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08-04-2008, 07:32 PM
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bwana
08-04-2008, 07:37 PM
we're due to be shed from 2000-2230 tonight so I'll let you know at 2231 :D
Laptop charged and we've got some movies queued up. Not even bothering with the generator tonight.
Laptop charged and we've got some movies queued up. Not even bothering with the generator tonight.
Lino
08-04-2008, 07:39 PM
we're due to be shed from 2000-2230 tonight so I'll let you know at 2231 :D
Laptop charged and we've got some movies queued up. Not even bothering with the generator tonight.
Enjoy man, will light a candle for you:D
Laptop charged and we've got some movies queued up. Not even bothering with the generator tonight.
Enjoy man, will light a candle for you:D
Highflyer_GP
08-04-2008, 07:40 PM
It's worse getting load shed at 6-10am. Cold showers before work are not fun.
HavocXphere
08-04-2008, 07:43 PM
You could
->Watch the stars
->Candellight dinner
->Go for a swim
->Bang your head against the wall
->Give up and do as the minister says: Go to bed early.
It's frightening how lost humans are without the intrawebs/TV/lighting etc.
The other day I was completely dumbfounded by my breakfast eggs that just refused to budge from their raw state....took me a few minutes to figure out wtf is wrong.:o
It's worse getting load shed at 6-10am. Cold showers before work are not fun.
:confused: The water in the geysers take days to cool down. A few hours will hardly make a dent in the temp.
->Watch the stars
->Candellight dinner
->Go for a swim
->Bang your head against the wall
->Give up and do as the minister says: Go to bed early.
It's frightening how lost humans are without the intrawebs/TV/lighting etc.
The other day I was completely dumbfounded by my breakfast eggs that just refused to budge from their raw state....took me a few minutes to figure out wtf is wrong.:o
It's worse getting load shed at 6-10am. Cold showers before work are not fun.
:confused: The water in the geysers take days to cool down. A few hours will hardly make a dent in the temp.
bwana
08-04-2008, 07:44 PM
Enjoy man, will light a candle for you:Dthanks :D
Come to think of it I think we're out of candles but all the camping lights are on charge so we're good for now :)
Come to think of it I think we're out of candles but all the camping lights are on charge so we're good for now :)
Aqua_lung
08-04-2008, 07:47 PM
We get loadshed very rarely, I get the sneaky feeling that whoever loadsheds our area lives here.
fskmh
08-04-2008, 10:46 PM
what do you do?
Sitting in the dark, Got nothing to do and my laptop battery is about to die.:(
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. has got to be the suckiest slot for load-shafting :(.
I get 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at home, (but water is still hot enough to shower), and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at work, (half-day anyone?), but on alternate days.
I have an external battery on my laptop, the ADSL router is on a UPS and my desktop is on a UPS with 2 x 68Ah batteries so 4 hours is no problem there.
Sitting in the dark, Got nothing to do and my laptop battery is about to die.:(
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. has got to be the suckiest slot for load-shafting :(.
I get 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at home, (but water is still hot enough to shower), and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at work, (half-day anyone?), but on alternate days.
I have an external battery on my laptop, the ADSL router is on a UPS and my desktop is on a UPS with 2 x 68Ah batteries so 4 hours is no problem there.
timgaul
08-04-2008, 10:48 PM
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. has got to be the suckiest slot for load-shafting :(.
I get 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at home, (but water is still hot enough to shower), and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at work, (half-day anyone?), but on alternate days.
I have an external battery on my laptop, the ADSL router is on a UPS and my desktop is on a UPS with 2 x 68Ah batteries so 4 hours is no problem there.
I gotta 6am to 10am at home and 10am t0 2pm at work (quarter-day anyone?). But also diffrent days. Not UPS, but I ain't online at home between 6am and 10am anyway,
I get 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at home, (but water is still hot enough to shower), and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at work, (half-day anyone?), but on alternate days.
I have an external battery on my laptop, the ADSL router is on a UPS and my desktop is on a UPS with 2 x 68Ah batteries so 4 hours is no problem there.
I gotta 6am to 10am at home and 10am t0 2pm at work (quarter-day anyone?). But also diffrent days. Not UPS, but I ain't online at home between 6am and 10am anyway,
Dovi
08-04-2008, 11:02 PM
Emmarentia/Greenside in Johannesburg was out from 18h00 to 22h45!! By 21h55 we were thinking "ah that wasn't so bad really....". Needless to say, the next forty five minutes drastically changed our mood. Was on the line with City Power for 35 minutes, with no answer (I blast them if it's not on two minutes past the time it's scheduled to end :P). Bloody. Joke.
Moederloos
09-04-2008, 05:36 AM
:confused: The water in the geysers take days to cool down. A few hours will hardly make a dent in the temp.
You assume he has a geyser.
He may have an "instant hot" electric shower.
You assume he has a geyser.
He may have an "instant hot" electric shower.
