Rolling Blackouts: Sunday 19 July [Stage 2: 08h00-22h00]

[JohnHay]

Mine

08h00-09h30
15h00-17h30
21h00-22h00

Eish, so why does PE need to shed so much compared to say Pretoria / Tshwane? There the schedule basically is:
Stage 1: one 2-2.5 hour slot every second day
Stage 2: one 2-2.5 hour slot every day
Stage 3: three 2-2.5 hours slots per day

One of those stage 3 slots normally also fall in the 22:00-6:00 period, so one will mostly miss it.

 

[Grasmuis]

So its from 12h00 to 16h30 for me

Ok, no load shedding for me , City power changed their schedule.

 

[MickZA]

Well the sun's out, the wind's not howling, the lake that was the back garden has receded and I'm scheduled for 2hr blackouts at 13:00 & 19:00.

... things could be worse as Gen Custer said just before the 2nd wave of Indians came over the hill

 

[koeks525]

Charging my phone up, and will make breakfast. Will be going off from 11:30 to 13:30

Mine

08h00-09h30
15h00-17h30
21h00-22h00

Three sessions in one day... that's harsh Didn't know Port Elizabeth does 1 and half hour load shedding sessions.

 

[bwana]

Three sessions in one day... that's harsh Didn't know Port Elizabeth does 1 and half hour load shedding sessions.

They cut our power the other night for 15 minutes.

Five hours accumulated today My to do lists includes refuelling the generator. The kids are back at school tomorrow so at least they'll be going to bed early.

 

[MickZA]

They cut our power the other night for 15 minutes.

Five hours accumulated today My to do lists includes refuelling the generator. The kids are back at school tomorrow so at least they'll be going to bed early.

We had an unscheduled 15mins blackout around 14:00 yesterday, I'm hoping the muni will decide our substation is unstable and remove us from the load shedding a'la Sunridge/Linton Grange area - guess I'll find out at 13:00

 

[Shi]

from CoCT

THE CITY WILL ONLY IMPLEMENT STAGE 1 LOADSHEDDING BETWEEN 08:00 AND 22:00 DUE TO SPARE GENERATION TODAY

I'm saved

 

[bwana]

We had an unscheduled 15mins blackout around 14:00 yesterday, I'm hoping the muni will decide our substation is unstable and remove us from the load shedding a'la Sunridge/Linton Grange area - guess I'll find out at 13:00

Stuff is breaking down all over the place… these areas also failed yesterday.

 

[MickeyD]

The substation in Mount Croix also conked out twice last week... outside of unplanned planned blackout time.

 

[HendrieV]

16:00-18:00. No problem. Generator fuel and oil checked.

 

[genetic]

from CoCT

Got to love Cape Town.

 

[MickZA]

Just back from shopping, Pick'n'Pay Newton Park have a special on a rechargeable LED lantern good for 60hrs with USB phone charger port @ R249. Don't need one myself but it looks like good value (the brand escapes me now - think it was Blizzard?).

... BTW the weather's a vast improvement on the past couple of days

 

[MickeyD]

Just back from shopping, Pick'n'Pay Newton Park have a special on a rechargeable LED lantern good for 60hrs with USB phone charger port @ R249. Don't need one myself but it looks like good value (the brand escapes me now - think it was Blizzard?).

... BTW the weather's a vast improvement on the past couple of days

Was that you taking one or two of the units out of the box at the table? My wife vetoed my idea of buying another one!

http://www.tevo.co.za/product.aspx?pid=191

 

[bwana]

Was that you taking one or two of the units out of the box at the table?

There can't be too many people willing to suffer PnP Newton Park surely?

 

[MickeyD]

There can't be too many people willing to suffer PnP Newton Park surely?

Limited to a Spar across the road, are you?

 

[Mortymoose]

Mine

08h00-09h30
15h00-17h30
21h00-22h00

If you were clever, you could squeeze at least two braai sessions into that there schedule of yours.....
/Moose gonna turn all the aircons on in all the empty offices..... just because he can!........

 

[bwana]

Limited to a Spar across the road, are you?

BayWest

 

[MickZA]

Was that you taking one or two of the units out of the box at the table? My wife vetoed my idea of buying another one!

Nah, think Morecombe & Wise, I'm the tall good-looking one with a limp atm

... I just hefted one and was impressed by the weight - reckon it's good for the 60hrs they claim.

There can't be too many people willing to suffer PnP Newton Park surely?

They've got the cheapest decent drywors in the stores I visit also Dr Hahns tinned pet food for my Labs. Added bonus is you can always get parking

... oh, and I get R2 off my next visit - apparently something was cheaper elsewhere

 

[MickZA]

... just noticed that the power's still on and it's past 13:00. What's the status by you bwana?

 

[MickeyD]

... just noticed that the power's still on and it's past 13:00. What's the status by you bwana?

You be tempting fate!