Power cut in Girne. Out in sympathy with those with no water!

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 16:32

Here we go again!



Richard

NatAless



Joined: 31/03/2009
Posts: 789

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 16:48

Always keep empty bottles of tap water in old bottles in a cupboard in case of emergencies like this!

Natx

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 17:47

Non in Edremit either!!!!





Tootie

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 17:57

It's a plot, but from where and from whom?



Answers on a postcard please....................................!



Richard

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 18:32

We not only have no water but we too have a power cut in Lapta. Went off at 4-15pm. Hey ho.

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 18:37

Edremit back on 5mins ago







Tootie

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 18:38

Ditto Tootie



Richard

boerboel


Joined: 02/05/2009
Posts: 290

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 18:41

Alsancak back on ......

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 19:54

Girne back on thank god

johntie


Joined: 14/01/2009
Posts: 65

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 22:04

2 power cuts today in Lapta and no water, it must be 15 days plus, bet the bills are on time and as high as usual

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 22:27

We should all refuse to pay the part of the water bill that charges for water and only pay for the rubbish collection, lights etc. OK there is a flat rate whether you use the water or not, but we`ve had no choice this month because the service just wasn`t there. We`ve been without for three weeks.

susief


Joined: 06/11/2008
Posts: 529

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 23:03

After going to the Belediye on Tuesday, a tanker of water finally arrived very late on Sunday evening. So we now have water, not very clean water, but water none the less! I'm wondering, despite the fact we now have a bit of water, should I go up again tomorrow to put our names down if it's going to take that long to get to us?!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 23:06

we are just caling tankers rather than wait. You are so right the bills wont reflect this xxxxxx

Treesy


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 406

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 11:12

Elec just gone off in Lapta - 11.10 am Tues



No water for nearly 2 months!!! And they wont give us a tanker because our landlord's name is on the bill not ours - funny though they take our money for said bills!!!

susief


Joined: 06/11/2008
Posts: 529

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 11:34

landlord's name is on our bill too - they just copied details from bill and never checked my name though

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 11:47

Off in Edremit..... Again....



Better be back on before Eastenders starts or Kibtek wont know whats hit em!





Tootie

parky


Joined: 13/06/2009
Posts: 182

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 12:21

On a previous post a few people advised new comers that power cuts were very rare these days and there was no need to get a generator, the lesson of course is never take anything for granted especially here,

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 12:52

I am going to have to eat all my Carte Dor ice cream before it melts!!!!

Chicken


Joined: 29/06/2009
Posts: 190

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 14:23

Thanks Parky, I may be the newcomer you mentioned. I think we will see how it is when we get there and judge for ourselves.

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 14:29

Chicken,



Make sure you put circuit breakers on ALL voltage sensative equipment. Ie computers lcd/plasma tv's etc etc.



Because when the electric does come back on it can come with a bit of a thump.





Tootie

pinkchilli


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 689

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 15:26

I understand that these circuit breakers also need to go on appliances such as fridge-freezers, etc.



Am I correct or just paranoid?



I got one from Tektan for about 80TL.

Aussie


Joined: 17/06/2007
Posts: 657

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 16:13

I think its best to turn off most sensitive appliances at the power point as well or unplug them when a blackout occurs in case of a power surge.



Aussie

scruff


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 1070

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 16:20

Maybe I've been lucky but I have to say that in more than seven years, have never lost an appliance yet because of a power surge. Have surge protectors on the PCs & nothing else whatsoever. Never bother to turn anything of now unless just one phase goes down.

Denise


Joined: 14/03/2009
Posts: 590

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 16:56

electric off again in Girne! just what we need in this hot weather!

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 17:10

When we have a power cut back here in the UK,I just swich off the sesitive equipment and when the juice comes back on I wait 5 mins then switch on again.So far so good.You are all going to swich off your Air Con units its over loading the grid.That poor power station must just about be on its knees you inconsiderate people.thats the info you will probably get if you phoned up the power company to complain...

westender


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 328

Message Posted:
28/07/2009 18:00

Always used to moan about the power cuts in TRNC but last week in the UK our power was off from 1pm Monday to 6am Thursday, due to vandals apparently. I will never moan about the power cuts in Cyprus again.

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
29/07/2009 01:56

Westender, So i here form friends that alot of west london was out for along time!!!



Tootie

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
29/07/2009 12:11

I put anti surge plugs on all our 'valuable' electrical appliances and also do as others suggest, unplug or switch off these when you know there is a cut. We have lost a fax machine, a computer and microwave in the past but now no more!!



I have been told that you can buy, in UK, something that you can put on your circuit board to control the fluctuating levels of electricity coming through into the house, does anyone know what this may be?

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
29/07/2009 12:43

Yeah, gidday, Richard Brinsley, from a Nelsonian now living in Girne.



I'm wondering if you're the cove I sat next to at a Pumas match last winter - if so, that would make about three Kiwis I know in TRNC, apart from the paragliding guys.



There was a (Kiwi) guy, Heaton, who used to post on the Northern Cyprus BB forum - he always got heaps of 'hits', but seems to have gone quiet recently.

dizzy


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
29/07/2009 12:51

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Joined: 14/09/2008
Posts: 552

Message Posted:
29/07/2009 15:55

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Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
29/07/2009 17:34

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