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elektrified, on 2010-06-24 17:28:35, said:
uptheos, on 2010-06-24 16:18:11, said:
My house is by the river, just 10 minutes from Night Bazaar and Airport
It seems that every time the wind blows or a dark cloud appears, the electric in the whole area goes off.
It's annoying, but enquiries fall on deaf ears.
It seems that every time the wind blows or a dark cloud appears, the electric in the whole area goes off.
It's annoying, but enquiries fall on deaf ears.
Same here in a moo ban area East of Ruam Chok. Regular power outages. I called the electricity helpline number printed on the electricity bill to complain on each ocassion (press 9 for english and skip all the thai pre-recorded crap). I lodged some 32 complaints in the past 3 months! Now when I call they say 'hello Mr G!' which makes me realise two things, 1. I have been complaining way too much, and 2. None of my Thai neighbours have been complaining! Each time I politely ask them to call me back with an ETA as to when the power will be back on, if it is a scheduled outage for maintenance, I have them call me 24 hours before (the printed notice is written in Thai!) and suggest to them that the power supply serving my area must surely have faulty equipment and should be replaced. You get the ocassional....'Have rain in Chiang Mai' bs, but I soon put them right! I asked for a written explaination from their management as to why my supply is so unreliable. They seemed to take that quite seriously, although I am sure I will never get it. Persistancy is key.
Finally, they have now been upgrading this equipment, and the electricity supply has been more reliable than ever in the past 14 days. On the last outage 2 weeks ago for 8 hours of maintenance, I insisted that they provide me with a generator to supply my house with electricity. I could not believe when it actually arrived outside my door 40 minutes later! Judging by the looks I got from some of my neighbours...neither could they!
