Tuesday, June 24, 2008

So I'm in Pakistan right...

...here for work nothing too exciting, just drafting 2 new project proposals, delivering 2 different trainings in 2 different cities, and monitoring 3 projects among 5 partner organisations across 5 different cities - no biggie.

The issue I have is with this whole concept of "load shedding", at pre-selected intervals (6-8 times per day) electricity is cut-off across segments of the city in order to not overwhelm the power plants, which cannot produce enough electricity to meet demand/need.

The reason the power plant gets overwhelmed is because it is summer - which means air conditioning season.

It's in the upper 40'sC (110'sF), not a really cute time to be without a/c. I don't know how we used to cope before but I do know that I am not built to stand it now.

In a week and a half I head to Dera Ghazi Khan, where temperatures will be in the 50'sC (120'sF). I fully expect to be hot, miserable, and bitchy. I already warned the project partner there that I am likely to find fault with everything - he's scared.

Sigh!

5 comments:

Manu said...

You dealt with it in Kolkata. Deal with it here! :)

beatpunk said...

I was wondering who had hit my blog from Karachi with no referencing link. Could it have been you? Be well!

dit said...

That does not sounds like fun. The hottest place I have ever been was Death Valley, California. We were on our way back from Las Vegas and were sitting at a stand-still on the highway. The Car's outside thermometer read 123 degrees. Although, when we opened the windows of the car, it felt as if we were standing in front of a hair dryer. Anyway . . . . good luck in staying cool.

Castle of Stink said...

OMB, it's only hit the upper 90's (F) here and I feel like I'm in hell. I can't imagine dealing with 110!

Anonymous said...

I am jealous. I always am reading your posts! Hey, I will be in India in two weeks, which is not Dera Ghazi Khan, but same hemisphere? :) Anyway, best luck w/ everything!