PDA

View Full Version : Wick Power Cuts


cemmts
15-Sep-10, 00:55
Hello

Anyone else experiencing small power cuts over the last week just had another at

00:50

Cheers
changilass
15-Sep-10, 00:55
Just had a wee dip here in Castletown
nicnic74
15-Sep-10, 00:56
Yeh ive just had ane too
butterfly
15-Sep-10, 00:57
Just had one here in Wick too.
cemmts
15-Sep-10, 00:59
Mmmmm Conspiracy .......

thanks for quick replys
Aaldtimer
15-Sep-10, 03:18
Mmmmm Conspiracy .......

thanks for quick replys

Erm...think it might be more likely due to the weather!:confused
brandy
15-Sep-10, 08:00
have had several over the past few weeks..all during the day when the weather was not bad.. often when im on the phone. and i know that dounreay has had them the same time as wick.. as have been on the phone to dounreay when it happened, and both parties thought it was the dip on their end that cut the other off"
Geo
15-Sep-10, 08:20
Hello

Anyone else experiencing small power cuts over the last week just had another at

00:50

Cheers

Yes one last night at about the same time and one just now at 08:19
brandy
15-Sep-10, 08:22
just had one about a min ago.. pc just now booted back up
Dadie
15-Sep-10, 08:22
Just had another one!
They are quite frequent these dips at the moment.
Is there work on the exchanges or is the weather getting the blame?
Moonboots
15-Sep-10, 08:26
My Sky lost its recording early hours last night... Said powercut and however not had one since...

Think ours was down to the Thunder and Lightning though..
cemmts
15-Sep-10, 09:07
Erm...think it might be more likely due to the weather!:confused

Like Brandy said

A few over the weeks even in good weather

:confused
Logical
15-Sep-10, 10:49
Everything is fine here in Thurso, I think that the power starts south, comes through Thurso, gets near to wick, then simply dies of despair.:lol:
Geo
15-Sep-10, 11:29
More likely there is hardly any left after going through the gadgets in your place. :)
Geo
15-Sep-10, 11:46
Just spoke to the supplier and they say they believe the problems are being caused by bird hits, just an unusually large number compared to normal. They have patrols out checking the lines and are installing bird scarers in affected areas. I mentioned the posts here in the forum to emphasise it's not an isolated case.
Logical
15-Sep-10, 12:22
More likely there is hardly any left after going through the gadgets in your place. :)

I beg to differ, I do my bit to produce energy and let this earth live on a little longer.

Please see my diagram below for info:

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae79/zakattack96/portal_power.gif?t=1284548909
katrina
16-Sep-10, 07:48
Did we have another Power Cut this morning at approx 07.00? Just wondering as everytime we have a flash in Power it sets of my Carbon Monoxide alarm:confused

Was a little worried but the alarm seems to be going off everytime the flashes happen and also we have no gas on at the time so i think it must be a coincidence.
Dadie
16-Sep-10, 08:47
Think so..it resets my alarm clock to 1200...and that was about 2 hrs ago....
telfordstar
16-Sep-10, 09:19
Its been happening alot just now, its a pain as it turns the intercom of for the kiddies :(
milkman
16-Sep-10, 09:52
could be some thing to do with stirkoke wind farm any time there is a blip they seem to stop :confused
Geo
16-Sep-10, 21:58
One just now at 21:57
mrlennie
16-Sep-10, 22:00
I concur capitan
weeksider
16-Sep-10, 22:08
Power just flickered there just 5 mins ago ,putting of my pc and clicking answer phone and hifi off/on
Liz
16-Sep-10, 22:41
Happened in Reiss as well. Thought it might be weather related tonight?

My sister works in Wick and said that there have been quite a lot of dips in the electricty supply in her shop lately.
brandy
17-Sep-10, 06:09
lots more here.. one last night about 9:30 i think
Dadie
20-Sep-10, 10:41
Still getting these power dips in Watten..
At least 2 so far today!
Im getting fed up with them...if its happening now, what will it be like when the weather really takes a turn for the worse in winter?
Big N Rich
20-Sep-10, 10:59
just had one two minutes ago
upolian
20-Sep-10, 11:03
just had one two minutes ago

Same here,in watten,was typing a very long email and pow,powercut!!
Dadie
20-Sep-10, 13:04
Think it justifys a trip to the kiln store to buy nice candles:lol:
Love the smell of the yankee candles but dont have many in the house or burn them as I forget about them when the kids are in bed.....
But powercuts = candles...torches...cheating at snakes n ladders...and tomato soup!
Geo
20-Sep-10, 13:15
I think more need to start phoning them as it's taking far too long to fix. Here's their number:
08000 72 72 82
elamanya
20-Sep-10, 19:52
great stuff paying a fortune for our electric, surrounded by windmills and we cant get a decent supply
welsh-witch
20-Sep-10, 22:30
had a few here in wick over the past week or so:confused
annemarie482
20-Sep-10, 22:42
Think it justifys a trip to the kiln store to buy nice candles:lol:
Love the smell of the yankee candles but dont have many in the house or burn them as I forget about them when the kids are in bed.....
But powercuts = candles...torches...cheating at snakes n ladders...and tomato soup!

couldnt help but lol
i always say that if i had a power cut we'd die of the fumes as every candle i own is a scented one!! my eyes would be stinging and the house stinking!! lol