Try to look at it as avant gard Thai art, it might help.Nereus wrote:But what a shame that everybody has to put up with such an eyesore with all the overhead mess.
G.
Power Outages - Thailand
Electricity supply in parts of Australia, particularly Sydney, has been getting progressively less reliable over the last 10 years. Supply has not kept pace with demand, particularly in peak usage times over summers. Infrastructure has often deteriorated.
I do not suggest that Thailand look to Sydney for guidance on a reliable electricity supply. Ten or 20 years ago the system was stable and reliable, but years of a incompetent and corrupt left wing goverment that pander to enviromentalists has finally left its mark. Sydney is becoming a third world city.
Sydney CBD hit by another power outage
17:40 AEST Tue Apr 28 2009
Energy Australia does not know what caused yet another blackout across Sydney's CBD.
Energy Australia does not know what caused yet another blackout across Sydney's CBD.
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Sydneysiders have been warned more major power cuts could grip the city, after the third big outage in a month hit the CBD.
About 30,000 businesses and homes in northern parts of the city were without power for up to 45 minutes on Tuesday morning, after workers digging near a substation activated a safety shutdown.
Hundreds of office workers were evacuated, while others were stuck in lifts and 31 sets of traffic lights were blacked out.
At Circular Quay, the outage plunged the catwalk of Australian Fashion Week into darkness.
EnergyAustralia is investigating problems with a shutdown system that activates when a fault is detected on the four major cables running from Lane Cove to the CBD.
"For some reason our protection equipment is shutting down a wider area," EnergyAustralia spokeswoman Kylie Yates said.
"It's shutting down all four cables to the CBD and that's a matter we're now investigating and working on."
The shutdown was caused by workers not connected with EnergyAustralia digging near the North Sydney substation - the same cause as the city's previous blackouts, EnergyAustralia spokesman George Maltavarow said.
He admitted the CBD was vulnerable to more outages.
But, he said, EnergyAustralia had equipment on order from the United States to better protect Sydney's power supply.
"The equipment is state of the art and will be set up in the next couple of months," Mr Maltavarow said.
"I'm asking our customers to bear with us."
A blackout hit 70,000 homes and businesses in Sydney on March 31, crippling the city during afternoon peak hour, and 50,000 customers in the same area were again without power for about 90 minutes on April 4.
After apologising on previous occasions, Premier Nathan Rees was quick to dismiss Tuesday's blackout as someone else's fault.
"So as frustrating and as annoying as it is for everyone that was affected ... it was a straightforward case of a backhoe or similar interfering with the cable," Mr Rees told reporters.
However, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell said the government needed to accept some of the blame.
"Labor is presiding over a third-world power supply for what's meant to be a world-class city," he said.
He blamed the government's lack of investment in electricity infrastructure for the supply failures.
"Nathan Rees promised it wouldn't happen again," Mr O'Farrell said.
"It's continuing to happen. It's an embarrassment, particularly when ... Fashion Week is in Sydney.
"Nathan Rees' proof is in the pudding - if you don't invest in electricity this is what you get."
Tuesday's blackout struck at 10.30am (AEST). :Electricity supply in parts of Australia, particularly Sydney, has been getting progressively less reliable over the last 10 years. Supply has not kept pace with demand, particularly in peak usage times over summers. Infrastructure has often deteriorated.
Electricity supply in parts of Australia, particularly Sydney, has been getting progressively less reliable over the last 10 years. I do not suggest that Thailand look to Sydney for guidance on a reliable electricity supply. Ten or 20 years ago the system was stable and reliable.
Sydney CBD hit by another power outage
17:40 AEST Tue Apr 28 2009
Energy Australia does not know what caused yet another blackout across Sydney's CBD.
Energy Australia does not know what caused yet another blackout across Sydney's CBD.
________________________________________
Sydneysiders have been warned more major power cuts could grip the city, after the third big outage in a month hit the CBD.
About 30,000 businesses and homes in northern parts of the city were without power for up to 45 minutes on Tuesday morning, after workers digging near a substation activated a safety shutdown.
Hundreds of office workers were evacuated, while others were stuck in lifts and 31 sets of traffic lights were blacked out.
At Circular Quay, the outage plunged the catwalk of Australian Fashion Week into darkness.
EnergyAustralia is investigating problems with a shutdown system that activates when a fault is detected on the four major cables running from Lane Cove to the CBD.
