Running out of electricity is never a pleasant experience, and is something we would all ideally like to avoid as much as possible. Most of the time this usually results in a brief moment of shock followed by an untimely drive to the nearest prepaid electricity vendor in order to purchase more electricity. You then rush back home to enter the terribly long 20 digits token to catch the last 5 minutes of that Orange is the New Black episode.
But sometimes the blackout timing far exceeds mere inconvenience, leaving you wondering why the universe has cursed you. Powertime explores 5 of these scenarios as well as the solution to all these problems which could help you save electricity, save frozen food, save your marriage and save the world.
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- Hosting an event or a party
Hosting an event and inviting people into your home is stressful enough as is, however the most extravagant and talked about events can be ruined by an untimely blackout. When music, lights and fridge stop working, your party could turn into the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons.
- Baking a cake
So you’ve been watching episodes of the Great British Bake Off and you want to try your hand at being the next greatest baker in South Africa. You’ve formulated the perfect recipe, mixed all the ingredients and put them in the oven with the timer set for just the right amount of time for the cake to come out perfectly moist and cooked to perfection when the electricity goes 15 minutes before the cake is ready. This tragedy has dashed your hopes and dreams of impressing Anne Hirsch and you decide to order take away.
- Walking down the stairs
Running downstairs to grab those leftovers from your braai for a late night snack, you take a few confident steps down the staircase when all of a sudden the lights go off, you lose your footing and end up calling your best friend to take you to the hospital.
- Halfway through a haircut or straightening your hair
You decide to do a little DIY hair maintenance in preparation for your big date. Your outfit is picked out, bottle of wine chilling in the fridge, booking made at the restaurant and you have just enough time for a quick grooming session in order to trim your hair and beard before going to pick up your date. Alternatively, you are preparing for a big date and have dressed to impressed, waxed and tweezed and begin the final stages of straightening your hair. You get half way through when all of a sudden your electricity goes off and you’re left looking ridiculous while you have to rush to the shops ..
- Watching a live sports game
It’s the final game that everyone has been talking about! The beers are cold, the sandwiches are on the table, and all your friends have come round to enjoy the greatest sporting event of the year on your new 52 inch HDTV! 70 minutes in the scores are close and it could be anyone’s game! Both teams are fighting hard and the tensions are high when suddenly, to everyone’s dismay, the screen goes dark and the room goes quiet. You hear a few joyous shouts from the neighbours but you can’t really tell who won. You do your best to avoid the awkward stares from your best friends as they glance up from their phones while frantically trying to search for the final score.
All these situations are the stuff that nightmares are made of, and would haunt you for the rest of your life if they had to come true. If you don’t want it to happen to you, use Powertime to buy electricity online anytime, anywhere!