tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post3079522477838145511..comments2008-04-06T07:32:59.904+03:00Benji Lovitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10695249834038406639noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-34103120636553360202008-04-06T07:32:00.000+03:002008-04-06T07:32:00.000+03:00Yeah, and yet they tried to give me a plastic bag for the pack of gum I bought last night. True story.Danny Brothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03372641972664155753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-18679861403881782702008-03-29T08:04:00.000+03:002008-03-29T08:04:00.000+03:00Is that THE Amalia? The one and only famous hummus and television critic and political pundit? I hope you got her autograph! Excellent on-the-scene reporting. Move over Christiane Amanpour, Amalia b'bayit!Zev Barackhttp://tvnewslies.org/html/wolf_blitzer.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-7416786940370738182008-03-28T23:53:00.000+03:002008-03-28T23:53:00.000+03:00To all the skeptics out there: Earth Hour Tel Aviv was actually quite successful! <BR/>Israel Electric reported a drop of 24 megawatts in usage during that one hour period, meaning that more Tel Avivians participated than did Sydney residents at last year's event (which was quite a success itself!)<BR/>Also a whole bunch of restaurants responded and served candlelit dinner, very romantic :) as well as some other businesses.<BR/>Most importantly though, in my opinion, are the month long educational activities that have been going on in Tel Aviv's schools.<BR/>So... don't be a "doubting Thomas" and if you live in one of the bunch of cities participating in the March 29 Earth Hour - please turn off the lights :)<BR/><I>More info at www.earthhour.org</I>Amaliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506068722788844203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-90171053899447744912008-03-28T14:41:00.000+03:002008-03-28T14:41:00.000+03:00Turn out the lights for an hour? I already did my share with the four or five "havsakat Chashmal" I've had since moving here in September.Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-49594768010158768802008-03-28T11:15:00.000+03:002008-03-28T11:15:00.000+03:00I definitely shut off the lights in my apt. But the level of participation in Tel Aviv was, in all honesty, pretty disappointing.Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614037441986044784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-45882783313822710082008-03-28T09:37:00.000+03:002008-03-28T09:37:00.000+03:00You'd have to put the message on Big Mac wrappers to get the word out.Benji Lovitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10695249834038406639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-36947953337969881192008-03-28T08:54:00.000+03:002008-03-28T08:54:00.000+03:00After seeing a lot of billboards and posters promoting this around Atlanta, I wonder how many trees were destroyed to promote this ridiculous event. Intead of encouraging people to turn off the lights for an hour, how about encouraging Americans to cut their voracious consumption of consumer goods?Stacy Tenenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522905593370869416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-82136610544989140322008-03-28T07:33:00.000+03:002008-03-28T07:33:00.000+03:00I was there last night and I am still having trouble wrapping my mind around Israeli concerts. It's like the band goes up there and sure, they'll play the music but they leave the singing to the audience whom, inevitably, knows all of the words to every song.Nilinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-79489667959530083692008-03-28T03:21:00.000+03:002008-03-28T03:21:00.000+03:00Aww that is so cool!<BR/>I agree... should've been the Azraeli Towers...Amandanoreply@blogger.com