tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834521079833788561.post3150449471434305940..comments2023-10-14T17:53:53.305+03:00Comments on Prospero's Cellphone: Power 'off-ages' and 'on-ages'truestarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147210730080999426noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834521079833788561.post-69941724059953296822010-01-11T12:20:50.896+02:002010-01-11T12:20:50.896+02:00Greetings from what seems like another planet some...Greetings from what seems like another planet sometimes...! The internet was knocked for a loop and only just now seems to have come back after a small hiccup. (who knooowwws??)<br /><br />yes dear Ayak, <br /><br />this weather is not typically "winter" as we have come to know it, more like an extended autumn. storms have been very violent though. it would seem that things have cooled off a bit from last week- temps seem to be setting into the 50's (F) and the nights are going to be colder as well, so maybe THIS is winter now.<br /><br />dear Footloose, <br /><br />that thing about watching tv? I've done that! my favorite "duh" moment is generally when I go from one room to the next and flick the light switch obviously figuring, "well maybe THIS one works..." [that bright/dark thing seems to go with the territory.] <br /><br />The silliest thing with the off/on/off/on power cuts is that you feel so dumb reading with lighted candles when the power flicks back on, and not wanting to blow them out in case it cuts again!<br /><br /><br />dear Lewis, <br /><br />yes, sometimes this does feel like another dimension - maybe in the same world but "not quite" the same plane of existence. <br /><br />For sure there's a certain pioneer spirit unleashed in the wake of the realization that the electricity (or for that matter ANY of the public utilities) can't be taken for granted. <br /><br />Overall it makes you feel quite proud of yourself for the marvelous feeling of self-reliance it engenders!<br /><br />But don't believe me... come for a visit! <br /><br />(Seriously things seem to work much better in the summer when it's the tourist season. Odd things happen of course, just not THOSE electricity odd things...)truestarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147210730080999426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834521079833788561.post-12707625832223148282010-01-11T03:16:51.950+02:002010-01-11T03:16:51.950+02:00Such a different world... Makes one very tempted t...Such a different world... Makes one very tempted to shake off the whole dependance on electricity thing for good! Or at least for a holiday on Corfu...Lewis Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221806939595415819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834521079833788561.post-889990904868009012010-01-10T20:23:41.555+02:002010-01-10T20:23:41.555+02:00Oh, I feel your pain! Had the same experiences li...Oh, I feel your pain! Had the same experiences living in Ghana and Armenia. The SB bleeping, me trying desperately to shut everything down.<br /><br />The stupid thing was, that often when the electricity went out once again and I had stop my writing on the computer, I'd say to myself, "oh, well, I'll just watch TV . . . "<br /><br />Miss Footloose, not so bright in the dark ;)Miss Footloosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601892611652195901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834521079833788561.post-31795399900465476922010-01-10T16:57:49.371+02:002010-01-10T16:57:49.371+02:00Well of course this is all so familiar to me Jessi...Well of course this is all so familiar to me Jessica...as tyou will remember from your time in Turkey. I can almost tolerate a proper powercut for hours, but this on-off-on-off thing really irritates me.<br /><br />We've had gale force winds since yesterday and it now seems that your storm is heading this way too. Strangely the temperature is still 66 degrees F. It's been an odd winter...well winter doesn't seem to have arrived yet.Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.com