tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post1600141641958218973..comments2023-11-03T01:24:37.142-07:00Comments on Militant Ginger: A snobby Eurotrash rant about America and electricty...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-38929316004806411562008-07-28T04:35:00.000-07:002008-07-28T04:35:00.000-07:00Would 'a factor of 5 to 10' be similar to our Euro...Would 'a factor of 5 to 10' be similar to our European 'double' ?<BR/><BR/>Mycroft,<BR/>OxfordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-58148022747723084762008-07-28T02:22:00.000-07:002008-07-28T02:22:00.000-07:00There is probably another factor at work: people a...There is probably another factor at work: people are stealing electricity. Most likely not form you directly, because you would notice when you got your bill, but straight from the lines.<BR/><BR/>What happens is that the power supplier is churning out what he thinks is the optimum amount of juice, but that does not take into account the numbers who are nicking the stuff.<BR/><BR/>That is probably why your lights dim at certain times - a local shop is using dodgy juice!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280305663941374991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-40467609794903134472008-07-25T19:27:00.000-07:002008-07-25T19:27:00.000-07:00I used to live in an oil rich Arab country. Power ...I used to live in an oil rich Arab country. Power lines? Nuh-uh, those things are underground. My father's a civil engineer and I asked why it isn't done in the US, (he used to work for a city utility department). It all boils down to cha-ching.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't just cost more to put wires underground, it costs more to maintain them as well. In particular, rats have a nasty habit of chewing through just about anything man can design.<BR/><BR/>Though if you think American sockets are bad, wait till you see the ones in Jordan. Oh. My. God.The Chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970398885870679916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-13743816879220591522008-07-25T14:09:00.000-07:002008-07-25T14:09:00.000-07:00The lights dimming and the two-prong thing isn't a...The lights dimming and the two-prong thing isn't a problem with the power grid... it's a problem with the wiring in your house. I assure you that all of New Jersey does not dim everytime one of you goes to dry your hair.<BR/><BR/>Overhead wiring is far cheaper than underground wiring to install. (By a factor of 5 to 10) This affects the total cost of service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com