Street Lights OFF?
Now that we actually do have darkness in Oulu, as our nightless nights have ended, I was greatly puzzled the other day.
I had to drop off one on my tenants at the airport at around 21:00 hours. On my way back, I decided to go to the office, pick up some papers and head for home. This was around 22:00 hours.
The highway, the E4, was well lit. When I pulled off the highway I thought it strange that not a single street light was on. All the way to the office and then through the City on my way home, I wondered why they had shut of the street lighting in Oulu. Only street lights at bridges and subways (tunnels) were on.
When I reached home I asked Annikki whether she had read anything in our local newspaper about this.
Answer: Negative.
We have a street light just in front of the house. It is extremely bright - but that night, like all the other street lights in Oulu - it was OFF!
Is Oulu City trying to save on electricity?
