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Why I hate KESC more than Cyclone Phet
1. Cyclone Phet madness came and went in 12 hours. My light went for 16.
"Cyclone Phet madness came and went in 12 hours. My light went for 16." PHOTO: AFP
1. Cyclone Phet madness came and went in 12 hours. My light went for 16.
2. Cyclone Phet caused a false scare by coming within 40km of Karachi. KESC gave me false hope by turning the power on for 20 minutes.
3. Cyclone Phet fears made me run to the store to buy a dozen candles. KESC made me use them all.
4. Cyclone Phet was over-hyped but response to the crisis was good. KESC hid all day, and never answered the phone.
5. Cyclone Phet knocked over a wall at Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s mazaar. KESC caused my mom to smash the phone against the wall.
6. Cyclone Phet cancelled my classes. KESC cancelled my life.
7. After weeks of heat, Cyclone Phet allowed me to sit in my room with the fan off. KESC did the same.
8. Cyclone Phet exited forever to the Rann of Kutch, a barren wasteland. KESC refuses to follow suit.
9. Cyclone Phet caused people to stock their fridges with all kinds of items necessary for survival. KESC made short work of those.
10. Cyclone Phet scared my cat. KESC just p****d him off.
11. Cyclone Phet means I’ll have to dodge puddles for a couple of days. KESC ensures that I’ll be paranoid of dying-via-electrocution too.
12. The only thing I hate about Cyclone Phet more than the KESC, is the fact that all the tyres are too wet to burn.
13. I hate KESC more than Cyclone Phet because my laptop’s about to…
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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!Recommend
Lol, but to be honest, they were just precautionary measures, which if needed could have been very useful.Recommend
Thank you for speaking my mind. Apparently, I was the only one in my social circle without electricity. 25 Hours without it. Went at 1:00am Sunday Morning and came back 2:30am, last night, i.e. Monday morning. So yea, I feel the same for KESC.Recommend
brilliant!Recommend
My dear,
Metrological dept. made fool everyone, how come they not find out whether
Cyclone coming to Karachi or not. I think is media is also involved in this hype. Its coming, its coming, only 300 miles, only 150 miles left.
However, Karachities were not afraid of that cyclone and waiting to welcome it, I don’t know what they want to see. Buy anyway, Dept. shown their effeminacy.Recommend
Haha!Recommend
Hilarious! The strangest thing is electricity prices have increased but there is no supply of electricity, we are required to pay more for the little which is supplied. No compensation for the damage which is done due absence of electricity.Recommend
Jay, I’m blown away :)Recommend
Tum bijli,pani, train or plane ko rootay ho Faraz, is mulk mai tu tufaan bhai time paar nahee aataa :)Recommend
Just BRILLIANT!Recommend
Soooooo true! The hate-list can go on and on…….Recommend
LOL. Very interesting comparisons :)Recommend
Hahahahhaha. Amazing!! :DRecommend
good one !!!
The only thing I hate about Cyclone Phet more than the KESC, is the fact that all the tyres are too wet to burn.Recommend
A thoroughly enjoyable article though, However Eight people died of electrocution on sunday.
Due to winds and trees power lines fall down. The people in low lying area suffer. Imagine that water enters your house there is water outside a wire drops and yes your whole family is eletrocued in seconds. I am sure you will love KESC mate. Yes the vast majority suffers but if a life is saved I think its worth it.Recommend
What a wonderful way to put it! Im sure everyone can relate to it!
Two thumbs u Jay..!Recommend
Finally a reality based piece! good one!Recommend
The reason the met office couldnt figure out what was happening with PHET was because they had no electricityRecommend
Loved it!
“The only thing I hate about Cyclone Phet more than the KESC, is the fact that all the tyres are too wet to burn.”
^The best! Recommend
Brilliant again.Recommend
haha, Awesome. Fantastic. Recommend
Amazing work my friend! You never cease to amaze me!Recommend
Good one. But No.6 “Cyclone Phet cancelled my classes. KESC cancelled my life.”
was lame.
And our electricity went for 23 Hours.Recommend
Dude you are like a mind reader. Friggin sweet!Recommend
Ha ha ha very funny and true indeed,
i also hate kesc more then the cyclone.Recommend
Why I Hate Insipid Writing More Than the KESC
KESC deprives me of the internet. Insipid writing makes me wary of ever going online
KESC makes no bones about being substandard. Insipid writing has pretenses to quality and originality.
The hardships of every blackout are, within approximation, the same. Insipid writing consistently finds new ways to horrify.
The KESC knows enough to turn off their phones when they perform badly. Insipid writers are ravenous for feedback.
