annoying power outages
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@leny34 (8506)
Sidoarjo, Indonesia
November 28, 2018 1:09am CST
Hi all
today is a small disaster in my place ...
after heavy rains last night, it overflowed the river around my residence and caused the lands around it to landslide.
and that made the electric poles collapse because the land was landslide.
it looks like tonight we have a power outage.
because they were still repairing the collapsed electricity pole, and that would take a long time.
and I don't seem to do online work for the next few hours or more.
this is very boring.
Have you ever felt bored when the electricity in your place experienced blackouts?
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21 responses
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
28 Nov 18
I hope that it won't take too long to repair it. We have had short periods without electricity, but fortunately they didn't last that long. We had to use candles instead of our lamps, and we were happy when the problem was fixed.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
28 Nov 18
@leny34 I hope that you won't have to use the candles for a long time. How is the situation now?
We also used candles when it happened here, but I think that the electricity came back after a few hours.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
28 Nov 18
@Porcospino yes now our electricity is back on, and I think I feel very happy because I can use our internet again
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@rsa101 (38164)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
Oh that was really bad land slide you have. I think the power companies will have to fill that up again to put the poles back up unless they will find ways to avoid that place anymore. Hopefully they could find a better solution soon to avoid this kinds of disasters.
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@abhinalstrikr (4111)
• India
28 Nov 18
Yes even for an hour it goes life becomes still
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@abhinalstrikr (4111)
• India
28 Nov 18
@leny34 no never it does happen for permanent but it happens once in a blue moon
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
29 Nov 18
@abhinalstrikr so it all happened only once ...?
you are very lucky with that
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
29 Nov 18
that is terrible. we often have that in rainy season, landslide
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
29 Nov 18
@nawala123 yes, but it happened because it was carried away by the river whose water overflowed due to heavy rain
@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
29 Nov 18
@leny34 landslide in rainy season often happen. be aware
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@allknowing (136141)
• India
29 Nov 18
Load shedding is common here and most of us are armed with invertors and Home UPS
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@allknowing (136141)
• India
29 Nov 18
@leny34 We have our tv, fans, lights and computer working.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
29 Nov 18
@allknowing yes I think everyone is too ... they always have equipment that requires electricity
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@eliza_godinez12 (5726)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
I hope no one hurts on this incident and this could be fixed very fast. It’s really boring without power at home.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
28 Nov 18
@eliza_godinez12 yes I also feel a little happy
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@wolfgirl569 (106011)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Nov 18
@leny34 Not too often. Mostly if we have high winds or someone wrecks against a pole
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
28 Nov 18
@wolfgirl569 yes in my place it also happens not too often only when it rains and floods that make everything fall apart
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
yes it really is so disgusting being cut off with electricity because of some unavoidable situations. i hope you had your power back already
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@freelancermariagrace (27853)
• Philippines
29 Nov 18
Sorry to hear that. I hope no one got hurt. Yes, I feel bored when power gets down because I can’t use the internet, I can’t watch movies online, etc
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@DAMARWULAN303 (643)
• Surabaya, Indonesia
28 Nov 18
Wow that's a very scary incident
I never dared to witness
Something like that before
And that looks really horrible
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
28 Nov 18
@DAMARWULAN303 Is there something like this happening in your place?
@DAMARWULAN303 (643)
• Surabaya, Indonesia
28 Nov 18
@leny34 I was very afraid to see such an event
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@snowy22315 (180509)
• United States
28 Nov 18
Not lately, because we have gotten the power back quickly..so I am thankful for that!
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@ptrikha_2 (46928)
• India
29 Nov 18
So many modern things depend on electricity and without it, life is very very tough.
Is water supply adequate in your place?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
i'm glad you were already home and did not get caught in the rain. i'm glad nobody was hurt when the electric poles collapse and no houses were hit. i hope it gets fixed soon.
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@geenwood88 (237)
• Philippines
28 Nov 18
I cannot handle the heat I need to breathe. Do you have generators?
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