First Cold Snap....Bam It's Dark

[kkynaston]

Well its the first real cold snap of the year, just settleing into my tea in front of the picture box and the lights go dim

So I figure that we are about to get a powercut and lo and behold we do, eating my tea by candlelight

I suppose I might as well prepare for a dark winter

Anyone else experiencing the problems with our wonderful power grid

 

[Taylortwocities]

Hmm. How do you power your computer if you've got a power cut

 

[Lectrician]

It is certainly colder, and we have actually had a little snow!

Odd for October.

No power cuts as yet, but we do get them commonly. Most of the sites I look after has a gen.......

 

[RF Lighting]

Surely every electrician these days has their own standby generator?

 

[kkynaston]

Hmm. How do you power your computer if you've got a power cut

Simple! A UPS!
I've got the TV, HD Box, Router and Cordless Phone On It
And I've got a laptop

 

[Taylortwocities]

Didn't know there was electricity in Shropshire, blimey!

 

[kkynaston]

Didn't know there was electricity in Shropshire, blimey!

I know, we might have to slow down a bit round here with all this new fangled technology, people even have their own horseless carriages now

 

[Chri5]

people even have their own horseless carriages now

Next your be telling us that someone will invent a fuel derived mechanical unit that can propel your horseless carriage.