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    Quote Originally Posted by Moederloos View Post
    We are off now.
    Since 2pm
    I feel your pain.

    We were without power for 40 hours once - and that was NOT fun, I can assure you.

    Hope the politicians also get their share of 48-hour loadshedding
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    Quote Originally Posted by HavocXphere View Post
    Yesterday our lecturers told us we must please bring torches every day because she is lecturing with or without power. Everyone thought that was very funny until we noticed she was serious. (The lecture halls don't have windows)

    5 more years of this. Great.
    Get a wind-up torch or something that can be recharged as it'll cost you a fortune to replace batteries.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Librarian View Post
    I feel your pain.

    We were without power for 40 hours once - and that was NOT fun, I can assure you.

    Hope the politicians also get their share of 48-hour loadshedding
    That won't happen Libs, because then they have to admit there is a problem....

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Librarian
    Get a wind-up torch or something that can be recharged as it'll cost you a fortune to replace batteries.
    I don't think I'm going to be very popular if I sit in an exam and the wind-up torch goes whirr whirrr every 5 mins.
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    Now that we have Gas Turbines to ease load the outages are getting worse. I give up. Today we had, I guess you call then power dips. Lost 2 PC's at a chain of resturants I look after. I would love to see the frequency graphs for Cape Town today.
    There are 10 types of ppl in the world those who understand binary and those who dnt ......

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    I have not had a power outage in weeks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 56kMan View Post
    I have not had a power outage in weeks.
    Do you work for Eskom?

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Librarian View Post
    Get a wind-up torch or something that can be recharged as it'll cost you a fortune to replace batteries.
    I am busy building this huge, caged in ferris wheel in my back yard. The 84000 hamsters I ordered should arrive any day now. I should be OK!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rozier View Post
    Do you work for Eskom?
    no

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    Quote Originally Posted by 56kMan View Post
    I have not had a power outage in weeks.
    You either live next door to an ANC head honcho, or in an area so *** that nobody bothers to loadshed.
    Think twice, speak once.
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    Awww... the mines are going back up - load shedding starts again.
    ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by bwana View Post
    As if load shedding wasnt enough we've also got scheduled outages in my area . . . 9 days (8 to 5) between Feb 5th and the end of June.

    http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/show...o=2378&cat=503
    A small notice board ,I wonder how many people saw it ?

    Planned outages should be on newspapers where everyone can find & understand it easily.

    How about putting it alongside Etv , SABC daily/weekly TV programme schedule ?

    Indicate what time slots ,areas ,outages ,overloading frequents or surplus off-peak capacity exist .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gooku View Post
    A small notice board ,I wonder how many people saw it ?

    Planned outages should be on newspapers where everyone can find & understand it easily.

    How about putting it alongside Etv , SABC daily/weekly TV programme schedule ?

    Indicate what time slots ,areas ,outages ,overloading frequents or surplus off-peak capacity exist .

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    They're A2 and located on all the routes into the burb so its not too bad.

    I'm sure they've also informed people in the local rag - they usually do.
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    On the subject of those local papers.
    Who actually reads them?
    Mine are usually unceremoniously dumped in my driveway, and in this weather, are soaked by the time I see them.
    I have thrown all but one this year straight into the bin.
    Sometimes they are "covered" in a plastic bag - badly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bwana View Post
    They're A2 and located on all the routes into the burb so its not too bad.

    I'm sure they've also informed people in the local rag - they usually do.
    Should be on daily newspaper,knowing power interruption(in advance ) is as important as knowing weather ahead.we need to minimize inconvenience ,because it most certainly will happen more often than we can tolerate.

    If the information is on the newspaper daily/weekly schedule ,residents can find it ,do not need to be found and told.


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