There's a first time for everything...

Who knew talk-radio could, you know, make sense?

Orlando Sentinel - Will mayor turn out the lights? by Mark Schlueb: "Buckethead, the WTKS 104.1 FM talker whose real name is Jason Bailey, wants the interior office lights and lighted exterior logos in downtown high-rises shut off after-hours as a way to save money and jobs. He says there's little reason for the Bank of America and Wachovia buildings to keep those lights on when the buildings are empty -- and even less reason for the Orlando Utilities Commission to remain lighted while paying lip-service to conservation.

Dyer agreed to come on the show after the host recently implored his listeners to call the mayor's office. The mayor pointed out that the city is replacing all its traffic signal lights with energy-sipping LEDs. Nice, but not enough, according to Bailey. He pitched the idea of shutting off the skyline lights once a week.

'C'mon,' Bailey said. 'Let's go green. There's no need to have these lights on on Sunday night at 1, 2, 3 o'clock in the morning.'

Dyer seemed receptive to the idea, and promised to ask his Downtown Development Board staff to look into the it. Those are the folks who market downtown. The mayor also sits on OUC's governing board, and said he'd bring it up with utility managers, too."