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Load shedding survival guide: Find a good book

Cape Town - With load shedding almost a daily reality, many South Africans are now planning their days around power cuts.

Adding her voice to a call to join the war effort, a Fin24 user shares how she responds to power cuts, and what she does to make good use of the time in the dark.

Enid says that after finding a good book, she now looks forward to load shedding.

"Find yourself a book to read during load shedding – it has actually motivated me to read and makes me excited for load shedding," she writes.

READ: Load shedding survival guide: Time to go old school

She also suggests:

• Charge your torch or solar lamp battery and use it at night to create a romantic ambiance.

• Use gas for cooking. ".... to rent I think it's below R200, and then from there you just take it back every time you need to re-gas.. it's actually so much fun and better yet, you can even go and sit outside; you don’t have to have the lights on," says Enid.

• Gas lamps are also useful if you set them on the lowest setting.

• Time your geyser and switch it off during the high consumption peak.  

* Be a part of the load shedding survival guide. Tell us how your business or household is responding to the power crisis or share ideas that could stimulate action.

Disclaimer: All letters and comments published in MyFin24 have been independently written by members of the Fin24 community. The views are therefore their own and do not necessarily represent those of Fin24.

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