ok turned off the lights right on time 8.30
had to turn them back on 8.32 i swear for only a couple of min ,as I lost me lighter for the candle

The whole neighbour hoods in darkness got paranoid about turning the lights back on

Wandered around in the dark stubbed my toe

found me car keys and went to get a lighter?

Im only using battery power i swear, but gotta now spray the screen to get rid of all these bugs.

that was a tough hour

...burn candles instead? Millions of candles burning for an hour? Is this good for the environment?

Also, I always thought that turning off & on lights consumed nearly as much power than leaving them on for an hour? (not starting an argument here, might need some factual input from an elec engineer)

I attended a 35yr anniversary dinner for the local SES (with lights on)...I know it's not comparable to saving the earth, just celebrating 35yrs of saving many lives instead.

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Also, I always thought that turning off & on lights consumed nearly as much power than leaving them on for an hour? (not starting an argument here, might need some factual input from an elec engineer)

Mythbusters disproved it using a meter on different bulbs and fluoro lights both left on and turned off-on.
Apparently the myth comes from the fact it take a while for filaments to heat up (to run at 100% efficiency) but that is a matter of milliseconds. Can't remember the numbers or details but it was blown away kinda disproved