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Where's my Electricity??

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  • 10-10-2006 7:57pm
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    Stargal
    Registered Users Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭


    The power went out on our street about 20 minutes ago - anyone else in the same boat? It's v strange, can't do anything while it's gone. Kinda cool having all the candles lit though!


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    Guy:Incognito
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    How are you online?


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    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Where are you? D. 15?

    Laptop presumably?


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    Stargal
    Registered Users Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Stargal


    Yeah my laptop has about 20 minutes life left in it.

    I'm in Glasnevin (D 11). Rang the ESB emergency number which nicely told me that there's serious problems in a good few parts of Dublin (incl Ballyfermot, Ballymun and Donabate) and that they don't know when it's going to be fixed. :mad:


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    MrJoeSoap
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    Whatever you do, don't panic.


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    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    MrJoeSoap wrote:
    Whatever you do, don't panic.
    Mr Mannering! Mr Mannering!


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    Guy:Incognito
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    I got the laptop part, i was more on about how your t'internet connection is working.


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    Stargal
    Registered Users Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Stargal


    It's dial-up. I just put the phone line into the back of the computer and I'd installed an eircom.net cd thing months ago. Turned off the laptop a couple of minutes after the last post and just back here again now to see if anyone knew anything about the power cut.

    Wow, this post is really a waste of the precious 11 minutes battery time I have left...:)


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    Sarsfield
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,359 ✭✭✭Sarsfield


    I came home to find my power was off late morning according to my house alarm and flashing alarm clock in the bedroom. I'm in Ballyfermot.


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    phantom_lord
    Registered Users Posts: 10,894 ✭✭✭✭phantom_lord


    stargal wrote:
    Yeah my laptop has about 20 minutes life left in it.

    I'm in Glasnevin (D 11). Rang the ESB emergency number which nicely told me that there's serious problems in a good few parts of Dublin (incl Ballyfermot, Ballymun and Donabate) and that they don't know when it's going to be fixed. :mad:



    Yeah I'm in dcu and the power flickered on and off 4/5 times around that time.


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    Reku
    Registered Users Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Reku


    I'm in D11 too, I ended up just getting 2 hrs kip while the power was out as with my broadband connection needing to be plugged in I couldn't go on-line, couldn't watch TV or a DVD, couldn't read, was kinda stuck for anything to do...:(


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    Stargal
    Registered Users Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Stargal


    Yeah that was the worst part - it was so boring! I read a couple of papers using the light from my bike. Exciting stuff ;)


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