I kid, I kid. But really, these lists comparing apples to oranges while beating a dead horse (possibly WITH the oranges and apples? I don’t know; the metaphor took a wrong turn somewhere and is still lost) and whining about blackouts are a little old, no? Recommend
hahahahaha… brilliant!!!Recommend
love it – you couldn’t have put it down any better -
cheers!Recommend
Jay Haque has written a great piece. He added humor in such a serious topic and all of this pointers were so correct. Great description of his feelings and a nice way to blame KESC for all their mismanagement. Loved points 8, 12 and 13. Keep it up!Recommend
Even Phet dissapointed the people of Karachi.Recommend
Hahahhaha, Brilliant! And something everyone can relate to for SURE :PRecommend
i thought *Troll, A.* ‘s list was actually a much better readRecommend
awesomeRecommend
Cyclone Phet scared my cat. KESC just p****d him off. lol You should send this to KESC directors :pRecommend
An interesting read but # 12 and 13 don’t make much sense. Recommend
Superb choice of words, fully reflecting the anger in the most sarcastic way possible.
Awesome jobRecommend
EXCELLENT!!!!!Recommend
good one, but WHAT about the news channels coverage of the PHET,from the time it formed in north arabian sea till the time it changed its mind and went toward badin…..Breaking news Phet 700 km fm Kra…….Phet 500 km fm Kra….. …..Phet 100 km fm Kra….Phet 70 km fm Kra…our reportes hv infested the city they r in every nook and cranny to give u latest update on Phet…we have xyz on a flooded road….another xyz inside a overflowing drain…..some on the sea side hoping and expecting that they catch first live fotage of phet….and we even have one on top of habib bank palaza who has strap him self to a pole up there so that he wouldn’t get blown away by gale forced wind of phet…
Sana: geeeeeee xyz on top of HB plaza ap ke pass kia update hai……..
but the comedy was when around 9 or 10pm DG MET told them its not going to hit Kra…
but….but… we have so many xyz covering every part of kra… with heavy heart Breaking news Phet ne apna rukh more lya hai… ham ap ko aik baar phir bata dain phet ne apna rukh more lya hai…aab ey thatha or badin ke taraf more gaya hai…….Sana: who is covering Phet there… do we have any tom dick harry over there….people of thatha/badin be-hold switch off ur tv if u wana live in peace or else u will get scared to death like Karachiites……….lol……..Recommend
Gr8!! ;)Recommend
OMG epic!!!!!! If it were the choice between the devil and the deep sea I’m pretty sure the sea would’ve won :PRecommend
Cynicism has its limits!
I salute KESC. The Engineers and the Workers desrve our thanks; who are abused, stoned and at times shot in the process of delivering energy to our homes for 18 hours out of 24 each day.
Not being able to understand the mechanics of Electricity generation, transmission and distribution it is quite easy for the media and arm chair critics to denounce KESC, or for that matter any service provider.
KESC was an organization par excellence. Its destruction has been brought about by bureaucrats and politicians sitting in Islamabad. The process has taken 20 years.
May the learned writer be informed, that our federal government has a policy [cast in stone] since mid eighties, not to construct thermal power plants in the public sector. The constrtction of thermal power plants by private sector has its own charm, which needs to be fully enjoyed. This golden goose must be kept alive.
KESC was not allowed to enhance its generation capacity during the nineties, inspite of the best efforts by their management then.
Substantial work in upgrading the network has been done since year 2004 and its present management is working towards enhancing the inhouse generation capacity.
I wish them success.
On the other hand, we the consumers also need to look into how we collectively behave! Do we not by pass our meters? Do we not draw load in excess of our contract [by adding airconditioners one after the other]. Do we not bribe KESC Electrician to look the other way? and last but not the least, how many of us pay the due taxes?
I do not work for KESC. I suffer power outages every day. But I am an engineer and have some knowledge how a Utility works.
Let each of us do our duty in paying for the services enjoyed by us and paying our taxes. Furthermore ensure that the taxes paid by us are spent 100% on the areas they are allocated to.Recommend
Great!you did very well.Recommend
I think that about sums up everyone’s feelings! Love it!Recommend
“The only thing I hate about Cyclone Phet more than the KESC, is the fact that all the tyres are too wet to burn.”
Best punch line ever!Recommend
Responsible ?
KESC or ? ———-
You should send this to Mai Bap of KarachiRecommend
Our electricity came after 36 hours……………I HATE KESC!!Recommend
No electricity yet again! It’s funny how the “feeder” trips every alternate night exactly at 10:20pm and is fixed at exactly 4:00am.Recommend
you have done a great job keep it up, but i think might be KESC compell to do that kind of think be positive.But I like this article so much.Good comparisionRecommend
well what do ya know..feeder trips again! 10:20pm dot!!!Recommend