Aug 7, 2023·edited Aug 7, 2023Liked by shit you should care about
Can't believe this is how my country gets a shoutout on the newsy😂🇿🇦 Fun facts; today I have loadshedding from 16:00-18:30 at home and 06:00-08:30 in the area I work in. We have an app to track it so at least we know when it's happening🤷🏻♀️ The app is not run by the company that puts our power off.
I don't think my finger has ever scrolled so fast down a newsy, the words "load shedding" are far too familiar to any South African. Can't believe my country's severe electricity problem has made a feature onto my fav newsy, we often forget that the rest of the world has no idea what these random terms mean, any who ya'll the best!! think of us when you switch your lights on xxx
We have load shedding in Australia sometimes in the summer. It’s not a nation wide blackout though. They take some customers off to prevent a nation wide blackout.
I think NZ has had load shedding in the winter which is when energy usage is at its highest there.
this is such a silly brag but when the loadshedding tiktok came up on my fyp, i actually knew what it was! i have a south african coworker who just got to NZ about a month or so ago and she told me all about it - i basically just kept repeating “sorry what?” bc the whole thing is so cooked!!
Can't believe this is how my country gets a shoutout on the newsy😂🇿🇦 Fun facts; today I have loadshedding from 16:00-18:30 at home and 06:00-08:30 in the area I work in. We have an app to track it so at least we know when it's happening🤷🏻♀️ The app is not run by the company that puts our power off.
Hilariously I'd seen the Joe Lycett painting and had NO idea of the Hockney. Truly though Harry had willingly and gamely sat for Joe and his art haha.
I don't think my finger has ever scrolled so fast down a newsy, the words "load shedding" are far too familiar to any South African. Can't believe my country's severe electricity problem has made a feature onto my fav newsy, we often forget that the rest of the world has no idea what these random terms mean, any who ya'll the best!! think of us when you switch your lights on xxx
Harry has a unique & amazing sense of humor! 💚
Oh luce! In India too there is this concept of load shedding. 👩🦰 it mostly happens on Fridays.
We have load shedding in Australia sometimes in the summer. It’s not a nation wide blackout though. They take some customers off to prevent a nation wide blackout.
I think NZ has had load shedding in the winter which is when energy usage is at its highest there.
Here is a fact sheet from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) about it https://aemo.com.au/en/learn/energy-explained/energy-101/explaining-load-shedding
Kind of hilarious to see this in today’s newsy. I work in the energy industry. AMA!
this is such a silly brag but when the loadshedding tiktok came up on my fyp, i actually knew what it was! i have a south african coworker who just got to NZ about a month or so ago and she told me all about it - i basically just kept repeating “sorry what?” bc the whole thing is so cooked!!
I had only seen the Joe Lycett text exchange before and did not get it, this makes a lot more sense now 😅