Yesterday in the highlands we all experienced two power outages. Annoying, inconvenient, and, for some, costly. For them we had no neighbourhood notification. This is usual, but it need not be. We all know what is involved in our respective households re. TV, phones, computers, and time lost in homework etc. Today I spoke about this to the hydro crew outside my house. They were sympathetic to the point of agreeing with me that the foreman should have notified the neighbourhood. I asked where he was and they said, "He is at his desk"! I phoned Hydro main office and lodged a formal complaint. If this had happened during the height of the heatwave; things might have had a tragic turn. We need to be told when any planned action like this will occur. Every time this happen we go offline, all electrical activities suddenly stop. Cars can be locked in or out of garages. Sensitive surge prone electronics can be compromised etc. You should care more and stop flexing your government backed power. Remember we are all still with COVID! read more