Power cuts - subtle ?!

[Jethro_uk]

Had a leaflet through the door from Western Power Distribution, with a handy glow-in-the-dark fridge magnet with their emergency number on it, in case of power cuts.

What do they know that we don't ?

[Davey]

Don't tell me, you live in Kent?

[Adrian]

Gawd knows, but we've got two of the damn things.

[Tim Watts]

Nothing if you've been watching GridWatch and reading this group...

[Jethro_uk]

Nope - Midlands ...

[Jethro_uk]

Interestingly enough, so have we ...

Maybe it's an attempt to get us to buy another fridge ;)

[Jethro_uk]

Noticed a couple of my colleagues who have poo-pooed my suggestion that the lights *will* go out (somewhere) are a tad less enthusiastic in their rebuttals now, having also got them, and agreeing that it's not something that happens every year.

The worrying thing is their optimism is based entirely on the belief "they won't let that happen", rather than evidence and facts. Really they should be in high office.

[harryagain]

I have my wood burner/cooker, candles, lantern and petrol generator all at the ready.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , harryagain escribió:

I took the easy way out and pissed off to another country.

[Davey]

That explains: "En el artículo" then.

[jake]

Yes - I had one a few days ago - the day after this area had *three* power cuts (really)! (East Mids)

[sm_jamieson]

We have one. Its got a map of Western Power distribution area - Midlands, Wales, Devon & Cornwall. Seems a strange area to me - maybe there are technical reasons. Simon.

[Dave Liquorice]

We haven't even got one. B-(

DNO's phone number is in several phones memories though.

[newshound]

+1

Although a power cut the other night seemed to blow part of my CH electronics, which is a bit of a bugger

[JimK]

/harry

I have my wood burner/cooker, candles, lantern and petrol generator all at the ready. /q

Tin foil hat? Paper underwear?

Jim K

[Adrian]

Historical, I suspect.

Caught me by surprise that Western Power don't cover half of West Wales or any of North Wales, but do cover a chunk of the Lincolnshire coast!

[Chris J Dixon]

I hope one of them is wired.

Chris

[Dave Liquorice]

VOIP/DECT but all required bits on a UPS that will keep them up for about >6 hrs provided the server is powered off quickly (which it does automagically). Failing that a wired/line powered phone is also connected.

[charles]

most likely take overs. Scottish Power took over Manweb and serves a lot of Lancashire & North Wales, so it's quite logical.

[damduck-egg]

All a long way from the parent in Pennsylvania , Parents were bit concerned when the board for their area SWEB first got sold to an American operator though that is not the same as the present one as what was SWEB has passed through a couple of hands since. To give them their due the first US owners did a lot of replacement work around the overhead supplies to my parents area . Power cuts had become so regular that freezer insurance was becoming excessively expensive. After the work it went right down to the odd hour or two following lightning strikes apart from a couple of severe weather events.Just before I had got them an 8kW generator with a

2cylinder Lister/Petter engine which was hand start that was beyond my elderly fathers capabilities so I had to purchase a starter motor . Cost about £500 ISTR , The correctly installed change over switch installation cost about another £150. They only had to use the genny in anger about 3 times in the following 14 years ago which economically wasn't viable but it gave them peace of mind in an isolated spot.

G.Harman