Val (Zebedee) Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 We just had a power cut, seems like most of the village went off. Thank God I knew where my candles were & I had 3 large pillar candles to hand. I asked Steve to check on the neighbours, one next door, one opposite, both elderly women living on their own & they both know Steve. Next door had her grandchildren staying, all she had was 1 small scented candle! I gave Steve one of our pillar candles till I could find more. The lady opposite luckily had a torch that worked & she was OK. The power was only off for 5 minutes or so, but it got me wondering - what would you do to pass the time during a long power cut? (keep it clean, please!!) I had a sudden urge to start singing old songs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 go round the house scaring my little brothers lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renniwano Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Cry... cause there'd be no HO forum lol On a serious note.. be cold, hungry and thirsty as everything relies on power in this house.. even the gas hob has an electric pilot...lol I remember our electric in our old house being off for over 12 hours once.. it was a nightmare and ended up driving for half hour to my aunts to be able to eat something lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 oh wait, yeh i have a laptop so ill still be here lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waamo Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Living out in the country it's a regular event round here. The power companies are pretty good, it's usually only an hour or two at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 if it's night time, go to bed!! i hate the dark, so wouldn't be up in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissu & Aara Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Play with Kissu. Trying to train him to find things. Like hiding his ball and tell him to search for it. "Kissu, where's your ball? Get your ball!" Then once he would get bored of that I'd probably lay down and read for a while, then get up and take him for a walk or go to the dog park. I loooooove reading during power outs though. I dunno why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renniwano Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 oh wait, yeh i have a laptop so ill still be here lol Oh yeah forgot that bit.. I have an hour or so on my battery lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Hmm... power cuts don't effect telephone lines (not 100% sure now tbh though lol correct me if im wrong) So in that case my 3G connection shouldn't be affected so i'll be on the internet as usual. Or just playing games on my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 oh wait, yeh i have a laptop so ill still be here lol I'm on the laptop & the internet went down too, so I had no HO, no phone (cos they're cordless) - I nearly had to make conversation with Steve!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Our power goes out several times a year. We first get the flashlights, then the candles. We are on a well for water, so when the power goes out, no water. All of our phones are are cordless, so those are useless, and the battery backup for the computer has only enough power to allow you to save and shutdown. We usually sit around the kitchen table with a candle and pretend its 1865. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 In South Africa it is a regular occurrence, and as frustrating as it is, we are used to it. Our power is usually off for 8 hours - during the day for maintenance but we do get ample warning. We usually have something planned for those days, either a hike with the huskies or a visit with family (usually my daughter) who will feed us For those unexpected load-shedding power cuts (which always seem to happen at night) we usually just light up the candles and chat, or go to bed - to read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 our internet isnt connected thru our phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Miss Bump Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 i'd read and be on my mobile checking everyone was ok.......happened a lot when we first moved to this house (dodgy electrics!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeshsalts Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 I am old enough to remember when power cuts happen regulely in the 1970s, we used to have parties, all the street would go to one house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikaani&Aiyana Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 I would prob read by torchlight or go to bed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 On the rare occasion we have one i flap around like an idiot making sure the temp in my fishtanks doesn't drop too much, spent far too much mula on them to lose them all to a power cut. The other half thinks i'm nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Like Nix's I'd just put the laptop on tethered to my phone and how it comes back on before my battery's run out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renniwano Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Oh no.... my router is powered !! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjk Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 we just had a power surge that knocked out all the trips in the circuit breaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Don't know how many of you know but being well traveled I can tell you we have it good in the UK as like Rosemary and Dave I've been in country's where it happens every week sometimes every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjk Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 when i lived in my last house many years ago, the power used to go off 4 times a week, then it used to go off every day, then when it started being twice a day, the electricity company installed a device that reset it automatically in microseconds so you only noticed a slight flicker. the fault was an underground wire that used to block, and to fix it a pulse of electricity was sent back up the wire to clear it.(thats what the engineers said) it was like that for 3 years before they replaced the wire. when it first happened it was off for 18 hours at a time which was really irritating as i had a 4 month old daughter and everything was electric i had to go and buy a camping stove to heat her bottles and make food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeshsalts Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Don't know how many of you know but being well traveled I can tell you we have it good in the UK as like Rosemary and Dave I've been in country's where it happens every week sometimes every day I know what you mean, many times while away the powere as been on and off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Wow can't remember the last time we had a power cut!! I'd probably just take the boys out for a long walk - marc would be having a panic attack without his computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWolf Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 I would probably just grab the laptop and continue my work. I program a lot, and I don't need internet for that If it would happen at night, and it seem to take a bit longer, I would probably make a nice walk outside in the dark. Last power cut that happened was half a year ago when I was at school. All the computers (and our work!) went down. All the fire doors automatically closed and there was no power in the whole city, not even a telephone signal. So chaos, but in a fun may because it meant we couldn't continue our boring work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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