They expecting trouble?

Harry Bloomfield · 7 Dec 2021

I have received the following email.....

Storm Barra may impact our region, potentially causing damage to our network. Our specialist engineers and customer service teams are prepared in readiness to support you and carry out repairs as necessary.

To report a power cut or gain the latest information regarding your power cut visit our website www.northernpowergrid.com, alternatively our team are available to support on 105.

Notch7 · 7 Dec 2021

its absolutely peeing down here in Sussex and very windy

I only notice because im working in my garden office with a roof lantern

Harry Bloomfield · 7 Dec 2021

Notch7 said:
its absolutely peeing down here in Sussex and very windy

I only notice because im working in my garden office with a roof lantern

Nothing much up here in God's county, just a brick breeze and a little wet.

ericmark · 7 Dec 2021

How do you visit their web site if you have no power?

JohnD · 7 Dec 2021

ericmark said:
How do you visit their web site if you have no power?

smartphone, obvs.

JohnW2 · 7 Dec 2021

ericmark said:
How do you visit their web site if you have no power?

With a 'smart' mobile phone or other such device (until the battery runs out)?

Kind Regards, John

Harry Bloomfield · 7 Dec 2021

ericmark said:
How do you visit their web site if you have no power?

By the usual route - Smart phone hotspot and laptop running on it's battery.

ericmark · 7 Dec 2021

But the mobile phone mast has same power supply as me. Even the same step down transformer. I can see the OpenReach exchange out of my window.

chivers67 · 7 Dec 2021

Some have battery back-up or generators that kick in (most sites don't).

Jackrae · 7 Dec 2021

It took over two days to get our power restored and 6 days to get power to the local 'mast' . If it hadn't been for the BT copper system and us having an "un-smart" land-line phone there was no way to call for help in the event of a 'real' emergency. BT have stated they want to kill off the copper land-line system and replace it with a fibre based system. Similarly this and no doubt the next series of governments also want to kill off gas central heating and solid fuel (including firewood) fires. Soon everything will depend upon a supply of electrical power; and that seems to be getting based around wind. During the recent storm (even though we hadn't any power) we could see the local wind farm shutdown due to excessive wind. The following day it was again shutdown due to there being no wind. At one time the 'generating board' ensured there was capacity and resilience in the generation and distribution system, but such resilience is gradually being lost. My advice - make sure you have a good supply of candles and brandy.

Harry Bloomfield · 7 Dec 2021

Jackrae said:
If it hadn't been for the BT copper system and us having an "un-smart" land-line phone there was no way to call for help in the event of a 'real' emergency.

I have a Smart set, but keep an ordinary line powered phone in the kitchen drawer, plugged into a socket behind the kitchen unit, ringer switched off, ready for emergencies.

333rocky333 · 7 Dec 2021

chivers67 said:
Some have battery back-up or generators that kick in (most sites don't).

Round here they appear to have Inlet sockets on the side of the boxes, so i assume someone may turn up and plug a generator in.

sxturbo · 7 Dec 2021

My brother has a sat phone for when the power goes out...

Was his leaving present to himself from the army stores...

ericmark · 7 Dec 2021

With last high wind I lost mobile phone, this also resulted in central heating switching off until I realised what had happened. So it seems mobile phone goes before power, or land line, at least with my house.

Local transformer to my house all under ground, but clearly not the supply to local transformer, I know the DNO do have generators and can provide power even when grid supply has failed, but also clearly limited as looking at people without power for 5 days.

My caravan now gone, but some where still have a gas hob with works from bottle gas.

SUNRAY · 8 Dec 2021

Jackrae said:
It took over two days to get our power restored and 6 days to get power to the local 'mast' . If it hadn't been for the BT copper system and us having an "un-smart" land-line phone there was no way to call for help in the event of a 'real' emergency. BT have stated they want to kill off the copper land-line system and replace it with a fibre based system. Similarly this and no doubt the next series of governments also want to kill off gas central heating and solid fuel (including firewood) fires. Soon everything will depend upon a supply of electrical power; and that seems to be getting based around wind. During the recent storm (even though we hadn't any power) we could see the local wind farm shutdown due to excessive wind. The following day it was again shutdown due to there being no wind. At one time the 'generating board' ensured there was capacity and resilience in the generation and distribution system, but such resilience is gradually being lost. My advice - make sure you have a good supply of candles and brandy.

And a generator

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