Comments on: Power Out at Work http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:49:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Global Voices Online » Kuwait is like a Cinema http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-58229 Global Voices Online » Kuwait is like a Cinema Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:09:05 +0000 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/#comment-58229 [...] over at zdistrict explains his experience at work when the power went out. The building slowly got hotter and hotter, [...] [...] over at zdistrict explains his experience at work when the power went out. The building slowly got hotter and hotter, [...]

]]> By: Marzouq http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-57111 Marzouq Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:53:59 +0000 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/#comment-57111 maha: its really sad, is there that much corruption and disorganization that they can't figure out and implement solutions to the power outages since last year! eliedh: We do have UPSs for the servers and such but that only last 30 minutes, maximum 45 to shut them all down properly. Not 3.5 hours of running, and generators arent cheap!! moocherx: loooooooooool! I didn't know you guys just took off like that! hehehe Ansam: Tarsheed is a bit annoying they really aren't tackling the problem. They are just putting bandaids on big problems. I am thinking about putting a generator in our house as well, but I need to see our power requirements as well! Laialy: It was hot, very hot! We weren't just sitting there, it was paperwork and a lot of phone calls!! N: That is really annoying, there is no accountability for business lost like in the states where you can sue the government for lost business! maha: its really sad, is there that much corruption and disorganization that they can’t figure out and implement solutions to the power outages since last year!

eliedh: We do have UPSs for the servers and such but that only last 30 minutes, maximum 45 to shut them all down properly. Not 3.5 hours of running, and generators arent cheap!!

moocherx: loooooooooool! I didn’t know you guys just took off like that! hehehe

Ansam: Tarsheed is a bit annoying they really aren’t tackling the problem. They are just putting bandaids on big problems. I am thinking about putting a generator in our house as well, but I need to see our power requirements as well!

Laialy: It was hot, very hot! We weren’t just sitting there, it was paperwork and a lot of phone calls!!

N: That is really annoying, there is no accountability for business lost like in the states where you can sue the government for lost business!

]]> By: N. http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-57059 N. Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:56:17 +0000 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/#comment-57059 Thats ridiculous, that pissed me off.. do they think it is ok to shut down electricity on businesses and such? .. damn Thats ridiculous, that pissed me off.. do they think it is ok to shut down electricity on businesses and such? .. damn

]]> By: Laialy_q8 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-57054 Laialy_q8 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:43:21 +0000 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/#comment-57054 daaaaaamn! i just assume that people would wait around for an hour and if nothing happened they would head back home. it would be a waste of time to just sit there :/ daaaaaamn!
i just assume that people would wait around for an hour and if nothing happened they would head back home. it would be a waste of time to just sit there :/

]]> By: Ansam http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-57048 Ansam Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:33:11 +0000 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/#comment-57048 Some people at work came in and told us about "Tarsheed" and they turned some lights off on our floor as well as other floors. Which is ok and something I like since we have big windows and lights are hardly needed! Also, we are going to have a diesel generator in our house to bring back about 15-20% power back in case of a blackout (some lights, some AC, freezers and fridges...etc) Some people at work came in and told us about “Tarsheed” and they turned some lights off on our floor as well as other floors. Which is ok and something I like since we have big windows and lights are hardly needed!

Also, we are going to have a diesel generator in our house to bring back about 15-20% power back in case of a blackout (some lights, some AC, freezers and fridges…etc)

]]> By: moocherx http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-57044 moocherx Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:22:42 +0000 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/#comment-57044 the power goes out occationally here in Wafra. within 30 seconds the car park starts clearing! apparently it's because a couple of years ago the power went out... everyone waited... but it never came back on for 3 days. now it's just a great excuse to go home early. it happened once last week, and once the week before :-) hooray for Kuwait's power plants. the power goes out occationally here in Wafra.
within 30 seconds the car park starts clearing!
apparently it’s because a couple of years ago the power went out… everyone waited… but it never came back on for 3 days.
now it’s just a great excuse to go home early. it happened once last week, and once the week before
:-) hooray for Kuwait’s power plants.

]]> By: eliedh http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-57005 eliedh Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:48:38 +0000 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/#comment-57005 hehe (hehe coz here it's kind of usual so it's fun to see how people in "normal" countries react to power failures) You don't have any kind of backup option?? (generators, UPS ...)?? hehe (hehe coz here it’s kind of usual so it’s fun to see how people in “normal” countries react to power failures)
You don’t have any kind of backup option?? (generators, UPS …)??

]]> By: jewaira http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-57000 jewaira Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:18:17 +0000 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/#comment-57000 so now we are going to get a taste of what is to come? Poor you! so now we are going to get a taste of what is to come?
Poor you!

]]> By: maha http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-56998 maha Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:50:53 +0000 http://www.zdistrict.com/2007/06/25/power-out-at-work/#comment-56998 Things are getting bad in Kuwait .. do u think this would happen in Egypt or India .. i don't think so ! I really don’t know why it’s happing here Things are getting bad in Kuwait .. do u think this would happen in Egypt or India .. i don’t think so ! I really don’t know why it’s happing here

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