{"id":6824,"date":"2016-05-06T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T11:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theoillamp.co.uk\/?p=6824"},"modified":"2016-05-06T12:40:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T11:40:08","slug":"one-thing-learnt-week-power-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theoillamp.co.uk\/?p=6824","title":{"rendered":"One thing we have learnt this week &#8211; power cut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoillamp.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/meters.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theoillamp.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/meters-300x290.jpeg\" alt=\"meters\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theoillamp.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/meters-300x290.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.theoillamp.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/meters.jpeg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We had a power cut last Sunday.\u00a0 It was inconvenient and lasted less than an hour.\u00a0 I cannot remember when the last one was although I remember it happening.\u00a0 Probably two years ago at lunch time.\u00a0 This power cut was on Sunday morning at breakfast.\u00a0 It set me thinking.\u00a0 What couldn&#8217;t I do that I could before it occurred?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I couldn&#8217;t finish my breakfast.\u00a0 I had eaten one piece of toast and was about to make one more when the light went out.\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t do it under the grill since the gas cooker does not work without electricity.<\/li>\n<li>I couldn&#8217;t have the light on (not vital since it was quite bright outside).<\/li>\n<li>I could not have the heating on.\u00a0 It had been cold overnight but was bright and the house warms up fast under such conditions. So I did not have the heating on anyway.<\/li>\n<li>I could only partially shave.\u00a0 I have recently bought a new razor since the foil mount on the old one was on the way out.\u00a0 All new razors (annoyingly I felt at the time) have built in rechargeable batteries even if they are mains powered.\u00a0 This seemed like a good idea now but it ran out before I&#8217;d finished.\u00a0 Luckily I have a grooming shaver which although slow finished the job.<\/li>\n<li>I could not use the internet to post to the book&#8217;s FB page or check my email.\u00a0 Not vital.<\/li>\n<li>Our solar PV panels were down so no power for us or the grid.\u00a0 They disconnect when the grid is down and switch off.<\/li>\n<li>I could read my print bible, pray and read my newspaper and these I did.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Its impossible to find any information on a power cut.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know why it happened or how extensive it was.\u00a0 In a perverse way I was hoping it would affect church.\u00a0 No overly loud rock type music, no overhead, no lighting (and the building is dark), no heating and great difficulties delivering a sermon in a large building.\u00a0 However, the church building is 300 years old and our forefathers managed to do church without electricity.\u00a0 It would make the church think.<\/p>\n<p>Finally it made me think of all the places in the world that have to manage with power cuts on a regular basis and how dangerous and debilitating it is.\u00a0 It also made me wonder whether the UK will have enough power to prevent power cuts.\u00a0 So far 25% renewable electricity is not causing problems but the closure of so much old kit so fast may lead to a shortage of capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Neil<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a power cut last Sunday.\u00a0 It was inconvenient and lasted less than an hour.\u00a0 I cannot remember when the last one was although I remember it happening.\u00a0 Probably two years ago at lunch time.\u00a0 This power cut was &hellip; 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