power failure is really depressing and irritating
By tigeraunt
@tigeraunt (6326)
Philippines
September 25, 2009 7:28am CST
Dear Friends,
We are facing frequent power failures here, on some days the duration usually lasts from 15 minutes to several hours. Last night the power failed from 11:58 pm while i was doing responses to and i fell asleep waiting for the power to be restored Summer is still here and at times, in the afternoon, there is some symptom of rain, the wind speed increases, but the amazing fact is that the power goes off almost instantly even before a candle is blown off.
There are announcements that by 2010 there will be more brownouts due to the over population and which the transmission lines of the electric company's even if they add, still is not sufficient and could not cope.
This is most irritating when you are surfing the net. I feel the mood goes off.
Friends, is this also a common feature at your place, do not you feel irritated, please discuss. Do you have this problem?
ann
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8 responses
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
28 Mar 10
I know most would see the bad side of things but I actually appreciate the power outages. I have opened a discussion about such and found many good things when we're out of power. Particularly:
1. People would stop staying in their rooms, instead they'd go out to talk and bond with friends, relatives, most especially family.
2. People start cleaning up, going around the house to see what could be done while the power is out. I tend to water plants, clean spaces, etc.
3. The end of internet addiction and television addiction.
4. In the daytime, we tend to appreciate the flowers and the plants. Do reading, and just going out to greet neighbors.
5. Relationship bonding.
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@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
30 Mar 10
yeah that would be so refreshing. i wish i could wake up the kids and make them take a bath again 
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
28 Mar 10
dear laydee,
i agree that for every bad, there is always good thing. but i guess it has to be the timing. if the electricity is off during the day, one can always do what you said.
but if it happens in the night, say 9 or 10pm and the weather is warm, things will be very different and we go back to being irritated and annoyed because of the heat and the mosquitoes (for those who are not used to mosquito nets). see this example, am about to rest but with little children already sleeping, i had to do with the manual fan so that they stay asleep and that's tiresome.
now you will agree, that it is irritating.
thank you for the response.
ann
but if it happens in the night, say 9 or 10pm and the weather is warm, things will be very different and we go back to being irritated and annoyed because of the heat and the mosquitoes (for those who are not used to mosquito nets). see this example, am about to rest but with little children already sleeping, i had to do with the manual fan so that they stay asleep and that's tiresome. now you will agree, that it is irritating.
thank you for the response.
ann
@mipen2006 (5528)
• Australia
25 Sep 09
I sympathsize with you here, tigeraunt. When I was in Thailand power cuts were a major problem, and wound usually happen when you're in the middle od something, and haven't saved, as we should. Manila used to have brown outs when I was there, most inconvenient, but there was no internet in those days. Oower dropouts are very rare in Australia. Good luck. Mike.
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@mipen2006 (5528)
• Australia
26 Sep 09
Hi ann, I was in Manila a long time ago, and the public toilets near where I was staying flooded. Not very pleasent. Mike
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@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
hi mike,
information says that it will be worse next year.
manila is not so lucky as we are. they are most of the time hit by typhoons so they get floods, we dont.
it is very inconvenient without power. we have been so dependent on it.
happy mylotting.
ann
happy mylotting.
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@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! i dont want to imagine..
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
dear pat,
it is still summer here so it is so hot when the electricity is off. but we always do away with handheld fans.
but what irritates me is i cant do mylotting without the electricity. 
thank you for your response.
ann
thank you for your response.
ann@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
am sorry. it is rainy season now. but very hot during daytime.
@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
25 Sep 09
It happen to my place last night their are total black out starting from 12 midnight to 10 am in the morning. The reason a major post fall down when strong wind hit it and now under repair. So good it is now fix and could have access now to internet.
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@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
hello neelia,
seems you are in the typhoon path due to the knocking of posts. its very good it is now fixed.
happy mylotting and keep responding.
ann
happy mylotting and keep responding.
ann
@murtuza89 (513)
• India
26 Sep 09
Powercuts are really annoying. I cant stay without fan in the heat of summer.
Whenever there is a powercut, I feel as if I have landed up in a village.
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@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
27 Sep 09
i agree. fans now are a must and without the power it is not easy. thank u murtuza. please keep responding.
ann
ann
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
11 Oct 09
yes, we have this power outages in our place, too. but they are not as frequent as they were happening in the past. it is depressing and irritating,right. i feel irritated by the warmth of the place especially if it is daytime and sun's scorching heat is felt. if it happens at nighttime, we light candles and use fans. if the power outage lasts long and we are sleepy, we take a bath to cool ourselves. but generally, power outages here only last for an hour, the most.
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@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
11 Oct 09
hi moneymakingtoday,
power just got restored now after two hours of having no electricity. i dont know what happened but it was raining cats and dogs earlier. yes. you got it right. it was irratatingly hot. 
and dark too because its night time here. and uhhhh!!! mosquitoes kept stinging.
well it's back now and am very glad.
ann
and dark too because its night time here. and uhhhh!!! mosquitoes kept stinging.
well it's back now and am very glad.
ann
@abidmian (131)
• United States
25 Sep 09
ya it is a severe problem here in our country. We can't study without light. Even every thing is transferred on electricity, so we can't live a single second without electricity. The modern age is age of communication, and we can not communicate without electricity. Our cell phone can communicate, but Internet connects us with rest of world. Finally, Power Failure is Really Depressing and Irritating!
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@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
26 Sep 09
hi abidmian,
we sure are very dependent on electricity now hence it is difficult to do it the natural way.. with just the light from the sun. i wish to have a solar panel but it is very very expensive. anyways, someday i wish the rest of the world will have at a much cheaper price.
thank you for your response.
ann
thank you for your response.
ann
