Dateline 13 Mar.
Life has been difficult, weatherwise, in Kochi. The mercury has shot up and the days have become unbearably hot.
I have missed the deadline for posting this thought of mine thanks to conditions that look conspiratorial:-
(a) Erratic power supply. Power outages are a common phenomenon these days. The electricity board
says that most of the reservoirs feeding our hydel projects are crying for want of immediate rains to
maintain acceptable levels of water for power generation. But there doesn't seem to be a possibility
of even a thundershower in the catchment areas!
(b) Erratic telephony. The telephone seems to be on the blink, wonder why? Probably, the heat is
taking its toll on the communications as a whole.
(c) Erratic internet. It goes without saying that when the telephone is down can the net avoid an
interruption? But this one takes the cake. The net is down even while the telephone is okay and
I don't seem to understand the technical niceties. When the service provider is asked as to what's
going on, he has a ready answer, 'the OFC cable is faulty'. Doesn't ofc mean, overhead feeder cable
and so, isn't it a case of double fault with a cable as its appendage? Or is it a convenient excuse to
give to an insistent caller?
I smell a conspiracy!
Tailpiece.
Am reminded of a similar episode in Jamnagar while I was undergoing a course. My mate in the adjacent room had sleepless nights because of an erratic fan. After lodging a complaint with the electrical workshop and waiting for the mandatory 48 hrs, he accosted the electrician and blasted him who meekly told him, "Saab, EMF ka problem hai. Store mein EMF stock mein nahin hain. Local purchase karna padega aur uske liye waqt lagega"(Sir, EMF is the problem and currently, it's not on stock in the store and will have to resort to purchasing from the market that will take time).
My friend seemed to be happy with the answer till somebody told him as to what EMF was all about. He has not forgiven that electrician to this date as I understand!
Life has been difficult, weatherwise, in Kochi. The mercury has shot up and the days have become unbearably hot.
I have missed the deadline for posting this thought of mine thanks to conditions that look conspiratorial:-
(a) Erratic power supply. Power outages are a common phenomenon these days. The electricity board
says that most of the reservoirs feeding our hydel projects are crying for want of immediate rains to
maintain acceptable levels of water for power generation. But there doesn't seem to be a possibility
of even a thundershower in the catchment areas!
(b) Erratic telephony. The telephone seems to be on the blink, wonder why? Probably, the heat is
taking its toll on the communications as a whole.
(c) Erratic internet. It goes without saying that when the telephone is down can the net avoid an
interruption? But this one takes the cake. The net is down even while the telephone is okay and
I don't seem to understand the technical niceties. When the service provider is asked as to what's
going on, he has a ready answer, 'the OFC cable is faulty'. Doesn't ofc mean, overhead feeder cable
and so, isn't it a case of double fault with a cable as its appendage? Or is it a convenient excuse to
give to an insistent caller?
I smell a conspiracy!
Tailpiece.
Am reminded of a similar episode in Jamnagar while I was undergoing a course. My mate in the adjacent room had sleepless nights because of an erratic fan. After lodging a complaint with the electrical workshop and waiting for the mandatory 48 hrs, he accosted the electrician and blasted him who meekly told him, "Saab, EMF ka problem hai. Store mein EMF stock mein nahin hain. Local purchase karna padega aur uske liye waqt lagega"(Sir, EMF is the problem and currently, it's not on stock in the store and will have to resort to purchasing from the market that will take time).
My friend seemed to be happy with the answer till somebody told him as to what EMF was all about. He has not forgiven that electrician to this date as I understand!
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