Yesterday I got all the ingredients out to make rusks and then pfft, off went the power. No rusks. On Sunday I did manage to cook peach chutney in between cuts:
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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I must write this now, while we're connected to the internet. South Africa is experiencing severe power restrictions, we have rotating power cuts of four or more hours at a time. When my power is on but my eastern neighbour's is off I have no internet either, because our signal is routed through them. So I had better take my chances!
Yesterday I got all the ingredients out to make rusks and then pfft, off went the power. No rusks. On Sunday I did manage to cook peach chutney in between cuts:
I lived for more than 20 years on a farm in Zimbabwe that wasn't connected to the grid. We had electricity for four hours a day when the generator was on. But we had a wood stove and gas appliances and were geared to living without electricity. Here we rely on electricity and it's a bit disconcerting to spend long periods without it. There are many people a lot more inconvenienced than I am; we are all hoping the problems are soon solved!
Yesterday I got all the ingredients out to make rusks and then pfft, off went the power. No rusks. On Sunday I did manage to cook peach chutney in between cuts:
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It's confronting, isn't it, when something we take for granted suddenly doesn't work! Many years ag when we lived in Sydney, there was extended industrial trouble, and suburbs would be blacked out in rotation. You had to listen to the radio, they broadcast a two- minute warning if it was your turn to be blacked out. It was amazing to read in the papers, how much people achieved with their two minutes of power. But not at all amusing for those who relied on it for breathing apparatus etc.
ReplyDeleteI hope your problems are soon resolved.
I have parents that have lived with similar situations and been fortunate to have been taught these survival skills. I have had opportunities to revert to them from time to time. It's great to see you can deal with this too, and truly enjoy the fruits of your labors๐
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of your peach chutney,
ReplyDeleteI hope they soon sort out your power problems and you can get back to normal
It sure is a good thing you have options! I wonder if my daughters would be able to deal with outages such as yours. We're all electric here, and the longest we've gone without power was four days. I don't mind it going out for a few hours, but four days was a bit trying!
ReplyDeleteOh goodness, no, 4 days is trying indeed.
DeleteHow frustrating. Would a generator help?
ReplyDeleteWe’re on generator right now, but it’s too expensive to use every time the power is off.
DeleteYou always manage to make hay when the sun shines ๐๐
ReplyDeleteWishes for a quick resolution of the power crisis.
Despite all your electrical problems, you peach chutney looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1990s we had a huge ice storm in my city. A third of the city lost power. I worked at a TV station and we had huge diesel generators. I remember the engineers going out every day to buy diesel to fill them up so we could stay on the air. We were one of the few stations that managed to stay on.
ReplyDeleteWe started a betting pool at work to see who was the last person to get their power back. My good friend was the last one, at two weeks. She got to split the pool with the person who bet on her. She said it was the only time she didn't want to win something.
We take for granted how much we rely on electricity. I hope they get yours back to full strength soon. It's hard to tat in the dark :)
I think we’ve become too reliant on electricity- one ice storm can close us down for weeks, we’d best remember that.
DeleteI agree. The one good thing about it was seeing how kind everyone was during it. People were cutting up limbs for their neighbors, lending their generators, letting neighbors store stuff in their refrigerators and just being all around good people. It was very touching to see.
DeleteI can knit in the dark but not tat!
ReplyDeleteThat's me. I can crochet in the dark, but not tat. But I'm a much newer tatter than crocheter so that might have something to do with it in my case.
DeletePrayers for this to all end soon!!! How frustrating!!
ReplyDeleteAre the peaches from Jacks trees? That should keep you going for a while.
ReplyDeleteYes. There should be enough for bottled peaches too.
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