Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I tell you what, electricity is truly a wonder. Every day in the modern world people take it for granted. You go throughout your daily lives never giving it a moments thought. Unlike me, who (not by choice) thinks about it multiple times per day.
This picture is of our AC plug. Since we moved in here, on occasion I've heard crackling noises from this outlet and even seen some sparks, but I never thought this would happen. How scary does that look? It completely melted the outlet from the inside! I don't know what's scarier, the meltdown or the fact that if it had caught fire there is no fire extinguishers in the entire building. No joke, this is a brand new campus with not one functioning extinguisher. Of course Remi sent this email to the head of the school, so we'll see what happens from there.
I spend a lot of time in India praying to the god of electricity, (jokingly, and yet not). With a minimum of four electrical outages per day, it's important to make sure you give thanks for the times you do have it. And yes, I am totally serious.
Outages are annoying. A movie you were watching is interrupted, an email you were typing is gone, your laundry is now sitting in soapy water for the next 3 hours. Of course, not all of the outages lasts for hours, in fact most are just 5-10 minutes, but it's just enough to annoy you and remind you of how much you truly LOVE electricity. I mean really...we love it, we need it, and we don't ever really say it.
So lets all give a big thanks to electricity, be grateful you get uninterrupted service, be thankful for safety codes and building inspectors (that cannot be bribed), and the genuine feeling of trust and carefree security that comes with the flick of a light switch. For that is a truly wonderful thing to have.
*Update: Good news! After another reminder from Remi the school sent over an electrician to fix our plugs. In light of this problem, Umesh (the school director) is having a meeting with all the heads of departments to discuss the plans for evacuations in case of emergencies, where new fire extinguishers will be located, and also to schedule a walk-through of all the apartments on campus to test the outlets. Wowie!!
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