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Immense Frustration



Our country that is noted for its beauty and splendor also has a bevy of problems to deal with. One of the foremost ‘runners’ in this race for a claim to fame is the garbage menace. No matter what we do there is hardly any let up to this ridiculousness. You call someone to handle the issue which may get addressed immediately but after a while apathy sets in and they forget to collect. Or they do and people still litter or urinate or defecate anywhere….

The other annoying issue is the problem with power outages, limited flow of electricity, a current problem or whatever you call it. No matter what you try to do to beat the issue by waking up early or doing things well into the night, there is no let up. A generator may be a solution to the problem but the issue is the noise and fuel to charge things up. The next best thing to do is opt for a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) device or inverter or battery back up to set things right. Unfortunately what is a total bummer here is the heavy duty equipment at home like the fridge, microwave, iron, geyser or the quintessential oven may tip the scale. Needless to say, if one would like to make use of these appliances it would require some rewiring or an increase in the load of the battery operated device. At the end of the day, it is literally each man for himself with a hope that someone in authority with wake up and smell the burnt offerings.

There are innumerable issues that can be illustrated to diss our framework but that is not the idea. The bone of disharmony is the lack of concern that quite literally stares us in the face with no possibility of a let up anywhere close. Let me relate a little incident – woke up early today to beat the power outage, got the cake mix going and bang the power went off (again). As I sit here and thump away waiting for some cheer in this festive season, all I can hear is the keyboard groaning with my fury (UPS to the rescue once again). Therefore, does the constant chant of ‘are we like this only’ going to be a constant or is there going to be any let up?

We debate across the board about which government would be ideal to tackle the woes, but seriously I don’t understand who is going to set things right. As a friend mentioned sometime ago – and I quote ‘give it up there is no point’ unquote. All that I can say is that we need people in office to literally get down to brass tacks right away coz this is extremely annoying to say the least. Agree with me dahlings?

Xo…

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