Albereth
09-04-2008, 08:12 AM
Emmarentia/Greenside in Johannesburg was out from 18h00 to 22h45!! By 21h55 we were thinking "ah that wasn't so bad really....". Needless to say, the next forty five minutes drastically changed our mood. Was on the line with City Power for 35 minutes, with no answer (I blast them if it's not on two minutes past the time it's scheduled to end :P). Bloody. Joke.
With you on that - and they experience high call volumes before they even know who you want to talk to. You get that carp before you even get to choosing between accounts, City Liars, and Joburg Water.
With you on that - and they experience high call volumes before they even know who you want to talk to. You get that carp before you even get to choosing between accounts, City Liars, and Joburg Water.
Highflyer_GP
09-04-2008, 08:18 AM
:confused: The water in the geysers take days to cool down. A few hours will hardly make a dent in the temp.
It's not cold, it's lukewarm. I like steaming hot showers :p
The complex controls the time that the geysers switch on (I think it's something like 5am). So yeah that doesn't help much.
It's not cold, it's lukewarm. I like steaming hot showers :p
The complex controls the time that the geysers switch on (I think it's something like 5am). So yeah that doesn't help much.
gdiza
09-04-2008, 09:02 AM
I'd suggest having a shower, making some supper that involves cold meats etc.
Talk to your wife, kids - I dunno, bout what they doing... show interest, we neglect these things so often.
I clean my bicycle when I have nothing to do or pack my cupboards or well, you know, find something to do that you wouldn't normally do.
There is so many things to do without electricity :)
We just to damn lazy because we've gotten so used to these 'gifts' :D
Talk to your wife, kids - I dunno, bout what they doing... show interest, we neglect these things so often.
I clean my bicycle when I have nothing to do or pack my cupboards or well, you know, find something to do that you wouldn't normally do.
There is so many things to do without electricity :)
We just to damn lazy because we've gotten so used to these 'gifts' :D
bwana
09-04-2008, 09:09 AM
I'd suggest having a shower, making some supper that involves cold meats etc.
Talk to your wife, kids - I dunno, bout what they doing... show interest, we neglect these things so often.
I clean my bicycle when I have nothing to do or pack my cupboards or well, you know, find something to do that you wouldn't normally do.
There is so many things to do without electricity :)
We just to damn lazy because we've gotten so used to these 'gifts' :DI'm going to agree - once you work past the undeniable inconvenience there is a lot you can achieve especially as a family. During the day cuts we go for a walk or just play in the garden - at night there are puzzles to do and stories galore and in dire emergency the videos on my laptop.
Apart from 30 seconds yesterday morning (to grind my coffee beans :o ) I havent started my generator in weeks.
Granted our outages are limited to 2.5 hrs so YMMV
Talk to your wife, kids - I dunno, bout what they doing... show interest, we neglect these things so often.
I clean my bicycle when I have nothing to do or pack my cupboards or well, you know, find something to do that you wouldn't normally do.
There is so many things to do without electricity :)
We just to damn lazy because we've gotten so used to these 'gifts' :DI'm going to agree - once you work past the undeniable inconvenience there is a lot you can achieve especially as a family. During the day cuts we go for a walk or just play in the garden - at night there are puzzles to do and stories galore and in dire emergency the videos on my laptop.
Apart from 30 seconds yesterday morning (to grind my coffee beans :o ) I havent started my generator in weeks.
Granted our outages are limited to 2.5 hrs so YMMV
icyrus
09-04-2008, 09:29 AM
6pm - 10pm is the worst time, and as winter progresses it will become even more unpleasant. And of course its not really 6 - 10, more like 6 - 10:30 or later.
Useless bastards.
Useless bastards.
bwana
09-04-2008, 09:43 AM
6pm - 10pm is the worst time, and as winter progresses it will become even more unpleasant. And of course its not really 6 - 10, more like 6 - 10:30 or later.
Useless bastards.They could at least stagger it throughout the day like they do with us. Is your muni doing the shedding or eskom?
Useless bastards.They could at least stagger it throughout the day like they do with us. Is your muni doing the shedding or eskom?
CathJ
09-04-2008, 10:04 AM
I'm going to agree - once you work past the undeniable inconvenience there is a lot you can achieve especially as a family. During the day cuts we go for a walk or just play in the garden - at night there are puzzles to do and stories galore and in dire emergency the videos on my laptop.
Apart from 30 seconds yesterday morning (to grind my coffee beans :o ) I havent started my generator in weeks.
Granted our outages are limited to 2.5 hrs so YMMV
I'd suggest having a shower, making some supper that involves cold meats etc.
Talk to your wife, kids - I dunno, bout what they doing... show interest, we neglect these things so often.
I clean my bicycle when I have nothing to do or pack my cupboards or well, you know, find something to do that you wouldn't normally do.
There is so many things to do without electricity :)
We just to damn lazy because we've gotten so used to these 'gifts' :D
You're assuming you have light :)
I have a camping lantern, which helps a lot, but certainly isn't enough to be comfortable with.
