Subject: M-TH: More strangeness in the land of sheep.
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 98 00:31:08 -0000
From: Bill Cochrane <bc1961-AT-xtra.co.nz>


For the followers of strange happenings 
A while back our state own power supply companies were privatized. One of 
the progeny of this is a company called mercury energy that supplies 
electricity to the central part of our largest city Auckland. Now this 
company achieved sizable profits by firing about half its workers and 
cutting back on maintenence while becomming very active in commercial 
activities. Unfortunately due to the seeming disinterest of mercury in 
maintaining its supply infrastructure the power supply to central 
Auckland has failed leaving the centre of our largest city with out power 
for not 1 hour or a day or even a week, but up to three weeks. The 
wonders of free enterprise.


Bill Cochrane
Ngaruawahia
New Zealand



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