LS 5 4 5 Tuesday

With last night's load shedding schedule, I had about half an hour with power at home! I rushed through my chores, heated dinner and was just busy dishing up when the power went off. 

All electronics were depleted. Smartphone was under 40% when I went to bed, power bank on the last leg. And with power on only from ten till two, then again from four to six ... that wasn't enough time to charge anything. 

So, this morning I took my smartphone next door to charge. Having played my audio book all night, it was down to 11%. And that's AFTER charging half an hour this morning. 

I brewed myself a fresh pot of coffee, then went to work.

Oh, and some joker changed the name of Eskom's MegaWatt park head office on Google maps!

Apt, for sure!

Well, load shedding tonight from six to eight. That's bearable, especially after last night's 4 hour special. Stages have ramped up again, we're now at Stage 4 instead of 3.

Everyone is getting sick and tired of this shit, helplessness is fueling anger everywhere. Our ministers have just 'upgraded' their homes with millions of tax Rands ... basically stocking up generators and petrol, so they won't be affected when the grid collapses.

Their homes will be beacons of light while the rest of us burn ... we don't have a government, we have a rabble of Nero's - playing the harp while Rome is burning. Completely and utterly out of touch with reality. 

I'm thinking of buying myself a generator. No, I can't really afford one, but when the grid collapses, I will need food. I will need to keep the freezer going. Maybe I should start stock piling canned food?

On the other hand ... I can't see how anything I do will really be enough. I mean, it will be chaos! Riots, crime will be the most serious issue. Those who have nothing will be desperate, and desperation breeds violence. 

Yeah, on that gloomy note, I guess I should sign off. 

On the whole, though, we're definitely better off here in Pretoria than Johannesburg! I hear power outages there lasting for days! We're at least not passing the 1 day mark anymore. Let's hope it stays that way!