Hank: turn off his house for Step It Up Day (2007)
promise · status: kept · last event: kept (2007-04-17) · owner: Hank
For Step It Up in April 2007 Hank promised to turn off his whole house, stay off the internet and garden. Four days later he reported the electricity-free day was easy until dinner, which was cold and eaten by candlelight.
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About: Step It Up
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-13 | promised | As his personal Step It Up project Hank will turn off his whole house, staying off the internet, and garden because it takes no power. (playful) | Friday the 13th: Step It Up! 00:02:18 |
| 2007-04-17 | kept | Hank reports his electricity-free day: easy until dinner, with only battery-powered equipment on, a cold dinner and reading by candlelight. | April 17th: Stepped Up 00:00:40 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2007-04-13 · Friday the 13th: Step It Up! — Hank: Step It Up events are everywhere: one each in Missoula, Glacier and Corvallis (for Montana, three block parties on one block) and about 400 in New York City alone. (hedged) — 00:01:32
- 2007-04-13 · Friday the 13th: Step It Up! — announcement: Hank's personal Step It Up project: turn off his whole house (so he won't be on the internet), attend a rally in downtown Missoula, and garden, which takes no power. (playful) — 00:02:18
- 2007-04-17 · April 17th: Stepped Up — Hank says the rest of their electricity-free day was pretty easy but got a little difficult around dinner time; only battery-powered equipment stayed on. — 00:00:40