Do you have a heater on?

[Moederloos]

Something from another thread has made me interested.

Do you have a heater on?

Eskom is now blaming this load shedding on the weather - but we have no heater on now, and no "air coolers" either. So in effect, we are SAVING power today - so why the load shedding?

What about your office?

 

[Leftfoot]

Likewise, in fact here in Richards Bay we are using less electicity as we dont have to use the airconditioners. Its amazing the after BHPBilliton made its smelter/potline closure announcement that all of a sudden electricity usage is in the BROWN area.......its been GREEN and YELLOW for weeks. What changed?

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=110199

/Me thinks Eskom and Guavamint have caught a little wake up.
/Me thinks too the BHPBilliton are making a major threat to Guavamints employment stats.

 

[aadil-old]

by weather, they mean the rain which causes wet coal.

Whether this is true is another story altogether

 

[HavocXphere]

I've got one of those bean bag thingies that one puts in the microwave & uses like a warm water bottle. It makes me happy.

It p!sses me off though when I need to print something ASAP for university and then everything goes zlichz for two hours.

 

[Lino]

Considering its 24C here, na no heater

 

[BCO]

I had my gas mains heater on last night. LONG LIVE EGOLI GAS!!!!!!!!!

 

[ernstn]

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3053&art_id=nw20080317093440462C501901

4 Generators are out of action.

I also think that Etzinger studied at the Lulu(ex Telkom) school of applied lying!

 

[Moederloos]

"This is a system condition which has arisen at very short notice, and was unforeseen," Etzinger said.

WTF? They STILL do not foresee failures, unscheduled maintenance and changes in demand.
I need a BIG clue stick, and a sound proof room - maybe that will wake these people up.

 

[elysian]

Electric heaters are a bit of a waste for most people, one can always dress warmly, use blankets, etc.

But don't let that detract from the fact Guavamint are still morons.

 

[Moederloos]

Electric heaters are a bit of a waste for most people, one can always dress warmly, use blankets, etc.

But don't let that detract from the fact Guavamint are still morons.

I agree in part.
I have serious issues with arthritic hands - and typing with gloves on is not doable - so I begrudgingly use a heater. At night, we seldomly have the heater on though - and normally just in the kids room as she is too young to "control the blanket".

 

[arf9999]

I had my gas mains heater on last night. LONG LIVE EGOLI GAS!!!!!!!!!

hallelujah!

Going to get myself a Gas Water heater shortly. Just doing my bit to save 'tricity.

Where in Jo'burg are you?