Power out....what to do?!

JerryHandbag

So for what must be the 29th time this year, I'm in the dark. Cheers ESB, I can just picture those clowns walloping the generator with a shovel right at this minute..."Nope. That didnt work either Seamus!!"
Muppets. Its a bloody disgrace to be without electricity today of all days, its not like I can go anywhere, everywhere is closed FFS! And excuse my sarcasm but I didnt realise there was a tropical storm hurtling its way across the country right now, cutting power lines and destroying everything in its wake....RANT OVER...
So what to do for the rest of the evening, with just a candle and my own thoughts???
2 minutes of battery power left on my laptop so this is me signing off before I go back to the dark ages.......unless the concept of "ELECTRICITY" comes back to Limerick. AAAARRGHH!!!!!:mad:

phasers

loot

Mark200

hah. Stinger

Creamy Goodness

walk through moyross with a pink jumper.

Clare Bear

Sexy time

mikemac

Loot your local stores

Watch out for shop owners standing guard with shotguns though.

Avns1s

You could spend the night filling out an application to ESB for a job and if successful you'll be able to fix the breakdowns in your area yourself. Easy job and good salary too.... so I'm told!! :D

MagicMarker

Have a ****.

Vain

Build your own power station.

Creamy Goodness

MagicMarker wrote: »

Have a ****.

he'll have no internet silly.

MizzLolly

Dance like nobody's watchin'

/cheesy

anonymous_joe

Go for a nap.

Sharpshooter

JerryHandbag wrote: »

So for what must be the 29th time this year, I'm in the dark. Cheers ESB, I can just picture those clowns walloping the generator with a shovel right at this minute..."Nope. That didnt work either Seamus!!"
Muppets. Its a bloody disgrace to be without electricity today of all days, its not like I can go anywhere, everywhere is closed FFS! And excuse my sarcasm but I didnt realise there was a tropical storm hurtling its way across the country right now, cutting power lines and destroying everything in its wake....RANT OVER...
So what to do for the rest of the evening, with just a candle and my own thoughts???
2 minutes of battery power left on my laptop so this is me signing off before I go back to the dark ages.......unless the concept of "ELECTRICITY" comes back to Limerick. AAAARRGHH!!!!!:mad:

Thats the longest 2 minutes ever , or has the power come back?

ScumLord

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

he'll have no internet silly.

neither did our forefathers and they where massive ****.

Nodin

JerryHandbag wrote: »

So for (....)AAAARRGHH!!!!!:mad:

Draw back the curtains, and open a bottle of wine. Let the sounds of Limerick at night percolate in - womens screams, men crying for their mothers as they're being stabbed to death, the growls of the dog fight, the bark of the pistols....then start to sing "In the Ghetto", in the style of Elvis Presley.

Overheal

JerryHandbag wrote: »

So for what must be the 29th time this year, I'm in the dark. Cheers ESB, I can just picture those clowns walloping the generator with a shovel right at this minute..."Nope. That didnt work either Seamus!!"
Muppets. Its a bloody disgrace to be without electricity today of all days, its not like I can go anywhere, everywhere is closed FFS! And excuse my sarcasm but I didnt realise there was a tropical storm hurtling its way across the country right now, cutting power lines and destroying everything in its wake....RANT OVER...
So what to do for the rest of the evening, with just a candle and my own thoughts???
2 minutes of battery power left on my laptop so this is me signing off before I go back to the dark ages.......unless the concept of "ELECTRICITY" comes back to Limerick. AAAARRGHH!!!!!:mad:

there are other electric companies

rhapsody!

Defecate ESB property.

Ruu_Old

Buy a standby generator. *pulls cord to start*

CreepingDeath

The phone landline should be on a separate electricity supply, so you should be able to McGyver enough juice out of that to keep the laptop going.

JerryHandbag

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

walk through moyross with a pink jumper.

I would like to see the morning alive

Nodin wrote: »

Draw back the curtains, and open a bottle of wine. Let the sounds of Limerick at night percolate in - womens screams, men crying for their mothers as they're being stabbed to death, the growls of the dog fight, the bark of the pistols....then start to sing "In the Ghetto", in the style of Elvis Presley.

Well I did try to do my funny broken-arse Elvis walk to pass the time...which looks really seedy by candlelight!

sharpshooterH wrote: »

Thats the longest 2 minutes ever , or has the power come back?

When I say 2 minutes, of course I mean 10.

Oh and yes the power has come back, caveman lifestyle on hold again....maybe I should sabotage the national grid tomorrow so you can all enjoy a night in the dark. Great fun altogether.

Quazzie

Phone lines run on a 5V system and wouldn't gharge anything!

staker

Did the late payment clear that fast?:D

towel401

another townie who can't do without electricity and his modern conveniences for a lil while.

at least its not as bad as in London. I was in a shopping centre there once and the power went. only for about 20 seconds but as soon as the lights went out this ditzy chick who clearly wasnt used to anything started screaming her head off

i don't get this obsession with needing everything to work 100% of the time. its only a ****ing power cut. go do something else ffs - if you were on boards with your last 2 minutes of laptop battery you can`t have been doing much important anyway. i have a generator but most times there is a power cut i don't even bother getting the thing out.

