Sunday, April 10, 2016

"Venezuela energy crisis: President tells women to stop using hairdryers"

Recommending that women reduce hairdryer use to “special occasions”, Mr Maduro added: “I always think a woman looks better when she just runs her fingers through her hair and lets it dry naturally. It's just an idea I have."
He also called on Venezuelans to make small changes to their routines, including embracing the tropical heat and hanging clothes out to dry instead of using tumble dryers.
Mr Maduro gave workers a full week off in March to save electricity, and cut the hours of more than 100 shopping centres across the country in the previous month. 
Together with other measures, he hopes to reduce electricity consumption by at least 20 per cent.
His predecessor, Hugo Chavez, promised to solve the problem in 2010, but little has improved.

Via Reddit

13 comments:

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Reddit: This post is locked. You won't be able to comment.

I'm guessing Socialists are not at all stimied by such contrarian evidence.

edutcher said...

The Left always has to make people go back in the promise of going forward.

AllenS said...

Sounds like they could use a man like Bernie Sanders.

deborah said...

"Mr Maduro’s socialist administration blames the crisis on a drought caused by the El Ninao weather phenomenon and acts of sabotage by its opponents, but experts say rationing could have been prevented by investment in maintenance and in the construction of thermoelectric plants."

I recall a few years ago reading that Chavez was directing money from nationalized oil to poverty programs, while ignoring development and upkeep of oil-producing infrastructure.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Socialists direct money into their own hidden off-shore accounts. That's why infrastructure projects never get done in these socialist paradises.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Why I laugh at leftwing democrats who praise Cuba's health care system.

LOL - right. The Castro family has the good stuff. The people? Not so much. This is what American Socialists want to cram down our throats. (on party line vote in dead of night or with a corrupt pen)

edutcher said...

AllenS said...

Sounds like they could use a man like Bernie Sanders

Not until he takes the nomination from Hillary.

And, if President Pissy thinks there's really no difference between capitalism and socialism, let's retire him down there.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

A good friend told me a few years back that his alcoholism was his capacity to tolerate living under unimaginable conditions and be "okay" with it.

How do you dig for a tipping point?

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Will the hair dryers be the final straw?

edutcher said...

Lem said...

A good friend told me a few years back that his alcoholism was his capacity to tolerate living under unimaginable conditions and be "okay" with it.

How do you dig for a tipping point?


The USSR was renowned for its level of alcoholism.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Maduro calls for a stop #feelthebern

AllenS said...

"I'll give you my hair dryer when you pry it from my cold, dead hands" -- Something someone needs to say in that country.

ampersand said...

Maduro used to be a bus driver. How do you say "Pow. Zoom. Right in the Kisser." in Venezuelan accented Spanish?