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From some on here one might think these power cuts will last days! Three hours will likely be the maximum duration
Impractical lot in this present-day world, I reckon.
My wife's cell phone has a tired cell (battery?). She keeps it charged either from the mains or from a power pack. Achaeging lead from the USBBon the computer or an extra lead kept in her handbag. Sooo simple.
How many power cuts are expected in the middle of the night? Very few, if any! Most leccy cars will be charged at night?
All the other ‘moaned about’ scenarios are simply not really existent. Most can be either gotten around or simply avoided.
Even the baby boom won’t last long - pregnancy will stop that! Who will want an extra baby on the way, as well? Has family planning suddenly been forgotten? What century are these people living in?
In the early1970s, I worked in a village which had one single power cut of one hour duration. When our factory had to shut down, the whole village had its cut.
During the miner’s strikes, the cuts were fairly minimal. Nothing really to write home about. Mostly, they just made lots of noise as it was something to complain about. Miner’s families being short of money was a far more important isdue, as I saw it - and that was clearly a self-inflicted situation by Arthur and his supporters.
Poster clearly missed the point? You don’t need to be using domestic gas appliances, but the supply must not be cut off. Got it yet?
The 70s oil shortage was the worst annoyance, I can recall. I don’t expect this winter to be worse than that - but things can change….
Impractical lot in this present-day world, I reckon.
My wife's cell phone has a tired cell (battery?). She keeps it charged either from the mains or from a power pack. Achaeging lead from the USBBon the computer or an extra lead kept in her handbag. Sooo simple.
How many power cuts are expected in the middle of the night? Very few, if any! Most leccy cars will be charged at night?
All the other ‘moaned about’ scenarios are simply not really existent. Most can be either gotten around or simply avoided.
Even the baby boom won’t last long - pregnancy will stop that! Who will want an extra baby on the way, as well? Has family planning suddenly been forgotten? What century are these people living in?
In the early1970s, I worked in a village which had one single power cut of one hour duration. When our factory had to shut down, the whole village had its cut.
During the miner’s strikes, the cuts were fairly minimal. Nothing really to write home about. Mostly, they just made lots of noise as it was something to complain about. Miner’s families being short of money was a far more important isdue, as I saw it - and that was clearly a self-inflicted situation by Arthur and his supporters.
Poster clearly missed the point? You don’t need to be using domestic gas appliances, but the supply must not be cut off. Got it yet?
The 70s oil shortage was the worst annoyance, I can recall. I don’t expect this winter to be worse than that - but things can change….
