Three days and counting…11 hour power outage…The outcome in tomorrow’s post…
Note: This post was written on my phone during an 11-hour power outage beginning at midnight last night. Oh dear, the...
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Wait until you hear this one!…More whinging, whining, complaining…11 days and counting…
I am sorry we've whinged so much since we arrived at Mirador San Jose on October 24. It's been one thing...
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The challenges continue but we stay strong….
Yesterday, as I began to write today's post, we'd been without power for over 4 hours. We headed to the little store...
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Monday, Monday…Oh, oh…load shedding…
We're fortunate that the back of this oceanfront property is facing the west. On clear evenings, we can watch the sunset while...
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We are load shedding free!…
Aside from not running the aircon when other power hogs are running, we don't seem to have any limitations on what we...
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Discussions about total failure of power grid in South Africa…Very concerning…Baboons in the garden…
Yesterday, the following article popped up on my phone. After reading this, we both wondered, as we have in the past, if...
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Off and on water and electricity…Hot and humid…Forecast for Sunday,106F, 41C…Lions…Keeping humans and wildlife safe….
These two notices were posted on Wild and Free Wildlife Rehabilitation's web page on Facebook as shown at the end of today's...
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Now, we’re having problems with the washing machine!…Load shedding damages appliances!!!..
In the past few weeks, since load shedding escalated to Stage 4 and Stage 6, resulting in added hours without power and...
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Cold morning…Funny photos of pigs huddling to stay warm…Plans change due to load shedding…
It's a beautiful, sunny, and cold morning. Lilly, our favorite female bushbuck, jumped the fence, and we couldn't resist giving her a...
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Load shedding is over the top…Stage 6…12 hours a day without power…Company coming tomorrow?…
If it goes to Stage 8, we may be looking at a total blackout. Right now, load shedding at Stage 6 results...
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