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Power went off at 9 yesterday, and not back yet. Luckily it is not that cold. Xmas lunch is steak so not an issue. And plenty of booze.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:35 pm
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On 3G then?


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:38 pm
 igm
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Where are you OP?


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:39 pm
 Drac
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Guess you don't have an iPhone then.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:41 pm
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Might not be and consolation but there is a team of poor sods out there somewhere trying to get your power back on, some of whom may not be spending Christmas with their families if they don't get you back on by then.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:42 pm
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Guess you don't have an iPhone then.

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Posted : 24/12/2013 10:42 pm
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Only about 10 minutes out of that on a full tank.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:44 pm
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Guess you don't have an iPhone then.

Sorry, what difference does that make?


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:44 pm
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IPhone battery would be flat by now.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:45 pm
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Sorry, what difference does that make?

Uh-Oh. You've awoken the iKraken!


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:46 pm
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What about the poor ambulance drivers, fire men, railway workers, etc etc etc who won't be home either?


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:46 pm
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fire men

They're not at work tonight.

ambulance drivers

No such thing.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:47 pm
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What about the poor ambulance drivers, fire men, railway workers, etc etc etc who won't be home either?

The weather bad in Austria as well then?


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:48 pm
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No. It's nice. Bloody cold but really nice. Snowboarding tomorrow.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:50 pm
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Hextable, north west Kent.
On a BlackBerry z10, just about to die.
Feeling grateful for people working out there trying to fix it.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:52 pm
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BlackBerry z10

My condolences.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 10:56 pm
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I didn't realise just how bad it could be. I suppose he could have had a text dump on it too.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:02 pm
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Love my z10.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:02 pm
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They're not at work tonight.

yes we are


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:07 pm
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And power back on.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:07 pm
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yes we are

Not in England.

yes we are

Whoop!


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:08 pm
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And power back on.

Hurray! Now whack the freezer on quick freeze. The fish fingers may still be salvageable!


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:09 pm
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Not in England.

surrey and kent they are

Kent and EC Fbu have agreed to a Major Incident recall of Fbu members due to the unique conditions resulting in a risk to life within the Medway and surrounding areas.
Fire-fighters are urged by the Fbu to continue to work into the agreed strike period, If you are OFF duty, this recall does not apply.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:12 pm
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Ah sorry. Good for them then.

I take it they voided the strike to help out which is good of them? I mean that genuinely.

Ooh you've edited.

That's great to hear bravo.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:15 pm
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Should be ok for 24 hours.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:17 pm
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Northwest Kent? Is that UKPN then?


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:20 pm
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What is ukpn?


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:23 pm
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We had 48 hour power cut 2 weeks ago. Was fine with the stove inside but working on a future plan for the boiler .... Our boilers out side was stone cold by end of the power cut last time .... Risks freezing and splitting the water jacket - gonna get a genny or a some sort of battery pack on a solar trickle charge to run it in future its 5volts / **** all amps to run it.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:28 pm
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Ukpn - UK Power Networks. The people who look after the cables and overhead lines between national grid and your house. Well, there's several companies around the country. I think the question was are ukpn the people looking after Kent?

However, if storms are bad, you'll find the other companies from around the country help out with extra bodies.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:31 pm
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Yes it was them. Saw lots of vans out and about.
Even 24 hours made us realise how dependant we are to electricity.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:35 pm
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Onzo dog is correct, we do. As others helped a couple of weeks ago, and we helped others the week before that.


 
Posted : 24/12/2013 11:37 pm