Apart from 30 seconds yesterday morning (to grind my coffee beans :o ) I havent started my generator in weeks.
Granted our outages are limited to 2.5 hrs so YMMV
I'd suggest having a shower, making some supper that involves cold meats etc.
Talk to your wife, kids - I dunno, bout what they doing... show interest, we neglect these things so often.
I clean my bicycle when I have nothing to do or pack my cupboards or well, you know, find something to do that you wouldn't normally do.
There is so many things to do without electricity :)
We just to damn lazy because we've gotten so used to these 'gifts' :D
You're assuming you have light :)
I have a camping lantern, which helps a lot, but certainly isn't enough to be comfortable with.
dlk001
09-04-2008, 10:06 AM
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. has got to be the suckiest slot for load-shafting :(.
I get 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at home, (but water is still hot enough to shower), and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at work, (half-day anyone?), but on alternate days.
I have an external battery on my laptop, the ADSL router is on a UPS and my desktop is on a UPS with 2 x 68Ah batteries so 4 hours is no problem there.
The (18H00 - 22H00) I get at home really drives me insane!:mad: At work, in Auckland Park, its suppose to be 14H00 - 18H00 but, nothing so far.
I get 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at home, (but water is still hot enough to shower), and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at work, (half-day anyone?), but on alternate days.
I have an external battery on my laptop, the ADSL router is on a UPS and my desktop is on a UPS with 2 x 68Ah batteries so 4 hours is no problem there.
The (18H00 - 22H00) I get at home really drives me insane!:mad: At work, in Auckland Park, its suppose to be 14H00 - 18H00 but, nothing so far.
bwana
09-04-2008, 10:11 AM
You're assuming you have light :)
I have a camping lantern, which helps a lot, but certainly isn't enough to be comfortable with.Yup - thats why I made the initial distinction between our day cuts and the ones at night.
Since we're talking about me . . I have 3 self charging lanterns, torches with rechargeable batteries, the missus and I each have laptops (loaded for bear (and kids)) and of course cellphones (hers is loaded with the facebook app, gtalk and yahoo messenger).
BTW - beer will stay cold for days if you put it in the vegetable crisper ;)
And I also have a tiny generator that will comfortably run the adsl, charge the laptops, power the tv and dstv and light the house :D
So yes. I am assuming I have light . . . and beer! :)
I have a camping lantern, which helps a lot, but certainly isn't enough to be comfortable with.Yup - thats why I made the initial distinction between our day cuts and the ones at night.
Since we're talking about me . . I have 3 self charging lanterns, torches with rechargeable batteries, the missus and I each have laptops (loaded for bear (and kids)) and of course cellphones (hers is loaded with the facebook app, gtalk and yahoo messenger).
BTW - beer will stay cold for days if you put it in the vegetable crisper ;)
And I also have a tiny generator that will comfortably run the adsl, charge the laptops, power the tv and dstv and light the house :D
So yes. I am assuming I have light . . . and beer! :)
eltherza
09-04-2008, 10:16 AM
How I deal with it:
Boil the kettle at 5:55, as the lights go out I got a few cups of hot water.I wash the dishes as soon as the power goes out, so natural lighting helps. After the dishes, I go to the shops and just browse the prices of what ever is open (spar, pnp, checkers) till it's about to close, then make my way home, read in candle light for about 30mins, then catch some sleep till the power comes back on.
I works well, sometimes I wake really early on the day (3am) so that at about 7pm or 8pm I can just sleep out the next 2 or 3 hours.
edit: Oh, and I move my milk into the freezer so it can keep colder for longer.
Boil the kettle at 5:55, as the lights go out I got a few cups of hot water.I wash the dishes as soon as the power goes out, so natural lighting helps. After the dishes, I go to the shops and just browse the prices of what ever is open (spar, pnp, checkers) till it's about to close, then make my way home, read in candle light for about 30mins, then catch some sleep till the power comes back on.
I works well, sometimes I wake really early on the day (3am) so that at about 7pm or 8pm I can just sleep out the next 2 or 3 hours.
edit: Oh, and I move my milk into the freezer so it can keep colder for longer.
native
09-04-2008, 10:30 AM
at least my in laws don't get load shedding at the same time as us.
So we have an excuse to pop in and get a home cooked meal
So we have an excuse to pop in and get a home cooked meal
Moederloos
09-04-2008, 10:52 AM
I wake up 20 mins before I go to sleep, eat raw vegetables, and have a dynamo attached to my index finger - I find with all the waving and pointing, I generate enough to light a 11W Osram!
bwana
09-04-2008, 10:53 AM
I wake up 20 mins before I go to sleep, eat raw vegetables, and have a dynamo attached to my index finger - I find with all the waving and pointing, I generate enough to light a 11W Osram!:)
milomak
09-04-2008, 07:19 PM
so they don't cut any slack on the 6-10 slot and bring it back after 8? guess that means I miss the cl tonight.