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Offline apc2010

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Re: Explosion
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2011, 12:18:05 PM »
Are the banks closed ..??
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2011, 12:19:31 PM »
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2011, 12:46:53 PM »
I am totally reliant on the leccy here. When there is a glitch in the supply (thankfully seldom) everything but everything grinds to a halt. No lighting, heating, cooking, 'puter, no work!
We do have 2 sets of gates however; 1 electric powered, the other manual ... so I can escape  angel1


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Re: Explosion
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2011, 12:57:37 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on July 12, 2011, 12:46:53 PM
I am totally reliant on the leccy here. When there is a glitch in the supply (thankfully seldom) everything but everything grinds to a halt. No lighting, heating, cooking, 'puter, no work!
We do have 2 sets of gates however; 1 electric powered, the other manual ... so I can escape  angel1


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Thanks...

You don't realise your reliance until it is gone... My gates have a manual override but you just don't think about it until you are sitting in your car waiting for them to open (having pressed the button)...  redface:

It makes me larf when these ecoloons in the UK (some of them government ministers) say that the power will go off because of more reliance on renewable... it isn't just a case of not being able to watch the telly any more, the whole of the societies infrastructure is dependent on it....  noooo:
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Offline Miss Demeanour

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Re: Explosion
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2011, 01:01:37 PM »
This is where that stock pile of scented candles you have comes into their own  lol:

Sorry for being irreverent  redface: - must be a nightmare , especially when it is so frequent but unpredictable  noooo:

How long does it take for the cans of Stella to reach room temperature ???
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2011, 01:07:03 PM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on July 12, 2011, 01:01:37 PM
This is where that stock pile of scented candles you have comes into their own  lol:

Sorry for being irreverent  redface: - must be a nightmare , especially when it is so frequent but unpredictable  noooo:

How long does it take for the cans of Stella to reach room temperature ???

Do you mean: -

a) after the power goes off to the fridge

or

b) after I pour them down my throat?

 lol: lol: lol:

Power here is not desperately reliable anyway so we are somewhat accustomed to it going off randomly for short periods... I think the worrying thing about this is that it could go on for months and months...

And of course, we are now totally reliant on the other power station so if anything went wrong there....  scared2:

And the fucking windmills aren't much help either!  cussing:
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2011, 01:09:11 PM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on July 12, 2011, 01:01:37 PM
This is where that stock pile of scented candles you have comes into their own  lol:

Sorry for being irreverent  redface: - must be a nightmare , especially when it is so frequent but unpredictable  noooo:

How long does it take for the cans of Stella to reach room temperature ???

No worries....I'm on my way! That stella will never get the chance to reach room temp.
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2011, 03:02:06 PM »
Off again for an hour...  ::)

I think that will be okay if they roll 1-hour offs around the country to keep the load down...  rubschin:

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Re: Explosion
« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2011, 05:03:06 PM »
Quote from: Barman on July 12, 2011, 03:02:06 PM
Off again for an hour...  ::)

I think that will be okay if they roll 1-hour offs around the country to keep the load down...  rubschin:

Also off here for a bit .........had to go to the beach for a beer ..... whistle:   much cooler......
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #24 on: July 12, 2011, 05:04:25 PM »
The coping strategies you have to resort to eh  whistle:
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2011, 05:05:28 PM »
Quote from: apc2010 on July 12, 2011, 05:03:06 PM
Quote from: Barman on July 12, 2011, 03:02:06 PM
Off again for an hour...  ::)

I think that will be okay if they roll 1-hour offs around the country to keep the load down...  rubschin:

Also off here for a bit .........had to go to the beach for a beer ..... whistle:   much cooler......
Very wise....  ;)

I note that the phones are fecked when the power goes off now - I guess the back-up generators have run out of fuel...? Shrugs:
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #26 on: July 12, 2011, 05:07:57 PM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on July 12, 2011, 05:04:25 PM
The coping strategies you have to resort to eh  whistle:

I know the hardship ............ sad24: I know you all feel for me...... maybe you should start a smug club fund.
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #27 on: July 12, 2011, 05:09:13 PM »
Of course ...I'll donate some from my tax refund  whistle:
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #28 on: July 12, 2011, 05:09:27 PM »
Quote from: Barman on July 12, 2011, 05:05:28 PM
Quote from: apc2010 on July 12, 2011, 05:03:06 PM
Quote from: Barman on July 12, 2011, 03:02:06 PM
Off again for an hour...  ::)

I think that will be okay if they roll 1-hour offs around the country to keep the load down...  rubschin:

Also off here for a bit .........had to go to the beach for a beer ..... whistle:   much cooler......
Very wise....  ;)

I note that the phones are fecked when the power goes off now - I guess the back-up generators have run out of fuel...? Shrugs:

The fecking traffic lights also out here ........ scared2:
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Re: Explosion
« Reply #29 on: July 12, 2011, 05:11:00 PM »
I have contacted Oxfam and the Red Cross ..... they emailed me a map of the Horn of Africa and added some pithy comments about priorities ....... seems they are too busy to help you.

Carry On Chaps!
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