Friday evening I came home - late, as I went somewhere - only to find the house in pitch darkness. The lights had been off since 3pm, and of course in typical style, all sorts of stuff had been left unwashed and un-put-away, as if the fact that there is no electrical power means that every single chore should immediately stop until daylight! And the power stayed off all of Saturday and all of Sunday, by which time I had to totally clean out one fridge, as the water was dripping out of the freezer all over the floor! [That should tell you something about the floor and how flat it is!] I was definitely in a bad mood by the end of the weekend, and did not feel at all relaxed, even though I probably slept more than usual!
Some members of the household went to neighbours and friends to recharge phones - the most urgent priority? Personally I was more worried about R at night; the rest of us could manage with torches or flashlights (depending on whether I am speaking British or American English) or the odd candle or the security lights from the next house - which is on a different line from us!
Monday morning saw three of us carrying rechargeable lanterns plus mobile phone chargers to work and school in the hopes that at least those venues would have light. They did, and sod's law also worked, the lights at home came back on. Big relief though.
What I did learn is that I could have phoned the ECG (Electricity Company of Ghana) call centre - whose number I did store on my phone - even at the weekend! I was quite shocked to hear of this, on Monday afternoon! Next time, not such a long wait, before complaining!
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