Rolling Blackouts: Thursday 16 July [Stage 1 from 5-10pm]

[MickeyD]

Reckon I can live with 21:00-23:30 as long as they suspend load shedding by 22:00.

I'm in the clear unless they go beyond 11pm...

 

[vaakseun]

THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN WILL ONLY IMPLEMENT STAGE 1 LOADSHEDDING BETWEEN 18:00 AND 20:00 DUE TO SPARE GENERATION DURING THE OTHER LOADSHEDDING PERIODS TODAY

So only load shedding for the Bellville area between 6 and 8pm today.

 

[Diesal]

So only load shedding for the Bellville area between 6 and 8pm today.

Now that's just unlucky.

 

[bwana]

Fifteen minutes of blackout tonight…

 

[MickeyD]

Fifteen minutes of blackout tonight…

/phones Eskom

 

[bwana]

/phones Eskom

Why? It's my internet that's shot…

 

[MickeyD]

Why? It's my internet that's shot…

thanks to the blackout?

 

[bwana]

thanks to the blackout?

It was working until I switched the router back to Eskom supply.

 

[biometrics]

Will I get 10 pm ?

 

[thehuman]

It was working until I switched the router back to Eskom supply.

Found sometimes our exchange struggle to reconect adsl after loadshed ur not maybe 041 371 area ?

 

[bwana]

Found sometimes our exchange struggle to reconect adsl after loadshed ur not maybe 041 371 area ?

Nope - not even sure where that is though.

 

[thehuman]

Nope - not even sure where that is though.

Rowallan park exchange

 

[MickeyD]

Rowallan park exchange

you mean Hunters Retreat exchange...

 

[thehuman]

you mean Hunters Retreat exchange...

Same one (located in Rowallan park) . Also serving certain areas of sherwood.
Had sometimes 2 hours of no internet when power restored .
In mean time powering my adsl router from 12v battery

 

[MickeyD]

Same one (located in Rowallan park) . Also serving certain areas of sherwood.
Had sometimes 2 hours of no internet when power restored .
In mean time powering my adsl router from 12v battery

trust me, I know exactly where it is, what area it serves, etc....

 

[thehuman]

trust me, I know exactly where it is, what area it serves, etc....

I stay about 200m from it
we are derailing this tread

 

[MickeyD]

I stay about 200m from it
we are derailing this tread

I used to visit it...

 

[MickZA]

Fifteen minutes of blackout tonight…

Yes, don't know why but a neighbours gennie was still pounding away until 22:00 though

 

[bwana]

Yes, don't know why but a neighbours gennie was still pounding away until 22:00 though

They probably didnt know the power was back on. I try to leave my blinds open to I can see the neighbours lights when they come on again