There was no electricity in our place this whole day, starting at 7:00 in the morning till 6 in the evening. The electric company said there were maintenance activities done to improve its services to the consumers.
So since there was no internet, no computers or television, I focused on offline works at home that needs to be done. I started the day with my usual morning walks and bicycle ride for less than an hour. After that we had breakfast.
Later on, I tended to my pets who were already hungry. My cat, who consistently mewed while following me wherever I went; my dog who barks at whatever it sees; and my two love birds who kept chirping when they saw me nearby their cage.
I first gave the cat its pellets, then the dog his food (pellets too) and the bird seed and sunflower seeds for the birds. I also placed some grass and fresh water to the cage.
Then I watered our ornamental plants. I tended to my orchids that need replanting. It was good my sister gave me pots designed for orchids. It has several holes beneath and at the sides of the earthen pot. I used coconut husk as planting material, then tied a nylon cord to hang it at our fence. I also watered them to enhance rooting.
After watering the orchids, I applied fertilizer to my plants. I used dried horse manure as fertilizer. The horse manure was given by my nephew who works in a horse ranch.
Then after working in the garden, we went to the local market to buy fresh vegetables and fish. We always prepare a lot of vegetable dishes to avoid eating so many starchy foods like rice or white bread to prevent increased blood glucose.
We bought a lot of radish, tomatoes, and native onions which I made into a salad. I only added some fish sauce and a little vinegar. It tasted so delicious and healthy too. We also have some boiled bananas, but we always remember what the nutritionist told us that we can not eat so many bananas because it is loaded with sugar too.
The Negative Situation Became Fruitful
So, during that whole day brownout, I had accomplished a lot of things at home. Instead of going out and spending the whole day in a mall which has air conditioning, I spent the day at home. It was positive because I did not spent money and had accomplished the things that need my attention: my pets and my plants.
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Having electricity has become very important and where I'm we expect the lights to go out as soon as a strong wind passes, its frustrating because we have to start looking for torches and putting water in flasks. Generators are a good backup but its still a problem with the power company
Thank you for your reply Tebogo. It is really hard when electric supply is cut off. There are usual things like working online that we can not do. AS you said, generators are so expensive to have power supply. I just wish we have solar panel set up so we will not rely on electric power companies for our electricity.
This post struck me as soon as I saw it. I quickly looked at the name of the person to see if he/she was African or better still Nigerian. I say this because it is a common situation in Nigeria. We are so used to it, we are in a country where we generate practically everything, from water, to light, etc. During situations like this, we hold dearly to our phones which have been charged and catch up with posts, friends etc. I never like it when we do not have light, it is always so quiet and frustrating, coupled with the heat wave in our country. I'm the type that will always put on the tv when there's light just for the noise even when no one is watching. I love the noise and the feeling of activity around me.
Don't worry, yours didn't last for that long, just a day. Ours could go on for days with the electrical company still coming up with outrageous bills at the end of the month. We are all so used to it, the noise of the generating sets are overwhelming, but it generates electricity is all that matters. God help us.
It is so depressing when there's no electricity especially at night. There should be alternative sources like solar power, or have your own generator set though it is very noisy, and still it burns gas which is bad for the environment.
Brownouts happen in our country when there are repairs being done, or when there's strong typhoons. It is so sad to know you always have it.
I always loved when the lights went out, but that was when I was a kid but now it’s really impossible if there is no electricity. I know once we had delayed the bill payment and they had our services discontinued for the whole day, as we were not at home they straight away removed the meter. We made it back home late in the night and to our horror no lights we had to spend the whole night on candles till the next day the bill was paid and the meter back on its place. But you have made the best of what was to be done in the spare time. Instead I would have kept on moaning and crying till the electricity resumed. We also do have the same issues and that to on regular basis because the place we stay is still into development and there are frequent lights out for expanding the generators.
good for you there its amazing that you thought about
sometimes if you are in a situation you will blinded by the emotions and that makes you see negativity. so sometime it is really hard to do that, but if you tought your self to do so often then you will do it all the time , for sure. good for you and thanks for tellling us aobut it