Our whole town was in a blackout today for 4 hours - at the hottest part of the day! :o) Not fun! I just happened to be alone in the mall when it happened. I was in Clicks, similar to CVS, picking up a few things and with no warning or flickering lights, the darkness hit and could be felt. Pitch black. I could not even see my hands, much less who was standing next to me. Backup generators are not required here. So there I stood. I instinctively clutched my purse tightly as I quickly put what I had to purchase back down and made my way to the door. It was busy and tense. The security guards were scrambling for the front doors to prevent anyone from running out and stealing. It was quite an unsettling strange feeling - to feel paralyzed by darkness.
They've stated that apparently there isn't enough electricity in South Africa right now with a main plant being down in Cape Town. So for the next week, they will be enforcing random blackouts across the country to 'spare' the electricity. How nice of them. Our town is having their own issues as well; there was the 72 hour blackout in October, a 24 hour blackout in December, and various patches (weekly) in between. They stated in the local paper last week that the part needed is "on order" and should be fixed......BY JUNE!!!!! Ever since the 72 hour blackout in October, we've got it down to a science now - what to do when our power flickers on - because we never know just how long it's gonna be there! Never take that stuff for granted!
And yes - to those of you that were wondering - the first thing we do when power flickers back on is make coffee. :o)
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4 comments:
Oh no, sorry to hear you were without power...and worst of all, that you couldn't keep shopping!!! :)
Oh yuck! No power is no fun. I am thankful to be born in the modern age!
Being in that much darkness would have scared me to death. Hope they get that other plant up and running long before June!!
~Kristi
Yes, make coffee....and curl your hair!!! :o)
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