TheChamp
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I take it Centlec is just existing for the sake of it and they are in no position to do anything about this?
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They are lost to us now, the area is now known as "The Badlands".
Anyway, a big storm rolled through earlier... Wonder if the coal got wet again
Oh, so it does have colours other than black... Who knew
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Oh dear.
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Substation fault cuts power to Bloemfontein, restoration time uncertain | News24
A power outage that plunged Bloemfontein into darkness on Monday night was caused by a fault at a substation.
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We need someone from Bloem to post dark day by day accounts. Something like thisSubstation fault cuts power to Bloemfontein, restoration time uncertain | News24
A power outage that plunged Bloemfontein into darkness on Monday night was caused by a fault at a substation.
Day 1: everything is fine, #feelingpositive
Day 2: celltowers died today, still having #positivevibes
Day 3: ... So cannibalism is a thing now ...
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Still no new news from Bloem.
Maybe the zombies/triffids have started to rise up already?
Maybe the zombies/triffids have started to rise up already?
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That's good to hear.
But still a scary thing to happen.
But still a scary thing to happen.
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10 Hours...how did they cope...
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Only 10 hours, I mean larger parts of JHB have been down for days.
Kung Fu Porkchop
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10 hours is nothing. We've been off for 4 days and the municipality couldn't care less.
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You should bless those rains down in Africa
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It feels like a luxury not to had any LS over this weekend.
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You're lucky, we had on Saturday night and Sunday morning, then they cancelled it on Sunday
AlphaJohn
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Don't remind me, at least I was lucky last round/last week, only 18 hours without power.
Gordon_R
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Our zone managed to avoid any daytime load shedding yesterday, making 5 consecutive days, but we got hit in our 2am slot this morning (Thurs 23rd).
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What? Can't be in JHB was still requiring the ceiling fan
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