3rd November 2022
After another 24 hours of raging gales it was fortunate that I had published yesterday’s post before 8 p.m. when darkness suddenly fell in an instant as we were subjected to a power outage lasting no more than a couple of minutes, yet enough to deprive us of our viewing of a BritBox film and anything else that required access to the internet.
Despite the efforts of Alex of Peacock Computers guided on the phone by James, there was no improvement today, which is why I am drafting this off-line.
After lunch we took a forest drive which I will feature, with photographs, as soon as normal service is resumed – hopefully tomorrow because James will try his expertise in the morning.
This evening we dined on oven fish and chips with mushy peas and onion rings. Jackie drank Hoegaarden and I finished the Côtes du Rhône.
May your outage be short-lived!
It was, Linda. Thank you very much
You have raging gales while we are enduring day two sans water in our taps! The world is topsy-turvy indeed 🙂
It is, Anne. Thank you very much. I hope you have your tap water soon.
Perhaps tomorrow …
Gales, no water or electricity for a while… Poor you and yours Derrick, and anyone else in the area. Do hope that all is now well. Cheers.
Yes. All well, now. Joy. Thank you very much
Is this a good sign, Derrick, in that it has now been published? I hope so.
Yes. Thanks very much, Susan. The pictures will be posted tonight – one is very like one of yours on your wonderful path
A hard withdrawal…Good for you for your persistence in posting without wifi. I don’t think I’d know how to post on my phone.
Nor me, Judy. I drafted it off line and waited until internet fixed.
Oh, gosh! Good luck getting connected. Nowadays, we are lost without the Internet.
Now connected, Laurie. Thank you very much
Yay!!!!
Ah! Funny how we don’t realize our dependents until there’s a glitch in our routines. When we have a power outing I still try to switch on the lights in passing forgetting, that the thing I never think about is gone. Even if for just a moment. That argh feeling rushes over ever time haha. Hopefully you’re back up and running soon if not already.
Thank you very much, Joseph. All fixed now
I hope the weather settles down, and your Internet is soon restored.
Both hopes have been achieved. Thanks very much, Merril
Good news!
You are going thru’ the wars. Hope everything is resolved shortly.
Thanks very much, Sheree
Glad that things are fixed, now, and hopefully James can perform his tech wizardry soon for you.
Thanks very much Maj
We call those brief power shortages “brownouts,” since they are so frequent here that they do not deserve to be called blackouts.
Good luck with your computer, Derrick.
Now fixed, Dolly. Thanks very much
You are very welcome, Derrick.
You’ve done really well to produce anything in those unfortunate circumstances. Well done, Derrick!
Thank you so much, John
Oh, gosh! 🙁 I hope it is all fixed soon.
(((HUGS))) ❤️
It is. Thanks very much, Carolyn X
I hope everything returns to normal soon. Stay safe and warm, Derrick and Jackie.
We are in the middle of a windstorm here today, gusts up to 65 mph expected, along with downed trees and power lines. I’ve already been out securing things.
We have calmed down. I hope you do soon
Never a good thing! It does focus attention on those services we take for granted till we don’t have them.
Thanks very much, Doug
I am definitely going to have to stop complaining about our weather.
😄 Thank you very much, Tootlepedal
Luckily the power outage was just for a few minutes 😅
Yes. Thanks very much, Ribana
So, have you put the date to 1922 to indicate your internet-less state? 🙂
Well spotted, Kim. It is more likely because I spent 58 years starting dates with 19 🙂 Now corrected.
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