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04-24-2008, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 206
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The tornado's certainly caused damage to a main line. I am at a juction, high tension and the main suppy was out for almost three day's.
I agree in full as to chirimoya's explanation. It is complex. The only way to get around it and have a consistant power supply is to get OFF the grid. Easier spoken than done. Many people live in rural areas and this is a problem. For us in the woods, it is a neccessity to be in control of our own energy. A simple inverter won't cut it. The supply of available power is inadaquate to the demand. Batteries never get a full charge.
Just thankful for the rain here, need something to keep grateful of living in the DR.
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04-24-2008, 01:13 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 90
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Thanks Thandie I definitly have to do that. Oh about the candles I am scare too. I have a mark in my back. In highschool we had to take a test with candles or wait for who know when. We just wante to get out so we choose candles now I regret it. It wasn't so bad though. I mean it was not a mayor burn.
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04-24-2008, 01:51 PM
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"Believe it!"
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 3,028
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. This sounds just like 10 yrs ago when I lived in SD. In fact, it sounds like 1986, when I first visited the DR with my new bride. 
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04-24-2008, 02:27 PM
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Have a coke and a smile!
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 6,255
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On the bright side, i was able to finish seeing my movie "the bucket list" . This is an excellent movie with legendary actors Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
AZB
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04-24-2008, 02:36 PM
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Moderator
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,226
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rio2003
Hi everyone,
It's like taking me back in time - daily power cuts again huh!
I realise that the poor should be paying for electricity and shouldn't be stealing it but.....
The electricity company is charging 2000RD$ to supply power to each home in the area that my friend lives in. Her wages for 15days are 1500RD$ and that is for herself and 3 kids to live on. How on earth is she supposed to find this money?
It does not seem an awful lot of money until you compare it to what the poorer people are earning - and then it seems like a fortune.
My 2 pesos
Rio
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This can't be the normal monthly fee, as I pay only RD1600 a month and I have a two story house with fridge, computers, tv's and like 28 light bulbs. The typical cost for people in poor areas is around RD400. They typically don't have inverters and have maybe 4 bulbs on at any time and a tv, fan, radio and fridge.
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04-24-2008, 02:40 PM
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Gold
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 756
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Connection charge
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Originally Posted by Chip
This can't be the normal monthly fee, as I pay only RD1600 a month and I have a two story house with fridge, computers, tv's and like 28 light bulbs. The typical cost for people in poor areas is around RD400. They typically don't have inverters and have maybe 4 bulbs on at any time and a tv, fan, radio and fridge.
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No sorry Chip - I didn't make it clear. This is a CONNECTION fee. They supply and fit a meter and just wire the house to the pole outside.
Then they pay their bills like you or the next man....... or not!
Rio
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04-24-2008, 02:42 PM
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DR1
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Posts: 9,129
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No problems here in Julieta, Santo Domingo. We get the odd 10-30 min black out, but that's it. We used to be preoccupied with them, but in the last 2 years things have gotten so much better it's almost a novelty. I hope I don't jinx myself now 
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04-24-2008, 02:51 PM
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Bronze
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 90
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so I was mis-inform
Robert is the blackout in Santo Domingo less than an hour because if that's the case I think that my people were trying to scare me or something. No that this would actually preventing me from comming but they could not exagerated more............
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04-24-2008, 02:52 PM
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Have a coke and a smile!
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 6,255
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I think Chiri is right, these sudden blackouts maybe due to the disturbance in la vega.
We have been having pretty constant electric in my area for some time now.
AZB
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04-24-2008, 03:19 PM
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DR1
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Posts: 9,129
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Quote:
Originally Posted by guandulera
Robert is the blackout in Santo Domingo less than an hour because if that's the case I think that my people were trying to scare me or something. No that this would actually preventing me from comming but they could not exagerated more............
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All depends what part of the city your staying?
Some of the very poor barrios still 4-12hr blackouts. Other sectors have pretty much 24x7 power.
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