Saints and Earth Hour

saintbrat · Post: # 538001Post **saintbrat** » Thu 27 Mar 2008 10:54pm

http://www.saints.com.au/News/NewsArtic ... wsId=56939

are you turning your lights off before you leave home ?

http://saints.com.au/Season2008/News/Ne ... wsId=56945

mischa · Post: # 538029Post **mischa** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 5:28am

Very noble cause. Well done. It'd be good if they could highlight the Japanese scums atrocities in the Southern ocean as well. Good earth hour issue!

riccardo · Post: # 538030Post **riccardo** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 6:48am

I won't be at home at all this weekend, but, without wishing to get into the debate, I would not participate even if I was.

Personal choice.

evertonfc · Post: # 538042Post **evertonfc** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 7:51am

riccardo wrote:I won't be at home at all this weekend, but, without wishing to get into the debate, I would not participate even if I was.

McMansionvillism is spreading from the plains to the mountains.

riccardo · Post: # 538045Post **riccardo** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 7:56am

evertonfc wrote:
riccardo wrote:I won't be at home at all this weekend, but, without wishing to get into the debate, I would not participate even if I was.
McMansionvillism is spreading from the plains to the mountains.

Its not spreading as fast as the great global warming scare tactic/scam.

"Oh no, the ice caps may melt in another 10 million years. I'll turn off my bedside lamp and that will fix everything".

evertonfc · Post: # 538046Post **evertonfc** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 7:58am

riccardo wrote:Its not spreading as fast as the great global warming scare tactic/scam.

I don't know what to say.

aussiejones · Fri 28 Mar 2008 9:03am

"Oh no, the ice caps may melt in another 10 million years. I'll turn off my bedside lamp and that will fix everything".

SCAM

riccardo · Post: # 538068Post **riccardo** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 9:04am

Thats my opinion. If you don't like it, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid thats just too bad.

I don't need to justify myself to anyone.

Moccha · Post: # 538072Post **Moccha** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 9:11am

riccardo wrote:Thats my opinion. If you don't like it, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid thats just too bad.

I don't need to justify myself to anyone.

I don't think you have a clue!

ignorance is bliss

riccardo · Post: # 538074Post **riccardo** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 9:12am

Moccha wrote:
riccardo wrote:Thats my opinion. If you don't like it, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid thats just too bad.

I don't need to justify myself to anyone.
I don't think you have a clue!

ignorance is bliss

Lucky for me I don't care what you think.

Saints-06-Premiers · Fri 28 Mar 2008 9:15am

evertonfc wrote:
riccardo wrote:Its not spreading as fast as the great global warming scare tactic/scam.
I don't know what to say.

What I don't get is the whole carbon offsetting crap. They buy a tree and plant it somewhere? The tree already exists, it is already in the ground somewhere, its not an man-made thing, it is still doing its job. All they are doing is, really, relocating a tree.

saintspremiers · Fri 28 Mar 2008 9:25am

Look, we should all save power, water and gas whenever we can, not just some stupid PC Earth Hour claptrap.

Using less power, water, gas saves MONEY.....and as an off shoot benefit the environment.

I've been turning lights off when going out, leaving rooms etc, not over heating the house etc etc for years, way before the environment became trendy, all to save money!

China's massive growth has caused way, way more pollution through power use than we can ever hope to save.....but it's helping our resources sector plus we all love buying cheap-cheap-cheap reasonable quality stuff from China don't we (those members only scarves & hats are OK aren't they? Make them in Australia and it wouldn't be a freebee would it??)

So we can't have our cake and eat it to.....how are we going to convince the pollies/rulers in China to care about the environment when we keep throw billions of dollars at them regardless?

saintspremiers · Fri 28 Mar 2008 9:31am

Saints-06-Premiers wrote:
evertonfc wrote:
riccardo wrote:Its not spreading as fast as the great global warming scare tactic/scam.
I don't know what to say.
What I don't get is the whole carbon offsetting crap. They buy a tree and plant it somewhere? The tree already exists, it is already in the ground somewhere, its not an man-made thing, it is still doing its job. All they are doing is, really, relocating a tree.

I think with carbon offset they actually plant new trees....problem is, if it's not reguraly watered when it's a seedling, it will die if it's too dry!

From what I understand, you plant native trees and expect about half to die (unless you're planting in a very reliably wet area of course!).

So Carbon Offset should not just be about planting trees, but planting trees that have a 90%+ chance of survival!

Re the Saints supporting Earth Hour: I'm dead against this, as it in a way encourages people sitting at home to turn their telly off for an hour of our match, thereby reducing our ratings.

