We have to talk about this. I don't know why, but Texas is horrible when it comes to electricity. There's still between 10,000 and 50,000 people in Texas without power and Beryl was only a category 1 hurricane. I'm in coastal South Carolina and I've lived here for over 25 years. I've been through multiple hurricanes stronger than Beryl and NEVER lost power for more than a couple of hours. There are rules that the power companies can't have people working in high winds, so if a powerline is taken out by a tree, you may have to wait hours for the winds of a hurricane to die down before someone is allowed to reconnect the line. I normally don't lose power at all during a hurricane or otherwise. The little power outages you describe that happen frequently in Nicaragua happen once every few months here. Those outages of just a few seconds are enough to log someone out of the systems they use for work or disconnect a VOIP call, so it could be a problem for some expats trying to work from home in Nicaragua. Even with a battery back up, there's still a few seconds while it switches over (unless battery backups have improved since i last used one.). The weather where i live in the summer is right in line with the daily temperatures and heat index in Leon. I'm pretty sure i WOULD die without air conditioning in both places 😂😂. I think people native to Nicaragua are just built different and are better able to take the heat. People in the USA often don't have the luxury to stop what they need to get done because it's too hot. Our medical insurance is tied to our jobs and most states don't need a reason to fire you and aren't required to provide you with any sort of severance. I saw a heartbreaking story of a man who died from heat exhaustion while working on a farm a few years ago. That shouldn't happen. So in conclusion, the USA has a lot of issues, but where i live (and have lived in the past) electricity has never been one of them. Now please go make a rain gauge 😁.
The big problem we are having in SJDS is water availability. There are some areas that have been out for 2 weeks. Alcaldía has sent water trucks to fill tanks and other things. There was an area that didn’t have electricity for about 24 hours, but again, the water situation is the big issue right now.
I have visited several homes in Nicaragua that have solar systems as a back-up. Many smaller homes in a poor areas of town have a small system, just to power a few lights. It's probably a good idea. It's a good idea anywhere to have a back up plan for emergencies. Some food, clean water, flashlights, batteries, etc.
A Duracell UPS has been enough for me in Sutiava to have never had it run out of juice yet. I get to keep the computers and lights on, charge devices, etc.
I live outside of the houston area and we were without power for 5 days with Beryl. Ridiculous. My brother and I have a small finca outside of Leon passed down from our dad. We grow Yucca there to keep the property active. My dad had a small dairy farm setup. My grandparents are in their 90s and live in Managua. I try to go twice a year but i would love to go more. Thanks for the videos im a new viewer.
This is one area in which my few years living in Taiwan prepared me at least a little. Rolling brown outs, as they called them, if I remember right. On the hottest months they would tell everyone on the nightly news not to overuse their A/C. Of course they would and the grid would get overloaded and go down for awhile. Sometimes all the way out, mostly though it would just render anything you plugged into the wall useless for a period of time. Maybe a different power issue situation than your guys had. Except for the lack of power. lol
Same experience in Managua. So rare to have an outage
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We have to talk about this. I don't know why, but Texas is horrible when it comes to electricity. There's still between 10,000 and 50,000 people in Texas without power and Beryl was only a category 1 hurricane. I'm in coastal South Carolina and I've lived here for over 25 years. I've been through multiple hurricanes stronger than Beryl and NEVER lost power for more than a couple of hours. There are rules that the power companies can't have people working in high winds, so if a powerline is taken out by a tree, you may have to wait hours for the winds of a hurricane to die down before someone is allowed to reconnect the line. I normally don't lose power at all during a hurricane or otherwise. The little power outages you describe that happen frequently in Nicaragua happen once every few months here. Those outages of just a few seconds are enough to log someone out of the systems they use for work or disconnect a VOIP call, so it could be a problem for some expats trying to work from home in Nicaragua. Even with a battery back up, there's still a few seconds while it switches over (unless battery backups have improved since i last used one.). The weather where i live in the summer is right in line with the daily temperatures and heat index in Leon. I'm pretty sure i WOULD die without air conditioning in both places 😂😂. I think people native to Nicaragua are just built different and are better able to take the heat. People in the USA often don't have the luxury to stop what they need to get done because it's too hot. Our medical insurance is tied to our jobs and most states don't need a reason to fire you and aren't required to provide you with any sort of severance. I saw a heartbreaking story of a man who died from heat exhaustion while working on a farm a few years ago. That shouldn't happen. So in conclusion, the USA has a lot of issues, but where i live (and have lived in the past) electricity has never been one of them. Now please go make a rain gauge 😁.
The big problem we are having in SJDS is water availability. There are some areas that have been out for 2 weeks. Alcaldía has sent water trucks to fill tanks and other things. There was an area that didn’t have electricity for about 24 hours, but again, the water situation is the big issue right now.
I have visited several homes in Nicaragua that have solar systems as a back-up. Many smaller homes in a poor areas of town have a small system, just to power a few lights. It's probably a good idea. It's a good idea anywhere to have a back up plan for emergencies. Some food, clean water, flashlights, batteries, etc.
A Duracell UPS has been enough for me in Sutiava to have never had it run out of juice yet. I get to keep the computers and lights on, charge devices, etc.
I live outside of the houston area and we were without power for 5 days with Beryl. Ridiculous.
My brother and I have a small finca outside of Leon passed down from our dad. We grow Yucca there to keep the property active. My dad had a small dairy farm setup. My grandparents are in their 90s and live in Managua. I try to go twice a year but i would love to go more.
Thanks for the videos im a new viewer.
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Hi Scott, generally enjoy your videos. I’m thinking about making a trip Leon in September. Would be thrilled to meet you.
That's awesome (and soon.) I'm gone at the beginning of September, but will be around most of the month. Let me know when you are going to be here!
I remember when you said that you didn't have them😂
talk to abbot about that :)
This is one area in which my few years living in Taiwan prepared me at least a little. Rolling brown outs, as they called them, if I remember right. On the hottest months they would tell everyone on the nightly news not to overuse their A/C. Of course they would and the grid would get overloaded and go down for awhile. Sometimes all the way out, mostly though it would just render anything you plugged into the wall useless for a period of time. Maybe a different power issue situation than your guys had. Except for the lack of power. lol
Rolling brownouts are the worst! Blackouts are one thing. But brownouts cause damage but don't fully offload the grid.