Not Fun Last Night.
By rakski
@rakski (155484)
Philippines
May 13, 2026 4:46pm CST
Last night gave us an unexpected 3-hour brownout, and it felt much longer because of the heat. No fan, no light, no breeze, and no internet. just sweat and patience. The room quickly turned into an oven, and sleeping was impossible.
I kept hoping the electricity would come back any minute.
But I learned that what happened was not isolated in our area but the whole city where I live in. And not only my city but many cities where affected as well. News said that powerplant serving our island had some problems because of too much heat.
I hope they will not make this a regular thing. 
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@snowy22315 (208259)
• United States
14 May
that sounds awful. Can you maybe get some battery operated fans, so you do not suffer?
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@snowy22315 (208259)
• United States
14 May
@rakski Why didn't you put those on? OK I saw where you wrote you have a power station. I would go for a bigger battery operated fan
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@rakski (155484)
• Philippines
14 May
@snowy22315 yes, I did. I just forgot to add those here because I was at the height of my emotions while writing this 
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@allen0187 (59410)
• Philippines
14 May
They are doing rotational brown-outs in the city and in nearby provinces due to the power shortage.
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@allen0187 (59410)
• Philippines
16 May
@rakski yeah but that list is not accurate.
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@rakski (155484)
• Philippines
16 May
@allen0187 yes, definitely not accurate but I'm glad my area was not included there
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@luisadannointed (11846)
• Philippines
14 May
Same here. Its so hot and we are sweating. I hope this will not happen again.
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@Deepizzaguy (121744)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
13 May
Sorry to learn about the electricity being out in your area.
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