7to6
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
May 22, 2018 11:58pm CST
Good morning on a windy and sunny Tuesday to you my friends, how was your night? For us here it was still warm.
It was announced few days ago that there is a scheduled power interruption today but we expected that we will be spared because the feeder where we are connected to was not indicated. Good thing too we always charge our phones while we sleep.
This 7am, I was quite surprised when the lights suddenly went off. I immediately called up the cooperative and was then informed that we are included with the 7am to 6pm power outage.
Adding to that, the water supply since yesterday was also reduced due to little or no pressure from the pumping station.
It is somewhat gloomy this morning and I hope it will be gloomy until 6pm; otherwise the heat index might rise up to 50 degrees and that's not good.
I will continue to update my notifications once power resumes and I hope it will resume as scheduled and not later than the 6pm time.
I am posting this at 12:30pm while the generator is on. I will check on the site when electricity resumes.
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15 responses
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 May 18
That is a long time to be without electricity.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
indeed, but good thing we had the generator which was switched on only during lunch time.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
wow, i feel really envious because you have rains. i think i have to splash water on a stray cat so it will rain.
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@LadyDuck (459122)
• Switzerland
24 May 18
@ridingbet We do not have this superstition. This morning I see the sun, I am glad it stopped raining, I have mushrooms growing in my lawn.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@LadyDuck wow, mushrooms. my mother once told me that edible mushrooms grow in the ground that is covered with banana leaves, and they grow when there is thunder and lightning.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
23 May 18
I am in office and much sleepy. Yesterday night there was frequent power interruptions was there. Once the power is back and we started to sleep the power goes off. This continues many times at night. So I had a troubled night. Power is playing very badly.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
24 May 18
@ridingbet I don't know dear, yesterday night was more pathetic and more power cuts. The heat is so up and even can't stand outside.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
really? what may be the cause? maybe because of rotating brownouts?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@Sreekala hmm, therefore, we share the same sentiments.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@ridingbet oh yes. We cannot use it the whole time. And this mango tree is within your yard?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@rakski yes, it is just outside, but within our lawn.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
yes, the generator helped because we had the fan while eating. it was switched off after lunch, so i went out under the mango tree.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
23 May 18
See you po, Ingrid. I hope the power returns as soon as possible.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@mlgen1037 hija, it is because you make good responses to the comments made, and that is what i like. i think you have noticed me just liking those comments as 'thank you' and/or emojis.
i, at 58 summers, still like to expand my knowledge.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
it came back at 8pm last night hija. i made some comments/responses but i was already in bed and i was dozing off. good thing i did not type any incomprehensible word.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 May 18
@ridingbet I do that sometimes when I am too sleepy but I want to make a comment then the next day I realize I made typo errors. But thank you po for the comments and responses. I truly appreciate them.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
23 May 18
Hello! Good afternoon po!
Hopefully your electricity will be back soon.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 18
@Jessabuma hija, where have you been? you were not here for a couple of days. have you gone home to your town?
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
25 May 18
@ridingbet ohh good to hear that
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
24 May 18
@ridingbet I would guess you guys need it for those extended periods of no electricity.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
no, my friend, not all have generators, but here in my locality, i think many of us have generators.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@minx267 yes i totally agree with you. even if the gas prices have gone high again last Tuesday, we still have to buy for the generator.
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@Shavkat (137220)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@ridingbet I do think it is fine if there is a beach nearby
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 18
@Shavkat here in Cagayan, you have to travel maybe 2-3 hours to get to beaches.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
yes kabsat. that is why if you plan to come here north, come in December to February. hahaha! even in Isabela, it is also hot.
even in Isabela, it is also hot.1 person likes this
@sabtraversa (13006)
• Italy
23 May 18
This power outage must be very annoying, the only good thing is that you're saving in electricity bill but I'm not even sure it's really worth it. Hope you'll have a good day nevertheless. 
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@sabtraversa (13006)
• Italy
24 May 18
@ridingbet That sucks. 
I mean, they aren't happy with power interruptions, they also increase the price of electricity. 
I mean, they aren't happy with power interruptions, they also increase the price of electricity. 1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
my friend, although we did not use electricity yesterday, would you believe that our electric bill went up? it is because the fees stated in the receipt showed increase in whatever that is printed there. i think a kilowatt/hour increase by a few cents.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@sabtraversa yes that is so true. and yet, the salaries of the workers are not yet increased and all prices of commodities are already sky-high.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
yes, and today, i am not yet sure how hot the heat index will be. that is why i long for the rainy season to come ASAP. hahahaha
@DianneN (247191)
• United States
24 May 18
@ridingbet Our a/c is on right now, but we may turn it off when we go to bed. It's cooling off.
Oh, yes, those plants need watering, too!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@DianneN just like us humans, they also need to be rehydrated after being under the sweltering sun.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
but the warmth of the temperature there is not as hot as here. hahaha! good thing too for you, my friend, because you have the AC.
the water shortage lasted until 6pm, so when the water from the tap was stronger, i watered the plants. they need to be nourished with water too.
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@just4him (307136)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 May 18
@ridingbet I think from what I've heard about your power outages, that's a dream, not reality.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 18
@just4him what do you mean? our power outages are not real? do you think i am making up? i am sorry, my friend, but that is how i understood your response.
i would not make up situations like these because it is the truth, and i don't make up stories. what you read is what you get.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
the lights were on at 8PM; water at 6PM. i hope we won't have another power interruption this week and the week after next, or next week.
forever---i hope no more power outage.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 May 18
i agree with you. how much more if it is so hot. we might get 'burned' even inside the house.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
31 May 18
I agree. Like today my son removed the CPU from the monitor and the inside was so dirty. Good thing though I can mylot through my phone or through the netbook. No power outage tomorrow because our feeder is not included. .
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@aureliah (24321)
• Kenya
1 Jun 18
@ridingbet Good that you were not affected by the power outage
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Jun 18
@ridingbet Who wouldn't be, when they didn't end it as they have scheduled. That time is already dark and hot inside the house.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Jun 18
no, my lady. the electricity resumed at 8pm and we were all angry already. hahaha
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