There's so much news, so many reports, and so much speculation everywhere. The only thing I'm sure is true is that we don't have electricity, water, or gas for cooking at home.
In the morning I was surprised to find there was no gas for cooking, just a tiny trickle that looked like a ghost. I found a single burner electric stove that was stored away and was able to make breakfast.
Having water and electricity is unreliable. That morning, both were available, so I took the opportunity to clean, tell my daughter to take a shower, and then I did the same, only to realize that the water went out exactly 5 minutes after I finished showering.
The electricity could go out at any moment, and since there's no gas for cooking and I have to use electric appliances, I decided to make lunch very early to avoid any problems with the power going out at midday. You always have to be one step ahead. I put the rice in a multi-functional electric pressure cooker (obviously), and I was about to cook some chops on the small electric stove when suddenly the power went out. I didn't even have time to plug the stove back in, and the rice was left soaking in water. It hadn't even been 5 minutes since I put it in the pressure cooker. This seems like a bad joke.
Without electricity, water, and domestic gas.
After an hour, I checked the pot where the rice was. It had absorbed the water, and thanks to the little steam it managed to generate, the rice had softened enough to be edible. It was time to make my daughter's lunch. As an adult, I can handle hunger better than she can, so I improvised as best I could to make her something to eat. There was some edible rice left not the best, but edible. With the last of the gas in the stove, I managed to heat a pan enough to cook an egg. Luckily, I had some lettuce, tomato, and onion, and I was able to make a salad, which I dressed with oregano, adobo seasoning, salt, and vinegar. I was able to make my daughter a decent lunch, which calmed me down a little. I had been worried. Meanwhile, I continue waiting.
Living here is an ordeal. Some districts haven't had electricity for five days. It feels like it will never end.
Where do you live?
Venezuela
Continue feeling a victim does not help. Your govt inc. will be forced soon (or is already) to increase its debt for buying energy from the US, despite all natural resources that you guys have there. Move out of grid and live sovereign should be a priority.
I'm not playing the victim. I'm talking about reality, but you won't understand it because you live in a bubble. Yes, obviously being self employed is the best, but it requires a significant investment. You won't understand that either.
I do, I feel you. I've been in multiple different bubbles, that's why I say so. My comment aimed to encourage you, nothing else. Having a disfunctional government is probably a good motivation to self-organize differently. Imagine you where comfortably sitting in your NYC sofa, would you be motivated to change?
The motivation is there, but some other elements are missing to fully achieve sovereignty.
The little victories (edible rice, a salad, an egg) shouldn't feel like heroic achievements.
Praying the utilities come back stable soon
That's exactly what it's supposed to be: the basics or the minimum.
Can you access portable gas bottles and get them refilled or is that not available?
The gas cylinder is available, the problem is getting the refill.
From your linked post it sounds like buying a 10kg bottle from one of the private gas suppliers would be the best bet but to use the domestic gas supply when it is available and only use the bottled gas when domestic supply is cut?
We live offgrid and use LPG bottled gas in 9kg cylinders- one cylinder lasts many months but we always have at least one spare for when thew one in use runs out. I guess the expense of buying even one 10 kg gas cylinder is an obstacle for many in your situation?
It is tragic and ironic given your countries gas and oil reserves wealth.
I hope your situation improves soon.
ironic.
There is no natural gas available for the houses or buildings. For example, the buildings also use gas cylinders, but they are enormous, enough to supply four small buildings. You have to pay the gas suppliers in advance and wait a couple of months for them to refill the cylinder that supplies the buildings.
So is that the gas you use and that ran out recently?
If so maybe get a 10kg cylinder as backup?
Or if you already use a cylinder, get a spare?
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I am sorry to hear about the uncertainty you are facing, and thank you for reporting. Your salad sounds delicious, for what it's worth!
How can I help?
maybe stop financing the occupator
How does one stop financing the US military industrial complex?
Stop using the USD?
Use Yuan?
What’s the explanation for the outages?
The dialogue they're selling is: "the climate temperature has risen a lot"
The reality: they haven't done the necessary maintenance and investment on the electricity generators for years.
control, submission, etc.
https://mppee.gob.ve/?p=105437
They say 45 days of reasoning, but the electricity has always, always been in constant outages, only now it's worse.
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