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Originally Posted by Thor
I went outside to turn on my car and left it running for 1hr, went back inside and turned all the lights on and turned my oven to 500 for 1hr while I ran my washing machine empty, my drier and washer empty for the hour.
Also I had some kittens I killed.
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When I lived out there it was this mentality that really bothered me. A lot of people I met really didn't give a damn and were more concerned about themselves and their possessions. There are more important things in the world than your big house in your cookie cutter neighbourhood (with no yard), investments, how much equity is in your house, big trucks, oil, big BBQ's and Alberta beef. The general consensus I got was that as long as people had those things the world was a perfect place.
If anything I would hope that people turning off unnecessary lights would go towards making them realize that perhaps they are being a little wasteful and could cut back on their usage and maybe live a simpler life. It's also an hour where some families can sit down together and enjoy each others company instead of being caught up with a lot of other frivolous things.