Tag Archives: Load shedding

Amazing What You Can Do With Rocks

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… Ruth came to clean the cottage. It was a reasonably good working day with about 6 hours done. Mike and I walked to Fish Hoek in the morning as my regular Monday meeting was moved … Continue reading →

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I Love the Pastel Colours of Sunset

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Helga

Tuesday Today was the day… That was busy from sun-up to sun-down.  I worked for 8 hours and had some great success today. I saw guests into the Sea-View apartment – really nice guests. A South African who once lived … Continue reading →

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Saturday in Photos

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day… …that was stunning in Cape Town. I woke up really early – about 4am. The morning was very still and quiet. I went outside onto the balcony and realised the city was load shedding. Apart … Continue reading →

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Scrutiny Fees!

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Helga

Thursday This is a red-letter day! We received and paid our scrutiny fees. We were told many months ago (maybe a year ago) that once we paid scrutiny fees, we could start on the foundations. It’s a huge step towards … Continue reading →

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Load Shedding Over…For Now

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Helga

What a great headline to read. A short while ago, I opened News 24 and saw this… So hopefully there will be no load shedding tomorrow and into the new week. Hope so. Really, really hope so! Turning on my … Continue reading →

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Too Far & Too Long

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Helga

Since childhood I’ve had an inclination to go too far and too long. When I was about 11, I decided to go for an afternoon walk from our home in Harare. I took off from our house on Henley Drive … Continue reading →

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Still No Generator

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Helga

I was all excited about having continuous power during load shedding today, but alas, it was not to be. The battery still didn’t have enough charge to power up the old girl, so we had to make a plan B … Continue reading →

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No Uninterrupted Power Supplies in Cape Town

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Helga

I really hope somebody can prove me wrong in this, but today when Mike called around, it looks like there are no UPS’s in Cape Town. The suppliers are out of stock. The demand is so high, they have all … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Machine is 4

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Helga

It was February 2015 that the family all put money together and we bought Mike a Breville coffee machine. It has faithfully ground and squeezed out about 6 cappuccino a day for the last years. That’s 2000 cappuccinos a year. … Continue reading →

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To Do or Not To Do

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Helga

No, the answer must be No! When I got invited to do that tiny little voice-over job on Upwork the other day, it re-opened my Upwork profile. I went from Private to Public and now I’ve received an invitation to … Continue reading →

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A Useful Day

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Helga

Today I have tried to get into some sort of routine that works around the load-shedding. I woke early and got on my computer to start working. I worked from about 6-15 am until just before 7-50 am. By just … Continue reading →

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Discombobulated

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Helga

Discombobulated Discombobulated is a good description of me this morning. It means “confused and disconcerted.” That’s exactly how I felt when the power went off at 8am and only came back at 10-20am. It went off again at 4pm and … Continue reading →

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Making Load Shedding Work

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Helga

Today we have had load shedding and more is expected. The electricity went off at just moments after 10am and they came back on as close to 12-30 that you can get. And now it has gone from schedule 2 … Continue reading →

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Summer Rain and Load Shedding

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Helga

These are two things we are waiting for tonight. It’s expected to rain a bit and load shedding is expected in our area. We went out for dinner and came home just after the clock struck 8pm. That was the … Continue reading →

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