Thursday, April 17, 2008

Traffic during Loadshedding

I was HIGHLY frustrated tonight in the traffic because I was completely gridlocked in a loadshedding related traffic jam... so true to form, I whipped out my trusty camera and took some shots of the mess!
I only ended up getting home at 7pm... note... this is NOT good considering I still have to pack for our holiday!!
For those not in South Africa, there is an energy crisis here at the moment

because Eskom and the government did not make provision for the growth in the economy, so for the next umpteen years until they finish building new power stations, we are being subjected to 4 hours of blackouts per area every second day! What a way to build an economy!! Most small businesses have to shut down during these times because they cannot afford generators.

2 comments:

Corey~living and loving said...

cool photo. I can not imagine however the frustration with those blackouts.

ugh....

have a great trip. I'll miss you.

Anonymous said...

In PE we have it for 2 hours everyday!

It sucks!! But I think two hours every day is probably better than 4 hours even if it is every second day!