In article , Tim Watts
scribeth thus
On 24/06/14 11:43, Mick IOW wrote:
Hi all,
Can anyone remind me about the power cuts in the 1970s please?

Did the power cuts begin in September 1972 ?
Were they They3 hours on & 3 hours off ?

Then the 3 day week began in January in 1974 ?

I live on the Isle of Wight, but they were all over the UK I think?

Mick.


anecdotal (I was like 4-5 at the time)...

4-6 hours off I think. Certainly not 4 on, 4 off. More like "mostly on,
but 4-6 off perhaps a few times a week.

In Surrey, near outer London, I remember going around town with my mum
on her daily shopping trip and she would stop by the SEEBOARD shop and
check the poster in the window that carried the rota of power cuts.

The bloke in the hardware shop was doing a nice line in paraffin lamps
(we had one).

Wikipedia should give you the dates.

Experiences in other parts of the country may have been very different.

ISTR here around Cambridge we had three hours off on the days when we
were affected. There was a low/medium and high risk rating for the days
concerned.

However all that did was to speed up the design of a 12 volt inverter so
we kept the lights on at least..

Plus the TV on a good "all batteries charged" day..
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Tony Sayer