Most people living in America would probably have a hard time picturing losing their electricity on a regular basis, in the absence of a severe storm, that is, or as a result of failing to pay the electricity bill. But here in Bali this happens regularly. It was out for a while yesterday, and it has gone off again this morning. Given the extreme heat and humidity of the present season, it's kind of like being left sitting in a brick oven--no AC, no fans, no breeze. Zip. This can persist anywhere from a short time to pretty much all day, so I've done the only reasonable thing for a stubbornly non-acclimated westerner and escaped to the air-conditioned environs of the nearby mall. Sometimes this will happen at the hands of the government in anticipation of a shortage or a strain on the system, and sometimes it will just happen. Perhaps some nearby house or roadwork has severed a line in the neighborhood. Oh well--the joys and challenges of 'roughing it'. Same thing happens with the running water--suddenly, there is none. I don't know which is more bothersome--although I suppose that both things happening at the same time would be the worst situation. One can't drink the tap water here anyway, but it's kind of nice to have available for bathing. Or washing dishes. Or washing clothes.
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When I lived in Guam this was called "load sharing"! Nice name for something that sucks!
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