
"I laughed so hard I peed my pants, but only a couple of drops."
Saturday night was "Earth Hour" ....to much hype and fan fare. I was so conscientious in doing my part.....starting with my office. I was really looking forward to seeing, at some point - a satellite photo of the earth and instead of it looking like "Lite Brite", it would be dark - the way it should be at night.
I turned on the tv after 9:00pm to see how we did for that one hour. According to Toronto Hydro - we only reduced usage by 7% or 150,000 homes. In a city of millions.........What a joke. What would have been the harm in everyone trying something for just one hour? It gave me an excuse to light candles, have some wine and a romantic moment snuggled with my honey on the sofa. I think I might turn out all the lights more often - just to enjoy the soft glow of candlelight and knowledge that in some way, my little drop in the proverbial bucket - is doing SOMETHING - albeit miniscule and perhaps even unnoticed......for my environmental footprint.
What about you?