LSH, YD and myself) could sit in the semi darkness and talk - you know, a real conversation that comes out of our mouths and doesn't require a keyboard or mobile phone... fat chance! We managed one go each of 'I can just about spy with my little eye...' and lapsed into silence. Oh well, trying to have a conversation with warcraft-starved husband and daughter wasn't really the objective tonight, but it would have been nice Well done to all of us who managed to endure the silence! Another WOW widow! Luckily mine has quit that game but I am now a Warhammer widow. We had all the lights off, apart from the telly and the computers and lit candles. It got so warm in our living room I had to switch off the fire! I was a bit disapointed to see that Salisbury hadn't dimmed its lights. The cathedral was still ablazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 We turned the lights, TV & Computor off. Lit loads of candles and the open fire and played "Ooops, word censored!"nal Monopoly by candle light. Even the fish joined in with lights off!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I turned it all off and read by candlelight We have loads of board games and there's always loads to talk about and card games to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 We switched everything off (except the TV ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I just used the lappy on batter power and all else off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenuk99 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I think I was the only one on my street who did it. Was nice having candles lit so I didnt put the light back on. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 OH was snoring within 15 minutes of the lights going off so i went to bed and read by torchlight. I was the only one in my street too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Only ones in our street too. I had good intentions of doing all lights and Tele but in the end we kept tele on . We ate some homecooked bread and had snacks with the candles on. I was also in the middle of cooking a ham hock so the Remoska was on . All lights were off though. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
