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The electricity went down- and getting it up again took most of yesterday afternoon. Our son-in-law chose to train as an electrician because the pay is good and- and after yesterday I can confirm that it is- indeed- very, very good. I told my sister what the call-out had cost and she went, "But that's ridiculous!"
The solution to the problem turned out to be simple- laughably so; we could have fixed it ourselves if we'd had the know-how- but that's the point; we don't- and messing about with electrics is dangerous if you're going in blind.
Our electrician liked to talk. I was on the phone to Clover- playing schools- so Ailz got the job of following him around, pointing out the power points to him and being told about kilohertz and ohms and how Covid 19 is a scam. He wasn't terribly impressed by our system- which dates from the 1970s- with patches added on as and when- but conceded that it'll probably last out our time. Let whoever moves in after us cop for the cost and the pain of rewiring!
The solution to the problem turned out to be simple- laughably so; we could have fixed it ourselves if we'd had the know-how- but that's the point; we don't- and messing about with electrics is dangerous if you're going in blind.
Our electrician liked to talk. I was on the phone to Clover- playing schools- so Ailz got the job of following him around, pointing out the power points to him and being told about kilohertz and ohms and how Covid 19 is a scam. He wasn't terribly impressed by our system- which dates from the 1970s- with patches added on as and when- but conceded that it'll probably last out our time. Let whoever moves in after us cop for the cost and the pain of rewiring!
