Subj : Currently experiencing another power outtage. Laptop is OFF to
To   : August Abolins
From : John Dovey
Date : Sun Mar 06 2022 16:28:59

 AA> Currently experiencing another power outtage. Laptop is OFF to conserve
 AA> the measely 4hr batt. Meanwhile, the BlackBerry runs longer for this type
 AA> of thing. Power went out pretty much right at 2pm. It is now 4pm. Estimate
 AA> for repair is 5:15pm but crews are still not on site.

 You're fortunate that you have predictions that are so specific and that have a good chance of being on time.

I live in what is essentially a small fishing village. We have fairly regular water and electricity outages. repairs to the electricity has gotten a lot better, but water outages are a lot more ... random.

This puzzled me for about the first six months that I lived here, until one of the local guys that I had befriended took the time to explain it. 
it turns out that the water system has a main poi t where the pumps etc are and this place is locked. There is one local guy with a key. most often the problem is simply to go and ip a switch because a breaker has tripped or something similar. The problem is that the one guy with a key is often difficult to get ahold of because he is  either drinking (you have to find him), passed out drunk (he's been found literally in a ditch between the bar and his home) or he's out to see fishing, so might take six or more hours before he's back on shore.

JD

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