No Electricity
Oct 5th 2014, 6:11 am
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No Electricity
So we are getting ready for a night without power - had nothing since 2 am. Candles bought, phone charged from car, fire on. Let's hope they sort it by tomorrow as not sure how long the food will last in the freezer!
Oct 5th 2014, 6:16 am
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Re: No Electricity
Originally Posted by Hebe
So we are getting ready for a night without power - had nothing since 2 am. Candles bought, phone charged from car, fire on. Let's hope they sort it by tomorrow as not sure how long the food will last in the freezer!
Cue the quake kit but it came back on later in the day.
Oct 5th 2014, 8:25 am
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Re: No Electricity
was reading in Stuff about the problems up your way, apparently a couple of fires at a substation. means traffic in the morning will be dreadful so hope you haven't got to use the car much
Oct 5th 2014, 9:31 am
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Re: No Electricity
Alright at home here out East, but been in work today 
because of the power outage. Seems we'll be effected tomorrow too.
because of the power outage. Seems we'll be effected tomorrow too.
Oct 5th 2014, 9:53 pm
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Re: No Electricity
Originally Posted by Hebe
So we are getting ready for a night without power - had nothing since 2 am. Candles bought, phone charged from car, fire on. Let's hope they sort it by tomorrow as not sure how long the food will last in the freezer!
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Oct 6th 2014, 12:34 am
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Re: No Electricity
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
When I was living in NZ in the late 1990s the whole CBD of Auckland was without power for several weeks! Many companies ran on generators and some even relocated to Australia!!!
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Harden up, Jafas
Oct 6th 2014, 1:03 am
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Re: No Electricity
Originally Posted by RobClubley
I heard about that. Kelly Tarlton's got flooded because the city's sewage pumps weren't running.
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Oct 6th 2014, 1:09 am
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Re: No Electricity
Originally Posted by Robbo25
Rob, there were things like coffee shops without power in Remuera for a whole day..........how does anyone cope with that!!??
Oct 6th 2014, 1:20 am
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Re: No Electricity
Originally Posted by RobClubley
I heard some people couldn't take their Porsche Cayenne Turbos out because their electric garage doors and gates wouldn't open.
Oct 6th 2014, 5:00 am
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Re: No Electricity
Meadowbank, behind Purewa Cemetery, still no power. She'll be right? F... OFF!
Oct 6th 2014, 5:34 am
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Re: No Electricity
did you guys get the earthquake as well?
Oct 6th 2014, 6:14 am
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Re: No Electricity
Erf unfun. Thinking of you all up there. Down here it's prompted me to get my quake kit rechecked at least.
Oct 6th 2014, 7:32 am
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Re: No Electricity
Big power cut problems seem to appear about 9 months later.....
Oct 6th 2014, 7:33 am
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Re: No Electricity
Originally Posted by anthony1972
Meadowbank, behind Purewa Cemetery, still no power. She'll be right? F... OFF!
Oct 6th 2014, 8:18 am
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Re: No Electricity
Originally Posted by RobClubley
I heard some people couldn't take their Porsche Cayenne Turbos out because their electric garage doors and gates wouldn't open.
When it first happens it can seem like a bit of a crisis, but after a while you learn to suck it up and be more prepared for the next time. The infrastructure is pretty fragile and we come to expect power to be off if the weather is particularly rough; to the point of being quite disappointed when it stays on.
