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he other day, I received a friendly postcard from Energex, telling me that they intended to cut off my electricity on the 12th of October, between the hours of 8:00 am and 11:00 am. How nice of them to inform me of this minor inconvenience, though if I was in charge of their Public Relations, I might suggest a peaceful scenic picture or even the smiling faces of their yellow-vested tradies, rather than the alarming orange and red shout, POWER OUTAGE.
of the electricity network”. Social distancing and dog warnings, clearing the fuse box, all sensible suggestions were mentioned, but I did take exception to the advice that I should “refrain from nonessential interaction with our staff on-site”. What exactly did this mean? No cheery waves or greetings; no offers of cups of tea; no observations about the weather? Must we fail to acknowledge their presence in any way, lest we distract them from their duty?
On turning the postcard over to read their greetings, or perhaps an apology for any inconvenience caused, we were merely given instructions on how to deal with this “necessary maintenance
I had plenty to do that did not require power, eat chocolate, then an apple to neutralise the evil of the chocolate, shower, listen to the birds, and make vital decisions as to what to wear, not that I was going
