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Good news, bad news

posted by [personal profile] mylescorcoran at 09:15pm on 05/11/2007 under , , ,
Good news: my wife, Sam, has had her gallbladder removed successfully and is recovering nicely in South Infirmary. She should be home tomorrow.

Bad news: The ESB, the State-owned electricity supplier for the country, has blown another fuse and plunged a large portion of the city (or least the important bit: where I live) into stygian darkness.

This power cut business is becoming a habit. Usually it's a pain in the arse because I'm restarting servers and services at work. Tonight it's a double pain in the arse because my wife's in hospital and I've two kids to get off to bed. In the dark.

Fucking ESB muppets.
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posted by [identity profile] jkahane.livejournal.com at 09:49pm on 05/11/2007
Glad to hear that Sam is doing well, Myles.

As for the power company, well, yes, yes, they are muppets!
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posted by [personal profile] mylescorcoran at 10:16pm on 05/11/2007
We've had at least four big power cuts across the city that I can remember since August. This in the year that the power company upped its charges something like 25% in a single hike.

*spit*

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posted by [identity profile] jkahane.livejournal.com at 03:35pm on 06/11/2007
Well, the power cuts have hit a few places here in Ottawa of late, too, but nothing too bad as yet. Of course, with the coming of winter, downed power lines and various other circumstances causing power shortages will occur as Mother Nature deems fit.

Power companies are always raising prices, but 25% seems...excessive. :( What was the reason they cited for this increase?
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posted by [personal profile] mylescorcoran at 04:51pm on 06/11/2007
They cited rising energy costs. The gas company did the same, and the regulators reversed a good chunk of their increases some months afterwards. The ESB haven't had the same knock-back that I'm aware of.

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posted by [identity profile] viktor-haag.livejournal.com at 09:50pm on 05/11/2007
Here's hoping that Sam has a swift and healthy recovery.
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posted by [personal profile] mylescorcoran at 10:18pm on 05/11/2007
Sam should be home tomorrow, all going well. I'm off work for the whole week to keep the kids occupied and allow her some vague chance of a peaceful recovery at home.
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posted by [identity profile] iamnikchick.livejournal.com at 10:14pm on 05/11/2007
Glad that the good news is good, at least. Speedy recovery to Sam and may the light shine for you soon.
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posted by [personal profile] mylescorcoran at 10:17pm on 05/11/2007
Power's back now, and I'm hoping to have Sam home tomorrow. Laproscopic surgery is so much better than the old sawbones style.

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posted by [identity profile] curiouswombat.livejournal.com at 10:31pm on 05/11/2007
Give her a hug from me. Glad you've got your power back on - although going to bed by torch light can be quite fun, I remember, as long as the lit torch is left in with you!
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posted by [identity profile] brianrogers.livejournal.com at 12:07am on 06/11/2007
Hey, the power could have gone out DURING the surgery. Be grateful for what you've got!

Glad to hear she'll be home safe and healing tomorrow.
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posted by [identity profile] irishkate.livejournal.com at 08:48am on 06/11/2007
Glad she is well so far - you need to move to carriglaine - I don't think we've had any power cuts so far..
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posted by [identity profile] natural20.livejournal.com at 09:41am on 06/11/2007
Great to hear she's well.

As to the power, yeah, we've noticed you guys are up and down like a colourful metaphor. ESB muppets.
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posted by [identity profile] purpletigron.livejournal.com at 09:25pm on 07/11/2007
Best healings to S!
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