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Default 3hr power cut thanks to some trees

harry wrote:

Electrical faults happen all the time. If there is danger they can,
will and should turn the power off as soon as possible.


The roads are a danger - look at RTA stats.

Do you proposed to close all of them?

People can only be notified if there is a planned shut down.
They can shut down when they like, they are entitled to come into your
house if there is danger. They can even break into your house if there
is danger.
You are living on cloud nine.
Now stop whining and get into the real world.


The real world that the rest of us live in has risks.

You cannot reduce risk to zero - you seek a reasonable balance.

Do you read the Guardian by any chance?

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