Attitude towards delays

zag · 22-01-2008, 19:37

South Africa is actually having systematic power cuts at the moment. We have a number of offices there and they have explained that over the last week or more the power grid has been switched off (or supply has been significantly lowered) for period of hours on end as the national grid tries to 'share out' the available power. Our offices have UPS facilities, but once they have been exhausted then the lights go out, the computers shut down and everyone just has to go home. The problem is 'grid wide' and not just related to a single transformer in a single location. To be honest it sounds like their infrastructure is going down the tubes. Can you imagine if Ireland was subject to random power outages like that for weeks at a time ?

z

Mark Gleeson · 22-01-2008, 19:44

1980's man

Aphfaneire · 31-01-2008, 18:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

1980's man

Last week man!

Large part of Louth was blacked out. Basically everything in my area, Clogher Head out past Dunleer.

Thank god i had my portable dvd player, a working aga, an open fireplace and lots of candles!

It went out at 5 and was still off when i went to be at aroun 1030. The alarm went off a couple of times due to brief power spikes where they tried to restor the power but it failed. I guess its all the construction in Drogheda or something. But i used to hear other areas around Navan got it a lot, and even brown outs in water supply

Thomas J Stamp · 31-01-2008, 23:49

we had a big power cut here a few weeks ago, but mark is right, twas bad in the 70's and 80's - strikes and the grid collapsing if it was a tuesday all that malarkey

Colm Moore · 13-02-2008, 23:07

This is the queue for tickets, never mind the queue for the train. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...g_getty416.jpg "Millions of people in China are making their way home after the New Year holiday, including these people queuing to buy train tickets at Caiyuanba station in Chongqing municipality."

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7242742.stm

Thomas J Stamp · 13-02-2008, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victor

This is the queue for tickets, never mind the queue for the train. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...g_getty416.jpg "Millions of people in China are making their way home after the New Year holiday, including these people queuing to buy train tickets at Caiyuanba station in Chongqing municipality."

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7242742.stm

wrong thread shurely.... dont show gm101 that pic

John Cleary · 22-01-2008, 19:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by zag

South Africa is actually having systematic power cuts at the moment. We have a number of offices there and they have explained that over the last week or more the power grid has been switched off (or supply has been significantly lowered) for period of hours on end as the national grid tries to 'share out' the available power.

They've cut off supplies to Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Derek Wheeler · 22-01-2008, 21:00

ESB International have just secured a contract in SA to advise on how they can improve their grid and in time for the FIFA World Cup. Its amazing how a country like it is building new stadia while basic needs and infrastructure are in a very poor condition.

My brother in law is a white south african. He claims that white south africans don't use public transport because it is frequented by predominantly black people (they'd be native south african

) from poor backgrounds and with very questionable social and behavourial attitudes. Off course when he told me this, I was thinking that it may be a typical racist comment from a white south african pissed off that the country has turned back to its rightful inhabitants. But my sister lived there for 2 years, so I asked her. She confirmed that it was true and said a late night DART through Kilbarrack and Howth junction would be like mass in comparison.

Colm Moore · 24-01-2008, 00:24

Without wanting to diverge too far, but much of South Africa's problems have been class based. Rich whites look down on middle class whites, just as much as they look down at blacks.

Derek Wheeler · 25-01-2008, 21:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victor

Without wanting to diverge too far, but much of South Africa's problems have been class based. Rich whites look down on middle class whites, just as much as they look down at blacks.

You have diverged too far, so feck off back to another thread and curse your brains out about metro architecture.

Colm Moore · 25-01-2008, 22:35

Thomas J Stamp · 26-01-2008, 00:37

I'd say just burn down Irish Rail

22-01-2008, 19:37	#1
zag Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 199	South Africa South Africa is actually having systematic power cuts at the moment. We have a number of offices there and they have explained that over the last week or more the power grid has been switched off (or supply has been significantly lowered) for period of hours on end as the national grid tries to 'share out' the available power. Our offices have UPS facilities, but once they have been exhausted then the lights go out, the computers shut down and everyone just has to go home. The problem is 'grid wide' and not just related to a single transformer in a single location. To be honest it sounds like their infrastructure is going down the tubes. Can you imagine if Ireland was subject to random power outages like that for weeks at a time ? z

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13-02-2008, 23:07	#5
Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442	This is the queue for tickets, never mind the queue for the train. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...g_getty416.jpg "Millions of people in China are making their way home after the New Year holiday, including these people queuing to buy train tickets at Caiyuanba station in Chongqing municipality." From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7242742.stm

22-01-2008, 21:00	#8
Derek Wheeler Registered user Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kildare Posts: 1,555	ESB International have just secured a contract in SA to advise on how they can improve their grid and in time for the FIFA World Cup. Its amazing how a country like it is building new stadia while basic needs and infrastructure are in a very poor condition. My brother in law is a white south african. He claims that white south africans don't use public transport because it is frequented by predominantly black people (they'd be native south african ) from poor backgrounds and with very questionable social and behavourial attitudes. Off course when he told me this, I was thinking that it may be a typical racist comment from a white south african pissed off that the country has turned back to its rightful inhabitants. But my sister lived there for 2 years, so I asked her. She confirmed that it was true and said a late night DART through Kilbarrack and Howth junction would be like mass in comparison.

24-01-2008, 00:24	#9
Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442	Without wanting to diverge too far, but much of South Africa's problems have been class based. Rich whites look down on middle class whites, just as much as they look down at blacks.

25-01-2008, 22:35	#11
Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442