rubberdiddies wrote: » I have to agree with this to some extent. It is their job and they get paid handsomely to do that. I know a couple of people who work for ESB networks and they love their job and get paid VERY well. In saying that, I don't envy them having to climb the heights in this weather, however that is what they are trained and paid to do. Why is there less sympathy for the mobile phone companies when they have such outages which also require climbing heights and towers to restore service?
fastrac wrote: » My gripe is the total lack of information from Customer Services.Half the faults are not shown and they seem to have no idea of a repair time. we are the only house out around and have a long wait ahead of us.
Jester252 wrote: » I hated the way that the ESB had to release a statement, in the middle of the storm, telling people that the crews will be out as soon as high winds die down. I can't believe people wanted these guys to go out and climb ESB poles.
end of the road wrote: » some people live in a bubble and can't deal with being inconvenienced for any length of time, they expect everything to run at all times and never break down or stop working due to age and so on.
Amprodude wrote: » There arent enough of the esb crew around to fix problems
Amprodude wrote: » Come down off your high horse. Its ok for you because you arent without power and can enjoy the benefits of having it back again. For me and im sure is the same for some others are without power since 12.30pm last wednesday and was told that it could take until Tuesday this week to fix. Its unacceptable in this modern era. We can do without power for 1-2 days but it becomes frustrating then. Main problem is there arent enough of the esb crew around to fix problems too many cutbacks when they badly needed and becsuse i live in the middle of nowhere im going to have to wait. I have rang them numerous times but nothing they can do apparantely. No water, no heat, no cooking no washing and no light you can see why the average person in this situation is pissed off.
Amprodude wrote: » Come down off your high horse. Its ok for you because you arent without power and can enjoy the benefits of having it back again. For me and im sure is the same for some others are without power since 12.30pm last Wednesday and was told that it could take until Tuesday this week to fix. Its unacceptable in this modern era. We can do without power for 1-2 days but it becomes frustrating then. Main problem is there arent enough of the esb crew around to fix problems too many cutbacks when they badly needed and becsuse i live in the middle of nowhere im going to have to wait. I have rang them numerous times but nothing they can do apparantely. No water, no heat, no cooking no washing and no light you can see why the average person in this situation is pissed off.
Plates wrote: » From recent news reports there are 60,000 houses without power in Ireland. By comparison there are 140,000 in the UK. Given that the population of the UK is approximately 14 times that of Ireland, it begs the question, are ESB networks doing enough? Or maybe there's an issue with the standard of construction of the network in the first place?
sawdoubters wrote: » if the esb was privatized like some politicians are talking about ,the wait for repairs will take longer
Nimrod 7 wrote: » I don't think there were any plans to privatise ESB Networks?
Freddy Smelly wrote: » esb is about the only profitable company the gov own why would they sell it?
Freddy Smelly wrote: » high horse???? you expect someone to risk their & their families' lively hood to stand up on a pole trying to restore power with high voltage lines in gale force winds just so you can have electricity???? cop on. safety first man safety first!!!!!! you wouldnt get up on a ladder to wash the windows in gale force winds so why expect others to have to fix high voltage line in gale force winds.
Femme_Fatale wrote: » It is absolutely horrible, and I'd be miserable too, but the blame lies with one entity only: the weather.
Amprodude wrote: » Trees that pose a danger to esb lines should be cut down well in advance of a storm. Some fallen trees cant be prevented and some fallen lines cant but vast majority could be advoided if lines were maintained properly and nearby trees that have potential for damage cut down before a storm does it. Simple measures.
Victor wrote: » But the British network isn't 14 times the size of the Irish one - people in Britain live so much closer to each other on average. You would expect much fewer faults in urban areas - less exposed and fewer overhead lines. Republic of Ireland, Area 70,273 km² United Kingdom, Area 243,610 km²
kneemos wrote: » You would need to cut down millions of trees in that case. From what I've seen they have a policy of keeping branches clear of lines,which is probably the most they can do.
Amprodude wrote: » Not if it was been done regularly. We wont have half the problems we have.
Femme_Fatale wrote: » Would Coillte be ok with lots of trees being chopped down, some of which may not even be felled? Is it only trees that cause the damage to electricity lines?
slimjimmc wrote: » And how do you propose to evaluate if a tree poses a danger or not. The vast majority of the trees that fell in this storm posed no danger in previous storms for decades otherwise they'ld have been long since blown over. Or do you propose cutting down every tree in the vicinity of a power line just in case?
Amprodude wrote: » Any tree near enough to a line that if it falls would make contact with line or at the very least cut the top off them. Im driving every day and i see alot of trees near power lines that dont need to be there. All of these power cuts cant be prevented but the most of them can.
