Le Lights Are Le Off: Paris Cuts the Lights Early to Save Energy

Oo-la-la, French president Emmanuel Macron is calling for “energy sobriety” after Russia moved to cut natural gas supplies to Europe. So, if you were planning on visiting Paris anytime soon to enjoy the Eiffel tower at night or stroll the “city of lights” now might not be the time. They’ll be shutting the tower and luxury shop lights off two hours earlier than normal.

I remember not so long ago we were able to leave the lights on and not worry about getting nuked. Man, those were the days.  

But it isn’t just the lights the French will be expected to cut back on. Citizens are being encouraged to cut back on heat usage too. But don’t worry, the French government knows exactly how you can keep warm!

“French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire recently said that he would wear turtlenecks this winter as a way to keep warm and save energy. The next day, Mr. Macron also appeared in a turtleneck,” The Wall Street Journal reported.

What. A. Dweeb.

But THIS has to be the dumbest quote of all about this situation. When discussing cutting the lights to the iconic landmark, we get this pearl of wisdom from Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire:

“We must stop believing that people are only attracted by light … People are not mosquitoes.”

Well toast my baguette and call me Francois, I had no idea. Or it could be, ya know, BECAUSE WE CAN’T SEE IN THE DARK. That could be why we like the lights.

This is yet another reminder as to why we need energy independence. Do you want your energy held hostage by countries like Russia, who have a knack for getting in pi$$ing matches with other countries on the regular? Me thinks no.

R.I.P. Keystone Pipeline. Wish you were here.