Richard

UK

Angry Customer

Luckily, wind-up torches work surprisingly well:

Living just 40 miles north of London we've had five power-cuts so far this winter; including one which lasted 22 hours.

Twice within 100-yards, the underground cable has literally burnt-out and broken in half.

Apparently, despite the doubling or trebling of the local population, and the increased use of electricity; nothing has been done to upgrade or even to maintain the ageing infrastructure.

(Perhaps the "authorities" don't understand that modern electronic equipment and CFL lighting require higher currents than simple resistive loads like incandescent bulbs and electric fires?)

So, this problem affects more than just large data centres.

Luckily, the new wind-up LED torches and camping lanterns work surprisingly well!