Re: O/T. Power cuts : Thu May 02, 2013 12:47 am  

dr_feelgood wrote:

Didn't realise you had got leccy in Rochdale

Hey steady on............I used to live in Scholes and Orrell !

Re: O/T. Power cuts : Thu May 02, 2013 1:06 am  

Could be working on the lines or someone knocking out sub stations stealing cable. Alternatively it could just be the fact that when Maggie privatised power generation the companies failed to invest adequately in new power stations and our ability to cope with occasional spike in demand has suffered. We had a brown out at work (Runcorn) yesterday which sent a few bits of kit a bit funny.

Re: O/T. Power cuts : Thu May 02, 2013 9:35 am  

fleabag wrote:

Hey steady on............I used to live in Scholes and Orrell !

At the same time ?

Re: O/T. Power cuts : Thu May 02, 2013 4:32 pm  

dr_feelgood wrote:

Could be working on the lines or someone knocking out sub stations stealing cable. Alternatively it could just be the fact that when Maggie privatised power generation the companies failed to invest adequately in new power stations and our ability to cope with occasional spike in demand has suffered. We had a brown out at work (Runcorn) yesterday which sent a few bits of kit a bit funny.

A brown out

Re: Piespace (OT Chat etc) v2 : Sat May 04, 2013 12:37 pm  

Brief interruption of less than a second that causes the lights to momentarily dip in brightness also trips some of our more sensitive electronic kit.

Good Luck Wigan Athletic : Thu May 09, 2013 11:26 am  

From Wigan Warriors. http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local-news/warriors-back-latics-for-the-cup-1-5658866 Good to see and despite which sport you follow the town is very lucky to have the choice of both football and rugby at the highest level in this country. Don't follow football but it would be incredible for Wigan if both teams reached Wembley and won.

From Wigan Warriors. http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local-news/warriors-back-latics-for-the-cup-1-5658866 Good to see and despite which sport you follow the town is very lucky to have the choice of both football and rugby at the highest level in this country. Don't follow football but it would be incredible for Wigan if both teams reached Wembley and won.

Re: Good Luck Wigan Athletic : Thu May 09, 2013 11:48 am  

Very best of luck to them.

Re: Good Luck Wigan Athletic : Thu May 09, 2013 1:03 pm  

Meh.

Re: Good Luck Wigan Athletic : Thu May 09, 2013 1:22 pm  

Shouldn't this be in the 'other sports' forum?

Re: Good Luck Wigan Athletic : Thu May 09, 2013 1:42 pm  

MattyB wrote:

Shouldn't this be in the 'other sports' forum?

Considering it involves both teams in the same town I think not.

I found it quite interesting that Wigan Warriors exchange coaching methods with the football team.

Mark Bitcon was a Wigan Athletic Jnr and is still one the the best footballers I have played with - we can learn a lot from other sports.