Power problems today
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382357)
Rockingham, Australia
January 23, 2019 2:40am CST
Our power has been off most of the day so I haven’t been on here much at all. We are having a rough day weather-wise with a lot of wind and some showers. It’s also colder than what we’re used to for this time of year.
There isn’t much you can do but wait for the power to come back on. My laptop runs on battery but I couldn’t access the internet as there is no signal.
Vince has now hooked up the generator. When we had the house built we made it so we can hook a generator into a plug on the wall and the house will operate almost as though we are on mains power. It gives us lights and more importantly, runs the pump which supplies water to the kitchen and bathrooms.
So we’re back on line but I’m not sure for how long. When the weather gets rough, the power, and therefore the internet, isn’t very reliable.
Photo of a power pole in Nepal which I've put up before.
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@Kasjnak (4489)
• Romania
23 Jan 19
It's never a pleasant experience when power is off. This is a major issue when your living in a city, everything needs power. So far we are ok, the last time we had power outages a few months ago. Take care, I hope your power stays on this time j
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Glad the power is back on, take care 
@JudyEv (382357)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 19
@florelway We don't have too many hydro-electric schemes in Australia.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jan 19
The same happens in our area because we are powered by hydro power so if water level is low distribution of power is affected.
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@JudyEv (382357)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 19
@LadyDuck It's been off again most of the morning. And now the generator is playing up but in a way that is good because they will now both (we have two) get properly overhauled. It's easy to become complacent when nothing goes wrong.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
23 Jan 19
Loss of power is so frustrating. Glad you have the generator as a backup. We had one installed and our son recently had a state or the art one installed. He’s having a 2 1/2 hour lesson on how to use it today, although he got it to run himself just in case he lost power during a storm over the weekend. The owner talked him through it. Hope your power returns soon.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
23 Jan 19
Yesterday was also a no electricity in my place from 7 in the morning to 6 in the afternoon. Its good you have generator.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
23 Jan 19
That is a big problem. We have inverters but I guess for a big place like yours you will need the generator
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@JudyEv (382357)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 19
@responsiveme It came back on at about 6pm thanks.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
24 Jan 19
Hope the power stays on and the weather gets better for you, God help you and bring better weather too, amen. Stay warm and safe.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
24 Jan 19
@JudyEv
Thank God! It's always good to know that you can pray for help and better weather:
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* https://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2014/01/snow_prayers_here_are_a_couple.html
* http://www.prayway.com/prayer/topic/115940-protection-from-severe-weather/
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jan 19
Indeed power outages, black outs are nightmares to the modern netizens. Everyone just depends on power to continue doing things.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jan 19
@JudyEv and which is not good. Whereas before I had been looking forward to seeing friends and have a hearty laugh with them but not anymore, as long as my internet is ok am fine lol
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
23 Jan 19
Sometimes it happens in my area. I hate when we have outages. I hope it all goes back to normal soon.
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@JudyEv (382357)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 19
@jvicentevalera It's been off again today for much of the time. I grew up on a farm and we didn't have electricity then we had what we called a 'lighting plant' which gave 32 volt power. At that time you could buy 32v appliances. It is possible to live without power you know. 
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
25 Jan 19
@JudyEv Oh that is good news. I detest when I don't have power. Oh God I could never imagine a life without it. I dare to say that there are places in the world where people still live without power :(
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@DianeBorg (791)
• Malta
23 Jan 19
It is a great thing that you at least have a generator for the important things like water. Hope the weather calms down so that the electric company can fix the wires.
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@DianeBorg (791)
• Malta
23 Jan 19
@JudyEv Happy for you, is it strange or normal that there is strong wind in Australia right now? It's suppose to be summer.
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@DianeBorg (791)
• Malta
24 Jan 19
@JudyEv Here we have strong wind up to June and then maybe light rain in August, sometimes with thunder. Stay safe.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
I hope you are staying warm and that you get your power back soon.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
24 Jan 19
@JudyEv glad to hear everything is up and running now
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
23 Jan 19
A little more on bearing the situation. We may dislike it but if it's for safety to everyone, we need to hold a little more of our patience. It's just great that you have your own power generator there as it is really difficult to function on the above things you mentioned.
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@JudyEv (382357)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 19
I don't have a mobile. And reception isn't very good where we live either. The windy weather has caused the power problems.
