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Brownouts seem to be increasing

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  1. okiebound

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    Due to extreme weather here in Oklahoma Monday, we are on hour 36 without electricity....brings back fond memories of the "brownouts" in Dumaguete.....
     
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    So from time to time also more fun in Oklahoma; I am really surprised to hear that.
     
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    When i paid the bill last week ive noticed the reciepts do not have all the details of the charges anymore so no one will notice or ask questions what all the extra charges are for.
     
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    That does not seem fair ,no detail.
     
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    In a brownout, you still have power but it is below the utility tolerance level for voltage. It might mean a sustained condition of 170v. Sri voltage is a blackout but here it is a brownout. Not sure why except that this is a major English speaking country with a population of English speakers numbering much more than England itself. Being that the Philippines is the 3rd largest English speaking country in the world, I guess they are entitled to create their own unique local meanings if they wish LOL. “Brownout” seems to infer something less catastrophic than “blackout”.


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    Actually it's neither a blackout nor a brownout, it's a power cut :smile:

    "There's no such thing as American English. There is English and there are mistakes.":wink:
     
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    This is already the second bill, it started with bill of July. This is a way to avoid any kind of questions to be answered, typically for the Phils.
     
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    Don't feel bad folks!
    I am presently in Goa, India and have been for a couple of months. It is monsson season and the one thing you can count on is that when it starts to rain we will loose power. Several times a day. This is one of the richest states in India and they cannot get the power supply right. All medium and up sized hotels and restaurants have their own generators.
     
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    Ya india is a pretty grim place , poor infrastructure overcrowded hardly a retirement destination imho
     
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    I used to think that brownouts were simply when demand outstripped supply and some places would lose electricity and others not, or maybe just a lower voltage or something while blackouts were complete stoppages. It took me awhile to figure out that brownout was just replacing the word blackout.
     
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