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There are lots of comments on FB about this morning's electricity crisis, along the lines of "I Will Not Comply", "I'm turning on every heater in the house" and "I'm not going to be told what to do in my own territory". Is this part of the sovereign citizen movement? Or just the usual selfish morons?
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10-05-2024, 09:41 AM
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There was a bit of crunch on the electricity supply side and Transpower asked if everyone would mind conserving a little bit of power between 7-9am this morning to avoid power cuts...
usual anti-establishment idiots on FB presumably, they would be the first ones to complain if their power did go off...
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I'm not too sure, many feel entitled to use whatever power they like since they consider they are paying for it.
We see the exact same reasoning with water restrictions.
But it is a bit of a concern that the grid can't handle the demands under heavy load.
Expect more of this as we head into winter.
I know transpower has been rapidly upgrading the grid to handle the excess power should the smelter close.
With more and more EVs, it could become more of a problem over time.
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10-05-2024, 09:53 AM
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for the record I did turn every heater in the house on this morning, plus the woodfire burning overnight... it was minus 6 overnight in CHCH, too damned cold...
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I stayed in bed. No heaters beyond the cylinder, but I did boil the kettle. Twice. For tea, lol. And I will probably stay here for another hour or so till the sun moves a little further into the room.
Sometimes 'claiming rights' is another way of saying 'I'm selfish'.
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(10-05-2024, 10:32 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: I stayed in bed. No heaters beyond the cylinder, but I did boil the kettle. Twice. For tea, lol. And I will probably stay here for another hour or so till the sun moves a little further into the room.
Sometimes 'claiming rights' is another way of saying 'I'm selfish'.
It does sound like the 'sovereign citizens' lot.
I suspect it was sheer idiocy...there's a very marked contrast between the attitude of those people & the attitude of most during things such as WW2, when virtually everyone worked together & did what was needed for the good of everyone.
And this does rather reek of selfishness.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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Funny how that changes once life comes along and swats them on the butt.
However, just in case the cold snap continues I have made a huge pot of pea'n ham soup. It is a sure remedy for the chills.
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(10-05-2024, 02:54 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Funny how that changes once life comes along and swats them on the butt.
However, just in case the cold snap continues I have made a huge pot of pea'n ham soup. It is a sure remedy for the chills.
I've just had a telling off via FB from third eldest granddaughter,cleverly disguised as an enquiry as to whether I'm warm enough..
I told her that wherever I am the day she gets a telling off from a grandchild, I'll be laughing..
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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