"For some reason our protection equipment is shutting down a wider area," EnergyAustralia spokeswoman Kylie Yates said.
"It's shutting down all four cables to the CBD and that's a matter we're now investigating and working on."
The shutdown was caused by workers not connected with EnergyAustralia digging near the North Sydney substation - the same cause as the city's previous blackouts, EnergyAustralia spokesman George Maltavarow said.
He admitted the CBD was vulnerable to more outages.
But, he said, EnergyAustralia had equipment on order from the United States to better protect Sydney's power supply.
"The equipment is state of the art and will be set up in the next couple of months," Mr Maltavarow said.
"I'm asking our customers to bear with us."
A blackout hit 70,000 homes and businesses in Sydney on March 31, crippling the city during afternoon peak hour, and 50,000 customers in the same area were again without power for about 90 minutes on April 4.
After apologising on previous occasions, Premier Nathan Rees was quick to dismiss Tuesday's blackout as someone else's fault.
"So as frustrating and as annoying as it is for everyone that was affected ... it was a straightforward case of a backhoe or similar interfering with the cable," Mr Rees told reporters.
However, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell said the government needed to accept some of the blame.
"Labor is presiding over a third-world power supply for what's meant to be a world-class city," he said.
He blamed the government's lack of investment in electricity infrastructure for the supply failures.
"Nathan Rees promised it wouldn't happen again," Mr O'Farrell said.
"It's continuing to happen. It's an embarrassment, particularly when ... Fashion Week is in Sydney.
"Nathan Rees' proof is in the pudding - if you don't invest in electricity this is what you get."
Tuesday's blackout struck at 10.30am (AEST).
D
I do not suggest that Thailand look to Sydney for guidance on a reliable electricity supply. Ten or 20 years ago the system was stable and reliable, but years of a incompetent and corrupt left wing goverment that pander to enviromentalists has finally left its mark. Sydney is becoming a third world city.
Sydney CBD hit by another power outage
17:40 AEST Tue Apr 28 2009
Energy Australia does not know what caused yet another blackout across Sydney's CBD.
Energy Australia does not know what caused yet another blackout across Sydney's CBD.
________________________________________
Sydneysiders have been warned more major power cuts could grip the city, after the third big outage in a month hit the CBD.
About 30,000 businesses and homes in northern parts of the city were without power for up to 45 minutes on Tuesday morning, after workers digging near a substation activated a safety shutdown.
Hundreds of office workers were evacuated, while others were stuck in lifts and 31 sets of traffic lights were blacked out.
At Circular Quay, the outage plunged the catwalk of Australian Fashion Week into darkness.
EnergyAustralia is investigating problems with a shutdown system that activates when a fault is detected on the four major cables running from Lane Cove to the CBD.
"For some reason our protection equipment is shutting down a wider area," EnergyAustralia spokeswoman Kylie Yates said.
"It's shutting down all four cables to the CBD and that's a matter we're now investigating and working on."
The shutdown was caused by workers not connected with EnergyAustralia digging near the North Sydney substation - the same cause as the city's previous blackouts, EnergyAustralia spokesman George Maltavarow said.
He admitted the CBD was vulnerable to more outages.
But, he said, EnergyAustralia had equipment on order from the United States to better protect Sydney's power supply.
"The equipment is state of the art and will be set up in the next couple of months," Mr Maltavarow said.
"I'm asking our customers to bear with us."
A blackout hit 70,000 homes and businesses in Sydney on March 31, crippling the city during afternoon peak hour, and 50,000 customers in the same area were again without power for about 90 minutes on April 4.
After apologising on previous occasions, Premier Nathan Rees was quick to dismiss Tuesday's blackout as someone else's fault.
"So as frustrating and as annoying as it is for everyone that was affected ... it was a straightforward case of a backhoe or similar interfering with the cable," Mr Rees told reporters.
However, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell said the government needed to accept some of the blame.
"Labor is presiding over a third-world power supply for what's meant to be a world-class city," he said.
He blamed the government's lack of investment in electricity infrastructure for the supply failures.
"Nathan Rees promised it wouldn't happen again," Mr O'Farrell said.
"It's continuing to happen. It's an embarrassment, particularly when ... Fashion Week is in Sydney.
"Nathan Rees' proof is in the pudding - if you don't invest in electricity this is what you get."
