Is your hosting company able to withstand the heat?

For those reading outside Melbourne, you may not know that we're currently in the middle of the hottest heatwave for a very long time.  We are in the 4th day of 40+ degree days, and are looking forward to a "cool change" of 35 on the weekend.  This is affecting Melbourne's power supply by introducing brownouts and blackouts.

It's times like these that I think of my time training for my pilot's license.  You see, contrary to popular myth it is very easy to fly a plane - you can become competent at flying in about 15 hours, at least when the conditions are good and everything works as expected.   However, what you practice again and again beyond the first 15 hours is exception handling - how to handle emergencies, what to do when things aren't going right.  And this ultimately defines the difference between a good and bad pilot.

The same goes for hosting.