Sign up with GoogleOkes are ruthless here, damn.
I think you meant to say "Okes are c&^ts here, damn."
-
Ask a question and get free supportUnlock new privileges and see hidden discussionsWin prizes and earn reputation
-
Question of the day ~ How often do you braai?
-
Afristay giveaway.Win a 2-night stay for two people at an establishment of your choice with R1,000 in spending money. Enter here.
Load shedding shuts down single mom's online teaching business after students quit over disruptions
- Thread starter rvZA
- Start date
I think you meant to say "Okes are c&^ts here, damn."
Some of them don't lol.
nightjar
Executive Member
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2008
- Messages
- 6,171
Moving close to any State hospital would be a waste of time and cash because none of them are functioning anyway.
The real solution would be to move close to where the connected comrades live because many of them are exempted from power failures.
Dan C
Honorary Master
- Joined
- Nov 21, 2005
- Messages
- 36,654
I think this thread is more about how loadshedding is destroying peoples lives (jobs). I really don't care if she drives a Ferrari. It's Eskom here to blame.
I work from home mostly and even though I have enough backup to last 4hours. Sometimes our substation trips after the power comes back and can be off for hours on end. So then I miss important meetings.
I'll say it as it is. Some of y'all seem to be incels smashing away at your keyboards. Some of you can't even seem to read. So let's summarise for the idjits in this thread:
1) Get a UPS
A UPS will do you f-all good if your only internet connection, an LTE tower, goes down within 30 minutes WHICH THE ARTICLE CLEARLY STATES IS THE CASE. You could have a nuclear reactor in your back yard and if the thing giving you internet doesn't have power, well **** all good all that does.
2) Get fiber
My parents live in a city in KZN with almost a million people. They only get fiber access in their suburb half way through last year. Now imagine what it must be like in a piss ass town in the middle of the Free State?
3) OMG LOOK HOW MUCH SHE SPENDS ON HER WEAVES ETC
Ofc, because if she saved up buying herself a few nice things, she could suddenly move and or install all the internet infrastructure she needs to keep working.
Some of you guys need to get out of your basements and speak to some actual real breathing women. Not some chick you throw your IT/engineering dollars at on onlyfans or Twitch, thinking one day she'll love you.
1) Get a UPS
A UPS will do you f-all good if your only internet connection, an LTE tower, goes down within 30 minutes WHICH THE ARTICLE CLEARLY STATES IS THE CASE. You could have a nuclear reactor in your back yard and if the thing giving you internet doesn't have power, well **** all good all that does.
2) Get fiber
My parents live in a city in KZN with almost a million people. They only get fiber access in their suburb half way through last year. Now imagine what it must be like in a piss ass town in the middle of the Free State?
3) OMG LOOK HOW MUCH SHE SPENDS ON HER WEAVES ETC
Ofc, because if she saved up buying herself a few nice things, she could suddenly move and or install all the internet infrastructure she needs to keep working.
Some of you guys need to get out of your basements and speak to some actual real breathing women. Not some chick you throw your IT/engineering dollars at on onlyfans or Twitch, thinking one day she'll love you.
ArmatageShanks
Honorary Master
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2013
- Messages
- 15,889
Haai nooit
Point is she is placing blame on issues relatively easy to overcome as many others do everyday
Never mind the choice of work considering her circumstances, domestic or general worker comes to mind as the norm.
Slootvreter
Honorary Master
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2008
- Messages
- 30,273
Terrible argument. Many others are not in a position to easily overcome this. Fkn hell.
ArmatageShanks
Honorary Master
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2013
- Messages
- 15,889
Yes, what is your point? Regarding this person specifically?
When the only internet service around you for 20kms goes down and you don't have money to pay taxi fare to get to the next area that has electricity and internet access, what do you do? As a health young dude, it used to take me 40 mins to walk to work 4 kms away with my work gear, so she should spend 3 hours walking to the next area over?
Ofc. Even domestic work jobs grow on trees. Oh. Wait. They don't.
Data shows domestic workers losing their jobs as South Africans leave the country
New data published by SweepSouth shows the devastating impact of emigration and semigration on domestic workers in South Africa.
businesstech.co.za
Try be poor and without a car or petrol and THEN try to solve your problems. You can tell the d*ckheads who've never had to actually hustle a day in their life from a mile away.
MagNorthDigital
Expert Member
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2015
- Messages
- 1,369
My guy, she had student from all over, she was earning them euros, and yet, no backup plans. Harties.
MagNorthDigital
Expert Member
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2015
- Messages
- 1,369
You make a good point, sars will probably want a word with her.
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2005
- Messages
- 89,378
Is this the same Lungiswa Xhamela who wanted funding for an iPhone back in 2020?
ArmatageShanks
Honorary Master
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2013
- Messages
- 15,889
I have, been without a car a few times, I walked to work 7k's each way every time I ran out of petrol money or when my Corsa was broken, also only got my first car at 24
Long before this I hiked 50km from Thabazimbi to Amandelbult every morning to attend the college
Weekend I worked on the principles farm with the laborers picking kak out of fields for R150 a day so that I could have a bit of money for drinks and a cigarette the last weekend of the month with friends
Etc etc
Point is I struggled through issues and made plans to avoid them and so on
I didn't sit down and go ahh welll fsck it, this idea isn't working because of someone else so now I'll just give up and beg for sympathy.
Dups!
Expert Member
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2010
- Messages
- 1,470
Sure looks like the same person.
Mike Hoxbig
Honorary Master
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2010
- Messages
- 43,328
Don't come here with your first world tendencies. We need to think about the poor, struggling woman who can't make ends meet thanks to Eskom.
All that expensive lingerie, makeup and iPhones don't count because she is allowed to buy (or crowd fund) a few nice things. Just not backup power evidently...
RedViking
Nord of the South
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2012
- Messages
- 58,139
Wow... Well spotted.
Progenix Oj101
Dealer
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2010
- Messages
- 4,953
Let's hear your solution.
UPS? Won't help her at all, as she's working on LTE which goes down. I've already checked Virginia for fiber, none of the providers I checked offer fiber in her area. She probably doesn't even need one for anything other than lighting, as chances are she's working from a device (be it a phone or laptop) that has enough battery power to last through load shedding anyway.
Why don't you just buy a UPS to improve your signal? That's clearly the solution everyone has, yourself included.
---------------
Go to a mall/coffee shop? Would you be happy sipping on your coffee with the person next to you giving English lessons? Worse, would you attend English lessons offered by someone sitting in a noisy coffee shop?
---------------
Spend less on appearances? For what exactly? Do you think that as someone appearing on camera appearances don't matter? And do you expect her to be able to move to a location that has reliable fiber (at an additional monthly cost) with that extra R 1k?
That's a market that's shrinking by the day.
---------------
Let me ask you this. If you've managed to make a living for yourself for the last few years without an issue and suddenly, through no fault of your own, it becomes impossible, is "become a domestic worker LOL you're not cut out for this stop being lazy there are plenty of solutions go clean toilets" the exact type of answer you'd like to receive?
She's already said it's time to start looking for employment. She has a diploma so she's at least somewhat educated, but you think the best she deserves is to be a domestic worker - and on that she has to support a child and mother.
Load shedding is hurting businesses big and small, as well as individuals outside of the business world.
