Lessons to be learnt from 9 hours of no power

January 24, 2006

Mmmm, lovely! We were one of the 27,000 customers without power.

  1. 9 hours can go by really slowly
  2. I’m so dependent on power supply
  3. Customer service is not customer service
  4. I can learn information which is in complete contradiction to what the “experts” on the phone are telling me by driving around my local area
  5. BBQs are a good thing
  6. Cordless phones suck, charged cellphones don’t
  7. Regularly check your torch batteries are still working
  8. Cellphone clocks and cellphone alarm clocks are a life saver
  9. Laptops are handy but I wish their batteries lasted longer
  10. The power will come back on, just as you’re falling asleep.

Goodnight world.

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Comments

  1. Hahahaha so true!
    Glad you got it back though :)

    — TuiKiwi, January 25, 2006

  2. hi , i got it interesting, go on

    — Hamlet, January 25, 2006

  3. Sounds like a heck of an interesting day! I’d like to add from my own experiences, that wi-fi is great but when there is no power your router goes off and even if you have hours of laptop battery you can’t get online. boo.

    — Pete..., January 25, 2006

  4. I would add:

    #11 the redundant power supply battery doesn’t last as long as it needs to

    — Regan, January 25, 2006

  5. Hehe Glad your got it back on in the end. We were not effected this time:P touch wood for next time tough

    — Katy, January 25, 2006

  6. We had a power outage today. Our generators kicked in and after 2 minutes the power came back on. :-)

    — Aaron, January 25, 2006

  7. #Laptops are handy but I wish their batteries lasted longer#
    Get the Macbook Pro, if you can afford it. :P
    # I’m so dependent on power # The power will come back on, just as you’re falling asleep. #
    Well we all are, can’t imagine running a day without power - my computer, air-conditioner, lights, fans, yada, yada, the Fridge, TV!

    Hey, your blog is awesome, I’m Glued!!

    — Chrono Cr@cker, January 25, 2006