Anybody else without power?

[Alan B'Stard]

Grrr, electrickery went off about 1/2 hour ago. Clever text service allows for fault checking according to postcode which returns

Fault @ etc : The name of the local electricity substation where the power cut has taken place
Customers affected : The number of affected customers
Estimated time power on : Estimated time of restoration

my response was

Customers affected : 1
Estimated time power on : unavailable

Cheers e-on!

 

[Gramaisc]

Sandon Road is still on. Have a look at your streetlights and the neighbours. I presume you've checked your consumer unit?

 

[Alan B'Stard]

Fault is on Marston Road and they have been digging out there for several hours.

 

[Gramaisc]

I'm just off to the King's Arms - I'll take a torch.

Keep calm and carry on.

 

[Alan B'Stard]

I'm tempted to pop over for one myself, not much fun in the dark and with a crap laptop battery!

 

[Alan B'Stard]

10pm

Customers affected : 30
Estimated time power on : unavailable

Battery at 6%, oh well, early night for me.

 

[Gramaisc]

Should have ventured up the road. We had a gallon of free beer available due to making a better assessment of the seating capacity of Craven Cottage in the tie-break. More fun than watching your battery percentage drop....

 

[Alan B'Stard]

I did pop in for a quick one, boy those questions were hard! lecky was back up by 10:15

 

[Gramaisc]

It's easier to win a hard quiz.

 

[John Marwood]

apart from 98 per cent of the uk population u mean?

 

[John Marwood]

make that 99.9 per cent when Davey Eton gets in next May

 

[shoes]

Our power at work just dropped considerably, according to the fluke thingy it was sitting at under 100v for a few seconds. phucket my server up (typical - between UPS's). I'm out in Eccleshall though.

 

[Gramaisc]

I once had a mere 80 volts for nearly three hours. They denied that it was possible when I rang them. Incandescent bulbs gave the merest glow and fluorescent ones wouldn't strike, although they would remain lit if they weren't turned off. Starting motors against a load, e.g. fridge compressers, is the big risk issue in a persistant under-voltage situation.

 

[The Stafford Beast]

Leccy seems to be off in my house between coton fields and littleworth. Does anyone concur?

 

[Rikki]

Ours was off for a bit earlier. Littleworth area btw.

 

[Andreas Rex]

Mine's been on and off all day

 

[The Stafford Beast]

Hurrah! Back on now. I don't think anything has perished...

 

[Lucy]

It went off for a few seconds in Tesco around 1.

 

[Gramaisc]

It went off for a few seconds in Tesco around 1.

A bit risky, isn't it, you going into Tesco, when basil's not safely on-line?...

 

[Lucy]

If he'd actually worked out who I was then yes, but I'm guessing he missed the clues...