Maintenance outage at midnight 18/5/2012

[MacMuffin 1]

Hi all,

 

Internet Solutions has requested electrical maintenance in our data-centre and we will have scheduled maintenance from tonight (midnight) till about 2am Saturday.

 

Our main-website, blog, forum will not be accessible during this period.

[Jongleur 10]

Hi all,

 

Internet Solutions has requested electrical maintenance in our data-centre and we will have scheduled maintenance from tonight (midnight) till about 2am Saturday.

 

Our main-website, blog, forum will not be accessible during this period.

 

Hi Mac

 

You mean we have to find something else to do for two hours ?

[MacMuffin 1]

Hi Mac

 

You mean we have to find something else to do for two hours ?

 

Sleep might be an option. Or drinking. We will probably do both in no particular order once tonight's work is done ;-)

[lilythepink 10]

And Hellkom have maintenance planned for tomorrow through to Sunday! Again! Eish!

[Cali Craft and Gems 10]

And next Sunday our entire region is without electricity! Looks like I'm going to have to find a new hobby!

[Pathway 10]

Isn't this 2012? Just asking....

[mellowred 10]

Just read a notification at the cafe - our electricity is out next Sunday too. Not good in this cold weather.

[alloway65 10]

We have been lucky in Randburg for the last couple of years....but just had my generator serviced.......just in case!

 

Had part of our house rewired a couple of years ago, to run off the generator, so life does not come to a complete standstill when we have no power.

[svw 10]

 

Had part of our house rewired a couple of years ago, to run off the generator, so life does not come to a complete standstill when we have no power.

 

We also did the same - makes a huge difference - nothing like waking up in the morning being unable to make a cuppa and worst of all walking around with a head of wet hair in the middle of winter!

 

Also if you have a borehole and the town runs out of water, switch off the water mains - plug the hosepipe from the borehole into the nearest garden tap - if your borehole pressure is good you can continue as per normal - just wouldn't advise drinking it though!

[alloway65 10]

We also did the same - makes a huge difference - nothing like waking up in the morning being unable to make a cuppa and worst of all walking around with a head of wet hair in the middle of winter!

 

Also if you have a borehole and the town runs out of water, switch off the water mains - plug the hosepipe from the borehole into the nearest garden tap - if your borehole pressure is good you can continue as per normal - just wouldn't advise drinking it though!

 

Like most people we start the day with a coffee....without it ug!!!

 

Bore holes to my understanding are banned in suburbia these days. Water supply at the moment we don't really have a problem with.

 

What a boon solar heating for the geyser is...saves a fortune in electricity and one always has hot water unless we have a day or two where it is completely overcast.

[svw 10]

 

Bore holes to my understanding are banned in suburbia these days. Water supply at the moment we don't really have a problem with.

 

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Fortunately where we are boreholes are still fine - our groundwater is very good and pressure excellent! Recently the municipality was battling to supply parts of the town - nine of the big municipal boreholes had suffered as a result of cable theft. Those of us who could were able to take pressure off the town supply for a week or so until everything was repaired. At the moment watering of gardens is only allowed if we have a borehole and a sign must be displayed at the entrance to the property to this effect.