We Have Power!

It took about four times as long as what we were first told. But when the EGAT men-in-orange (technicians working for Thailand’s Electrical Generating Authority) finally tied our wires into the high power grid and one-by-one pushed the fuses into their sockets, we were grateful and more than a little relieved! We celebrated with a barbecue that night. Of course, it was not nearly the celebration we allowed ourselves in Laos when, after more than 12 years of living without electricity, we finally saw the lights come on and transformers begin to hum. But at least now the team of talented men from our sister-company in Laos who are helping us put the factory back together can begin cutting and welding some serious steel!