Last Weekends heavy rains
By rsa101
@rsa101 (41672)
Philippines
June 15, 2026 12:30am CST
I was supposed to submit post last weekend but forgot to gather my thoughts. Early in the evening after dinner, while it was pouring rain, we heard a loud thunderous noise nearby. We ignored it at first, but then, for the first time, our power flickered and eventually went out. I realized it was serious when the whole community lost electricity. I’d read that we were having supply issues and that some nearby areas were rotational brownouts to cope with the shortage. Thankfully, our place has a standby generator that kicked in right after the outage, restoring power. The downside was that it wasn’t strong enough to run the air conditioning, so we had to make do with a fan that spun slowly leaving many of us uncomfortable. I couldn’t sleep the whole night until the power finally returned about 3–4 hours later. I was just grateful it wasn’t a total blackout, which would have made the night unbearable.
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@toniganzon (79155)
• Philippines
15 Jun
Good thing it didn't last all night long. It would have an uncomfortable night not being able to sleep well.
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@toniganzon (79155)
• Philippines
15 Jun
@rsa101 For sure. Our condo also has a backup gen set but they allow each unit to only have one socket working, plus the lights. So no air conditioner too.
I rarely go there though so it's ok. We have a gen set at home which is a strong one that allows us to use all our appliance including the ac. Fortunately, we don't use it often.
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@rsa101 (41672)
• Philippines
15 Jun
@toniganzon Well our Genset was able to power almost everything but it wasn't that strong that even the fans were not working and there are times that the generator was dying since I guess there were many of us using the same power source.
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@sissy15 (13364)
• United States
17 Jun
I'm glad you didn't have to go completely without power, but I think just being hot would be enough for me to be miserable. We have a generator for our house that we bought this past winter for a snowstorm. We may get hot during the summer, but the heat is a little easier to deal with than the cold here. Our winters get very cold at times. I hate the heat but can handle it a tiny bit better than the cold.
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@rsa101 (41672)
• Philippines
17 Jun
I remember experiencing the cold New York during spring, and it was already too extreme for me. I can only imagine how much harsher it gets in winter. For us, it’s easier to deal with heat since you don’t need extra clothing to stay comfortable, though the humidity makes it worse. Cold, on the other hand, is a different challenge—you need layers of clothing to feel warm and rely on heating to stay comfortable.
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@rsa101 (41672)
• Philippines
17 Jun
@sissy15 Here, it’s the opposite—we look for colder spots to cool down. We usually head to malls with air conditioners blasting to refresh ourselves, or, if you’re feeling adventurous, to the mountains where it’s much cooler. Another option is hitting the beach to enjoy fresh air and cool off in the seawater. 
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@sissy15 (13364)
• United States
17 Jun
@rsa101 We get humid heat here too, but nothing like the tropical areas I imagine. It's definitely super hot and annoying, but I'll take it any day over dealing with the cold when it dips into the negatives. We live under blankets and layers of clothing in our house in the winter, even with the heat on, because sometimes our heat can't keep up with the outside temperatures. People who are from much warmer climates typically do struggle to stay warm even during weather we don't usually consider to be that cold.
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@snowy22315 (211447)
• United States
15 Jun
Gee the Philippines seem to have so many power problems. It must get so trying.
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@rsa101 (41672)
• Philippines
16 Jun
That’s true, we’re facing a lot of power issues—not just with electricity, but also political power struggles. On of that, the southern islands were hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and many incidents have gone unreported because they’re too remote to be reached by vehicles. Now that the rainy season is starting, I guess more typhoons will be lining up to hit anytime soon.
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@rsa101 (41672)
• Philippines
16 Jun
@snowy22315 I think we’ve gotten used to the cycle of life in our place. We know there are volcanoes erupting here and there, typhoons visiting us year in and out, and earthquakes bothering us from time to time. Politicians also entertain us with their tantrums as they try to regain power. These are just a few of the life realities in my country that I’ve grown accustomed to.
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@garymarsh6 (24203)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
Oh dear sorry you had to be uncomfortable for a while. It just goes to show how easy it is to become accustomed to comfortable living. I am pleased it was just for a short while.
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