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Old 04-24-2008, 12:22 PM
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Sound like they're over-confident or this is a genuine averķa (possibly due to the tornadoes). Usually they pull out all stops to keep the electricity supply as good as possible until the election, and then relax.

Thandie - it's incredibly complex - deteriorated infrastructure, deep-rooted corruption, clientilism and mismanagement at all levels. poor barrios are allowed to get away with not paying, as are certain rich individuals and businesses.