Still Waters Posted December 29, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Paris may lose its trademark glow next year after plans emerged to extinguish its street lighting at night to save money. French President Francois Hollande and his energy minister Delphine Batho are considering turning out the lights in and outside public buildings, offices and shops in the early hours of the morning. If the scheme goes ahead, late-night revellers in the city would be advised to carry torches if they venture out between the hours of 1 and 7am http://www.dailymail...y-sobriety.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted December 29, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Carry torches? You mean flashlights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOMBIE Posted December 29, 2012 #3 Share Posted December 29, 2012 It's the same. At least in British English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted December 30, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 30, 2012 What do you call sticks/handles with a flames on the end of them then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurf0852 Posted December 30, 2012 #5 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Paris may lose its trademark glow next year after plans emerged to extinguish its street lighting at night to save money. French President Francois Hollande and his energy minister Delphine Batho are considering turning out the lights in and outside public buildings, offices and shops in the early hours of the morning. If the scheme goes ahead, late-night revellers in the city would be advised to carry torches if they venture out between the hours of 1 and 7am http://www.dailymail...y-sobriety.html its been like this since the maggie 80's. in england every second street light is switched off what is the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oppono Astos Posted December 30, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 30, 2012 What do you call sticks/handles with a flames on the end of them then? Archaic technology. A torch is torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted December 30, 2012 #7 Share Posted December 30, 2012 What do you call sticks/handles with a flames on the end of them then? torches. However these days they're a little shy, so only go out in public with their good friends pitchforks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted December 30, 2012 #8 Share Posted December 30, 2012 its been like this since the maggie 80's. in england every second street light is switched off what is the problem? Same here in the Netherlands, but it looks like Hollande wants all street lights turned off at night. To all the burglars: "Move to France !!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROGER Posted December 30, 2012 #9 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Thousands of years of evolution and the poor humans are still afraid of the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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