Powercut :(

[Cosimo]

Not any more........

Sitting in the kitchen rubbing two sticks together...

 

[norm]

Worth buying a cheap generator, if it keeps the contents of your fridge/freezer safe it'll pay for itself in a short space of time.

 

[Disco_P]

I had a 13 hour power cut yesterday. I live in very rural lake district in the middle of a forest so it's to be expected plus this is the second one in a week.

Props to the engineers for getting us going again despite there being <10 people living in a 2 mile radius.

 

[el_dazza]

Anyone else having a powercut at the moment? I'm in Hampshire.

Always worth checking SSEPD's website, that'll give you an idea of restoration time and which areas are affected.

 

[Glaucus]

Worth buying a cheap generator, if it keeps the contents of your fridge/freezer safe it'll pay for itself in a short space of time.

What, never had a power cut that has lasted that long. Fridges and freezers are well insulated and will last a long time without power if you don't keep opening the door
generator would never have paid for it self.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

At least you now got a glimpse of what life was like in 1879. If anything it's a history lesson too!

Did you mean the 1970s? I remember living by candlelight being commonplace when I was a kid.

 

[SonniLombardi]

Did you mean the 1970s? I remember living by candlelight being commonplace when I was a kid.

No, Thomas Edison built the first electricity plant not long after 1879 and by the early 1900's it was common place to have a home wired to electricity.

 

[Sliver]

Did you mean the 1970s? I remember living by candlelight being commonplace when I was a kid.

Wut ? I grew up in the 1970's and we didn't live by candlelight lol.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Wut ? I grew up in the 1970's and we didn't live by candlelight lol.

Rural Hertfordshire had scheduled power outages all throughout the winter of 73-74. Supper by candlelight happened at least twice a week.

 

[SonniLombardi]

I was on about before electricity was even invented lol

 

[Ryan-3]

I believe he's referencing the coal strikes.

Bloody Thatcher!

 

[Sliver]

Rural Hertfordshire had scheduled power outages all throughout the winter of 73-74. Supper by candlelight happened at least twice a week.

Well, I remember the Winter of Discontent in 78/79. What you experienced must have been localised to your area.

 

[Kutter]

Anyone else having a powercut at the moment? I'm in Hampshire.

If its any consolation things arn't any better in NEW Hampshire we lost power yesterday.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

4 hour power cut here too Durham North East. Last night was a candle night from 2PM onwards. I had to venture out for lighters and sandwiches.

 

[Rroff]

What, never had a power cut that has lasted that long. Fridges and freezers are well insulated and will last a long time without power if you don't keep opening the door
generator would never have paid for it self.

Believe we've had 2x 24-48 hour power cuts in the last 10 years - not cost effective buying even a cheap generator for that, though I spent a bit on backup power for convenience even though I don't expect to really need it.

 

[UTmaniac]

Supposedly was a sizeable power outage not far from me. Haven't been affected here (yet), although who knows with this wind.

Don't you mean Havant?

 

[nutcase]

Longest power cut we had was when a substation exploded. Sadly killed someone.

The power people had to install a few mobile generators in the area to get people back up.

 

[memyselfandi]

Only time I've had a power cut here (so far) was due to some planned work by the power company (they informed us in advance).

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

I live on the edge of Stafford ST17, on the same circuit as the surrounding villages. I still get power cuts a few times a year, without fail!

 

[Cosimo]

Wut ? I grew up in the 1970's and we didn't live by candlelight lol.

That was during the three day week, all sitting in the kitchen with the oven on, candles lit, listening to the tranny.