4zn76tysfajdxp

I was in a nightclub once and the electricity went, it was mighty.

jill_valentine

Dude, make the best of it. Improvise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y1Th_g-JVI

JerryHandbag

towel401 wrote: »

another townie who can't do without electricity and his modern conveniences for a lil while.

at least its not as bad as in London. I was in a shopping centre there once and the power went. only for about 20 seconds but as soon as the lights went out this ditzy chick who clearly wasnt used to anything started screaming her head off

i don't get this obsession with needing everything to work 100% of the time. its only a ****ing power cut. go do something else ffs - if you were on boards with your last 2 minutes of laptop battery you can`t have been doing much important anyway. i have a generator but most times there is a power cut i don't even bother getting the thing out.

Jesus Christ on a cross, theres always one! :rolleyes: ESB employee? Get out and do your job so!
and I'm not a townie, living in the bog arse of nowhere FYI

Mahatma coat

Q2002 wrote: »

Phone lines run on a 5V system and wouldn't gharge anything!

Ah but when you ring a phone number a spike of 75V is sent down the line, something to do with the old bell they used to have in them, so to garner enough power to charge some batteries you need 2 phone lines, one to ring the other one with, then with some clever rigging of an old phone and a spare invertor you might have lying about from a Solar panel system twould be quite straightforward to acquire a little extra electricity from telstra, and shur it wouldnt bee illegal cos y'd be payin line rental anyway.

testicle

Go next door and rape a few cattle, and pillage some women.

Bane

Usually in this order:

1.Look for candles

---

> can't find friggin candles :rolleyes:
2.Look for torch

---

> friggin batteries are dead :rolleyes:
3.

Dord

Move to Dublin.

Overheal

http://www.techchee.com/2008/12/05/yogen-max-charger-charges-your-laptop-via-your-foot-pedal/

PeakOutput

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf8R5ZlDiJg

kinda gotta watch the whole thing

Holsten

Does the phone line not go with a power outage?

PeakOutput

nope

JerryHandbag

Emmitt Unsightly Spouse wrote: »

I was in a nightclub once and the electricity went, it was mighty.

Did you cop a feel?!

Dord wrote: »

Move to Dublin.

Often crossed my mind dude. To escape the sheep shaggers. :eek:

jill_valentine wrote: »

Dude, make the best of it. Improvise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y1Th_g-JVI

Good thing about a power cut is it reminds me of this song. Though I think it was written about an ice-storm in canada that resulted in power outage for f***in ages which kinda makes my situation seem insignificant somewhat
I shouldve called this thread Neighborhood #3...all the Fire fans would understand!:D:D

jill_valentine

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Good thing about a power cut is it reminds me of this song. Though I think it was written about an ice-storm in canada that resulted in power outage for f***in ages which kinda makes my situation seem insignificant somewhat

Arcade Fire wrote:

I went out into the night/
I went out to pick a fight/
With anyone!

Sounds like Limerick to me...

Diabhal Beag

Masturbate OP, MASTURBATE, Masturbate, MASTURBATE

Sharpshooter

Come again!

JerryHandbag

Little Shyte wrote: »

Masturbate OP, MASTURBATE, Masturbate, MASTURBATE

....you know, if we all pull together......

jinxycat

it could have been worse, your electricity could have went on christmas day while cooking your dinner :eek:
happened me the other day, no esb til boxing day morning.

alan4cult

jinxycat wrote: »

it could have been worse, your electricity could have went on christmas day while cooking your dinner :eek:
happened me the other day, no esb til boxing day morning.

Suppose you went cold turkey then.

Sharpshooter

jinxycat wrote: »

it could have been worse, your electricity could have went on christmas day while cooking your dinner :eek:
happened me the other day, no esb til boxing day morning.

alan4cult wrote: »

Suppose you went cold turkey then.

All the while , giving out asprout it too , in the heat of the situation, I would imagine.

jinxycat

i was cursing them left right and centre coz i had my friends with their 4 children and my father coming down for dinner. thank god my friend lived close, cooked the rest of the food in her house so we still had our dinner.
i chanced ringing the esb and well they sent someone out to look at it, i felt so bad afterwards. the man was very understanding tho and was so nice about it, unfortunately there was nothing he could do for us.

ah we were laughing about it come evening time tho, so i guess this is a christmas to remember

rogue-entity

Q2002 wrote: »

Phone lines run on a 5V system and wouldn't gharge anything!

Actually they run on 48V DC, and when the line rings you get 90V AC...

We rarely get power-cuts where I live, which is fortunate, but power-cuts don't bother me.

jill_valentine

It's fun for the first hour or so, especially if it's dark out.

The novelty wears off rapidly though.

Ross_Mahon

Visit relations, It means you get free food, Drink and electricity!

And it makes you seem nice visiting uncle Jim after 2 years.