Tuesday's blackout struck at 10.30am (AEST). :Electricity supply in parts of Australia, particularly Sydney, has been getting progressively less reliable over the last 10 years. Supply has not kept pace with demand, particularly in peak usage times over summers. Infrastructure has often deteriorated.
Electricity supply in parts of Australia, particularly Sydney, has been getting progressively less reliable over the last 10 years. I do not suggest that Thailand look to Sydney for guidance on a reliable electricity supply. Ten or 20 years ago the system was stable and reliable.
Sydney CBD hit by another power outage
17:40 AEST Tue Apr 28 2009
Energy Australia does not know what caused yet another blackout across Sydney's CBD.
Energy Australia does not know what caused yet another blackout across Sydney's CBD.
________________________________________
Sydneysiders have been warned more major power cuts could grip the city, after the third big outage in a month hit the CBD.
About 30,000 businesses and homes in northern parts of the city were without power for up to 45 minutes on Tuesday morning, after workers digging near a substation activated a safety shutdown.
Hundreds of office workers were evacuated, while others were stuck in lifts and 31 sets of traffic lights were blacked out.
At Circular Quay, the outage plunged the catwalk of Australian Fashion Week into darkness.
EnergyAustralia is investigating problems with a shutdown system that activates when a fault is detected on the four major cables running from Lane Cove to the CBD.
"For some reason our protection equipment is shutting down a wider area," EnergyAustralia spokeswoman Kylie Yates said.
"It's shutting down all four cables to the CBD and that's a matter we're now investigating and working on."
The shutdown was caused by workers not connected with EnergyAustralia digging near the North Sydney substation - the same cause as the city's previous blackouts, EnergyAustralia spokesman George Maltavarow said.
He admitted the CBD was vulnerable to more outages.
But, he said, EnergyAustralia had equipment on order from the United States to better protect Sydney's power supply.
"The equipment is state of the art and will be set up in the next couple of months," Mr Maltavarow said.
"I'm asking our customers to bear with us."
A blackout hit 70,000 homes and businesses in Sydney on March 31, crippling the city during afternoon peak hour, and 50,000 customers in the same area were again without power for about 90 minutes on April 4.
After apologising on previous occasions, Premier Nathan Rees was quick to dismiss Tuesday's blackout as someone else's fault.
"So as frustrating and as annoying as it is for everyone that was affected ... it was a straightforward case of a backhoe or similar interfering with the cable," Mr Rees told reporters.
However, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell said the government needed to accept some of the blame.
"Labor is presiding over a third-world power supply for what's meant to be a world-class city," he said.
He blamed the government's lack of investment in electricity infrastructure for the supply failures.
"Nathan Rees promised it wouldn't happen again," Mr O'Farrell said.
"It's continuing to happen. It's an embarrassment, particularly when ... Fashion Week is in Sydney.
"Nathan Rees' proof is in the pudding - if you don't invest in electricity this is what you get."
Tuesday's blackout struck at 10.30am (AEST).
D
I can't for the life of me understand why the government allows new project to go up with overhead power lines rather than underground. I can understand it cost money converting from overhead to underground but with a new development????
To be honest, I don't fancy developments but if I ever did decide to buy in one, I would certainly look for one which has underground cables. Having said that, I think the concrete roads are also an eyesore if compared to tar.
What a fussy git?
To be honest, I don't fancy developments but if I ever did decide to buy in one, I would certainly look for one which has underground cables. Having said that, I think the concrete roads are also an eyesore if compared to tar.
What a fussy git?
Don't try to impress me with your manner of dress cos a monkey himself is a monkey no less - cold fact
I think the concrete roads are also an eyesore if compared to tar.
... but concrete holds up much better. Soi 116 is concrete and the road I live on nearby is/was tar and gravel. Both were like new when I moved here five years ago. Soi 116 is still fine but now our soi is like a potholed mud cow path because of all the rains and heavy cement and dirt trucks traveling on it due to surrounding construction in the past few years.
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
A development where the houses incoming mains are underground still has to have the high level overhead cabling, posts and transformer unit in the government road outside the project entrance.
It does look much nicer inside the development when the cabling is underground though, and can generally find it on the estates with more expensive houses as the cost is so high.
SJ
It does look much nicer inside the development when the cabling is underground though, and can generally find it on the estates with more expensive houses as the cost is so high.
SJ