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Thread ID: 106840 2010-01-25 04:54:00 power cut plod (107) PC World Chat
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851710 2010-01-25 04:54:00 Appears most of auckland is without power, bugger.
Oh well
plod (107)
851711 2010-01-25 05:04:00 Wow...

See that guy over there???

I don't think he cares either...
xyz823 (13649)
851712 2010-01-25 05:06:00 It prevented trains from running on the Western Line :(

Other than that, I wasn't affected.
pcuser42 (130)
851713 2010-01-25 05:07:00 www.stuff.co.nz

That is one epic power cut!
wratterus (105)
851714 2010-01-25 05:08:00 lol (www.trademe.co.nz) xyz823 (13649)
851715 2010-01-25 05:10:00 here was me thinking auckland had a back up plan, from the last time this happened. plod (107)
851716 2010-01-25 05:12:00 here was me thinking auckland had a back up plan, from the last time this happened.

They all have that "It'll never happen to us" mentality. Sadly it did, and they STILL haven't learnt.
xyz823 (13649)
851717 2010-01-25 06:03:00 Sadly it did, and they STILL haven't learnt.

Our house has gas for the stove, and charcoal for the bbq. I have tin cans, jam jars with candles for this type of thing. Solar powered garden lights for the batteries. and a small transistor radio.

Funnily enough, family friends on the other side of the railway tracks are not affected...

Edit:
Saw this oxymoron from the Herald's site (See attached screenshot)... :xmouth:
bob_doe_nz (92)
851718 2010-01-25 06:11:00 The UPS got a severe work-out, had to toss the back-up battery onto it. 4 hours stretches the system a bit. R2x1 (4628)
851719 2010-01-25 06:43:00 Here in South / East Auckland we have not had any power cuts. stu161204 (123)
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