Anyway, that's in theory - any Saints fan with half a brain will ignore it, have the TV/lights/fridge/heating etc on as per usual!

HSVKing · Post: # 538104Post **HSVKing** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 10:31am

I just hope someone turns out Judd's lights at 8pm

Bernard Shakey · Fri 28 Mar 2008 12:21pm

Must have been Earth Hour at Waverley when the lights went out against Essendon years ago.

Just as a matter of interest, why should I bother to turn any power off?

Coming home from the game last Saturday night every building in the CBD had every light on and the MCG was lit up like a Christmas tree even though nobody was there.

meher baba · Fri 28 Mar 2008 12:24pm

riccardo wrote:
Moccha wrote:
riccardo wrote:Thats my opinion. If you don't like it, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid thats just too bad.

I don't need to justify myself to anyone.
I don't think you have a clue!

ignorance is bliss
Lucky for me I don't care what you think.

If you don't care what we think, and you don't have to justify yourself to anyone, then why did you choose to share your ignorant views with the rest of us..........?

The_Dud · Post: # 538157Post **The_Dud** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 12:29pm

don't worry, i'll turn all the lights and appliances on in my house to make up for you guys

evertonfc · Post: # 538159Post **evertonfc** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 12:31pm

meher baba wrote:
riccardo wrote:
Moccha wrote:
riccardo wrote:Thats my opinion. If you don't like it, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid thats just too bad.

I don't need to justify myself to anyone.
I don't think you have a clue!

ignorance is bliss
Lucky for me I don't care what you think.
If you don't care what we think, and you don't have to justify yourself to anyone, then why did you choose to share your ignorant views with the rest of us..........?

Good point.

busso mick · Fri 28 Mar 2008 12:40pm

We are having a BBQ at our place on Saturday night for our Vets cricket team and the lights will be out at 8 for an hour, we will light some torches outside and have candles inside. The Saints game will be over by then (WA time), I've told the Dockers fans to bring a transistor radio or stay at home if they can't miss out. I'm looking forward to it.

It' no big deal where I live as we have power outages quite frequently, the World Cup Rugby Final Australia v England a few years ago was blacked out for the last 20 minutes and we had to go out to the car to listen.

Eastern · Post: # 538164Post **Eastern** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 12:47pm

saintspremiers wrote:Look, we should all save power, water and gas whenever we can

I've been trying. It's just that I am yet to find an appropriate friend to share the shower with

!!

saintdooley · Fri 28 Mar 2008 12:49pm

riccardo wrote:Thats my opinion. If you don't like it, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid thats just too bad.

I don't need to justify myself to anyone.

well said! we all have different opinions

my family will be turning off all the lights at the power box before we go to the game on saturday night, and if people dont like it feel free to piss off!

saintspremiers · Fri 28 Mar 2008 1:07pm

saintdooley wrote:
riccardo wrote:Thats my opinion. If you don't like it, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid thats just too bad.

I don't need to justify myself to anyone.
well said! we all have different opinions

my family will be turning off all the lights at the power box before we go to the game on saturday night, and if people dont like it feel free to piss off!

I just hope you, and plenty of other "dark houses" don't get robbed on Saturday night.

It's a bit of cheap target unfortunately for the druggies.....let's hope there are a few extra cops out on the beat....

snippa · Post: # 538173Post **snippa** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 1:17pm

riccardo wrote:I won't be at home at all this weekend, but, without wishing to get into the debate, I would not participate even if I was.

Personal choice.

I'm with you on this one Riccardo!

snippa · Post: # 538174Post **snippa** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 1:18pm

HSVKing wrote:I just hope someone turns out Judd's lights at 8pm

I'm with you on THIS one HSV...lol

Huzzad · Post: # 538234Post **Huzzad** » Fri 28 Mar 2008 2:56pm

riccardo wrote:
evertonfc wrote:
riccardo wrote:I won't be at home at all this weekend, but, without wishing to get into the debate, I would not participate even if I was.
McMansionvillism is spreading from the plains to the mountains.
Its not spreading as fast as the great global warming scare tactic/scam.

"Oh no, the ice caps may melt in another 10 million years. I'll turn off my bedside lamp and that will fix everything".

And the ignorance that got us here in the first place rears its ugly head. Mate, you have alot to learn about the world around you.
As for the "scam" perhaps you didn't realise they proved it years ago, oh and on the news last night, an ice shelf 8 times the size of manhattan has begun to crack. Imagine that many gallons of water going into the ocean, not in a million years, but THIS year.

Oh, and look up the Island of Tuvalu. It is sinking and will be underwater in a few years thanks to the "scam." Maybe you should think twice about where electricity comes from before acting the goat.

Wake up idiot.