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Just in case I am going to stock up on candles

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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 29 Oct 2014 16:05

I think the threat was not so much black outs but a drop in power which dims the lights. But more significant is the fact that that can affect computers, clocks etc.

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OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 29 Oct 2014 15:31

I am always careful with candles - my 2 candle holders have weighted bases and glass funnels.

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I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

Rambling

Rambling Report 29 Oct 2014 15:26



I have candles always in stock having lived in the land of the powercut for many years ( Wales) and torches but it is worrying news for the elderly or infirm. My friend that I have just visited was hit very hard last winter when the electric was off for 2 days. It was thanks to others who brought her hot drinks and meals and an oil heater that she survived.

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Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 29 Oct 2014 15:20

You would be better buying LED Torches..

Candles can be dangerous...

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 29 Oct 2014 15:12

With the National Grid warning of a possible fall in supply capacity this winter as a result of either generators breaking down or - power stations closing before new stations are available to replace them, and that when asked about the possibility of power cuts this winter, the Energy Minister Matthew Hancock said, the government are taking the necessary measures to ensure there will be secure energy supplies this winter............

and as I have little faith in what government ministers say, I have decided to stock up on candles this weekend - we are not into winter yet and my lights have been flickering several times today :-(

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

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