newermonkey Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Believe me, Its serious, someone at the power station threw the wrong switch thinking he was turning of the hong nam light. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Believe me, Its serious, someone at the power station threw the wrong switch thinking he was turning of the hong nam light. now that made me laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Did anyone else get a second outage aruond 1am/2am ish ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livinthailandos Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Just wondering 1 thing about this blackout event where the electric goes out in so many provinces and that is When this electrical line or plant gets fixed I just want to know is it a short term band aid fix and just the beginning of say a more long term issue of more blackouts to come Sent from my using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVisionBurma Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Did anyone else get a second outage aruond 1am/2am ish ? Not in Phuket Town. Came back on just before 9, and thankfully hasn't been off again since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Perhaps just my building - highly likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVisionBurma Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Not sure if it is related - but since the power went back on last night I have had constant problems with the internet connection. I think the building I'm staying in uses 3BB, but its an outside provider (cyberpoint wifi) Very intermittent, every time I try to load a page it fails 4 or 5 times before it loads, right through until now. Has anyone else had net issues since last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 i heard its all southern thailand Yes its all over the South ! So i guess that TS must have done it as everything is ok in Isaan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Blame it on the Farlangs or maybe NASA? Don't talk nonsense, it was TS who did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Might sound crazy - but, could another military coup be happening????If it was they would not black out the people who who cheer for it. They'd black out Issan.Ahhhhh, tourism - foreigners panicing - heading for the airport - ringing their embassy etc etc etc etc. That said, we haven't got a post from anyone in Issan yet. Any y'all southerners want some good quality, true red, Isaan electricity? Plenty of it up here. Well you need some reward for living in such a boring grotty area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Either it was southern "terrorists", or somewhere out there, there's a very well fried RAT that decided to munch on the wrong cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlehead Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 These outages have their advantages. Most of my neighborhood was outside, talking, laughing, comparing flashlights, playing video games together, etc. Trying to drink the beer while it was still cold! Some of them I haven't talked to in months and everyone seemed happy. I heard my wife discussing farangs and when questioned, she said they were discussing whose fault this outage was. I said Why farangs? She said, they leave the air con on when they're not home, as well as lights, have huge houses with more bedrooms than people, big cars, etc. I didn't argue, except to say that rich Thai people do all these things too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Not sure if it is related - but since the power went back on last night I have had constant problems with the internet connection. I think the building I'm staying in uses 3BB, but its an outside provider (cyberpoint wifi) Very intermittent, every time I try to load a page it fails 4 or 5 times before it loads, right through until now. Has anyone else had net issues since last night? 3BB working well in Kata today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I can't help wondering why our area (north of Chiang Mai city) was running on 110volts for some time in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 It did not take a long to start the discussion of new power stations to the south. http://www.phuketgazette.net/thailandnews/2013/Phuket-Gazette-Thailand-News-Regional-blackout-prompts-call-for-more-power-stations-21121.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zulugutt Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Not sure if it is related - but since the power went back on last night I have had constant problems with the internet connection. I think the building I'm staying in uses 3BB, but its an outside provider (cyberpoint wifi) Very intermittent, every time I try to load a page it fails 4 or 5 times before it loads, right through until now. Has anyone else had net issues since last night? 3BB working well in Kata today. I have an UPS on my 3BB router, so I had internet also during the blackout yesterday since 3BBs signal was not affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Just wondering 1 thing about this blackout event where the electric goes out in so many provinces and that is When this electrical line or plant gets fixed I just want to know is it a short term band aid fix and just the beginning of say a more long term issue of more blackouts to come Sent from my using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Prime Minister Yingluck is sure to go on record with a firm promise that it will not be allowed to happen again. So no worries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Might sound crazy - but, could another military coup be happening???? If it was they would not black out the people who who cheer for it. They'd black out Issan. Ahhhhh, tourism - foreigners panicing - heading for the airport - ringing their embassy etc etc etc etc. That said, we haven't got a post from anyone in Issan yet. If it's as hot down there as it is up here, an extended power cut will have tourists leaving in droves, unless hotels have their own generators. I can't see the pampered tourists of today suffering without AC, satellite tv and hot showers. It's at times like this that the cheap places will continue without a break in guest numbers, while expensive places see their guests running for the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Not sure if it is related - but since the power went back on last night I have had constant problems with the internet connection. I think the building I'm staying in uses 3BB, but its an outside provider (cyberpoint wifi) Very intermittent, every time I try to load a page it fails 4 or 5 times before it loads, right through until now. Has anyone else had net issues since last night? I had it for a while - I think it was on the 22nd - for maybe 15 to 30 minutes. My browser would instantly show an error message with a "Try again" button, so I would do that and it would take a few more times before it would load. I can't remember what the error page actually said, apart from the "Try again" button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 I'm out again in Kata. Not dark enough yet to see how widespread. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I'm out again in Kata. Not dark enough yet to see how widespread. Anyone else? No, all ok here in Kata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Lights on in Kamala. Although, some streets are flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 No power out at all where I am in Kata. But cable TV out since about 17.20 so electric down some where else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi007 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) No power out at all where I am in Kata. But cable TV out since about 17.20 so electric down some where else. No problem in my area of Rawai with electric. Cable is out though. Cable just came back online. Edited May 24, 2013 by Jimi007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 No power out at all where I am in Kata. But cable TV out since about 17.20 so electric down some where else. No problem in my area of Rawai with electric. Cable is out though. Cable just came back online. You gave me hope for the cable TV. Turned on TV - nothing. Wife laughed at me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi007 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 No power out at all where I am in Kata. But cable TV out since about 17.20 so electric down some where else. No problem in my area of Rawai with electric. Cable is out though. Cable just came back online. You gave me hope for the cable TV. Turned on TV - nothing. Wife laughed at me. LOL! I had just read your post and I turned on my TV, nothing but static! By the time I had finished my post the cable came on and the TV was on really loud! I'm on KPP Rawai though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlehead Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Funny, reading the posts, Jimi, told my wife to turn it on, just like LIK. Then, before she could, I read his. Then yours again and told her never mind. But, too late she already did. And we have it here in Rawai. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Still out in Kata. <deleted>?? Storm must have broken something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Still out in Kata. <deleted>?? Storm must have broken something. Yes, noticed on my way home that the Koktanod area was out. No problems on Katekwan Road and further North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 No power all night in my part of Kata. Got back 7:30 last night to darkness, left at 8:30 this morning, still no electricity. Fortunately cool enough to survive with no aircon or fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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