Thursday, August 7, 2008

Coal Supply

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances,
but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

Hugh Downs

Eish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of our engineers was visiting the Kriel Power Station the other
day. As you are well aware, half the problem we have with the Power
supply is because they screwed up their coal supplies by using up
stockpiles, awarding transport contracts to hairdressers etc. This is
the line of trucks that couldn't get in, because the guard at the
gate's sign-in book was full (!)

True story, actual picture.

1 comment:

ELO - Trompie said...

>>> Apology for the delay. Waiting for the date of the "incident".
>>>
>>> It did happen at Kriel earlier this year but it happened at the mine
>>> side.
>>> Kriel does not "import" any coal. It is a net "exporter" to other
>>> stations.
>>>
>>> The mine controls the export coal trucks. (From their coal stockpile,
>>> not
>>> from ours).
>>>
>>> Apparently the security guard (from the mine) did run out of 'log
>>> books"
>>> and a delay of +- 2 hrs to get a new book, caused the long queue of
>>> trucks.
>>>
>>> The Kriel PSM does know about the incident and has discussed it with the
>>> Mine Manager in a process to avoid repeat of this kind of embarrasment.