Today was a catalog of errors, from everyone.
Last night we were told that someone would call us this morning to arrange a time to come and fix the downstairs electrics. The phone call came at 9.20 and it was to say that nobody was available to visit us until Monday. Not exactly the emergency cover we’d hoped for. I phoned the insurance company and told them what had happened. They agreed to check with the repairs company and get back to us. They did get back to us to say that there were no emergency electricians in our area able to visit us today. However if we could find someone ourselves they were willing to reimburse us for the expense of the repair up to £1000. After searching the Internet for local emergency electricians and phoning friends to see if they had any suggestions we came up blank. Of course it’s Saturday and folk are entitled to their weekend away from work, but if they advertise a 24/7 service, they should provide one.
I had phoned Crawford in our attempt to find an electrician, but the call went to voicemail. Later in the afternoon we went for a walk, to get warm and to get some fresh air, that’s when Crawford phoned back, apologising for not noticing his voicemail. He’d phoned a friend of his who’s an electrician and sent me his number. I phoned him and he’s coming out tomorrow morning. Let’s hope he has the magical solution to the problem.
We’re a bit cosier tonight than last night. We’ve an old De Longhi Dragon heater in front of us, all the doors shut and the curtains closed. I wouldn’t say it was warm, but I’m not as cold as I was last night – Scamp never feels the cold! Dinner tonight was a hot fish supper each and Scamp had bought a tub of fruit salad from M&S earlier, so we had dessert as well. Since we don’t have access to the coffee maker, I’ve resorted to drinking instant coffee. It’s just not the same.
That is our tale of woe for today. Didn’t get to dance class. Didn’t get an electrician. Still no central heating. Life in a cold country is hard. PoD was a photo of the swans and ducks in St Mo’s pond.
Hopefully it will be resolved tomorrow.