Reply With QuoteDirty, Hot, and Angry.
Cairo is not the place to be.
Egypt plagued by massive blackouts
Blackouts, together with water cuts, have enraged Egyptians, sending many to the streets to protest.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-e...kouts-1.457235
Read the rest of the article at the linked page.Egypt has been beset by frequent power outages across the country since the hot summer months began. The blackouts, together with water cuts, have enraged Egyptians, sending many to the streets to protest.
The decline in basic services have also led to criticism of the country's new President Mohammed Morsi, who is facing a slew of festering economic and social problems and a crippling budget deficit.
Morsi had promised to tackle during his first days in office problems affecting daily life, such as fuel shortages, lack of security and heaps of garbage that are piling up. Many of his critics say he has failed to deliver after 40 days as president.
Authorities have been hard pressed to explain the rising number of power outages, which have been particularly hard since the July 20 start of the holy month of Ramadan when devout Muslims fast dawn-to-dusk while coping with soaring temperatures.
Two of Cairo's three-line subway service stopped for over an hour because of a power outage during peak hours in the morning. Passengers stuck in trains forced the automatic doors open, and walked out on the rail tracks. The halt in the metro service used by millions caused traffic bottlenecks around the city of 18 million.
I have to wonder if these problems are due entirely to incompetence, or if the military is engaging in a little creative sabotage to discredit Morsi. Well, no matter. They will blame it on the Evil Juice and call it good.
Dirty, Hot, and Angry.
Cairo is not the place to be.
You forgot the CIA.Originally Posted by Ought Six
Here in Israel we have been flirting with blackouts due to the lack of electricity output and the excessive use of air conditioners during the summer days.
The government has been running ad campaigns letting people know to limit their energy intake (not to use washing machines, dishwashers etc) between 12:00-17:00 which are the warmest hours of the day.
So far the campaign has worked pretty well it seems but I guess the Egyptians are in a far worse state.
Yes, yes they will.
Don't ever have to assume responsibility as long as there is an other to blame.
Nothing compared to lebanon lol thanks to aoun the lebanese went from 12 hours to badly 4 hours per day but blame the juice FSA or USA and prepare for world war 3 when syrian regime falls
I guess these blackouts are felt in the country side. Here in Cairo or the big cities, blackouts do not occur.
Today morning, Cairo city center was subjected to a sudden power failure that lasted for two hours. This is the first time to occur. It is very rare to note such power interruptions in Egypt.
I think the Anti-Morsi media is exaggerating. Meanwhile, I would not compare the Egyptian Electrical grid with the Israeli one. Egyptian grid power yearly consumption is 4 or 5 times the Israeli one. Different size & different problems
This is SOP in Los Angeles during summer months.
Plagued by blackouts is better or worse than a plague of toads? You know, Biblically speaking?
lol.
Ya beat to it !
The problem is essentially the same, power output vs power consumption.
As for blackouts not occurring in Cairo and other major cities, perhaps certain neighborhoods and districts get cut off more often than others?
Heard about that and the other various issues with electric companies in California.
Where I live blackouts are not unheard of and a lot of people around here have generators for such occasions but I live out in the sticks as far as most Israelis are concerned.
Electricity rates vary during certain hours as well. I usually get off easy because winter or summer, I rarely do laundry before 10PM
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