Can you dig it? Yes, yes they can.
Yes, they can, because on Monday, Western Power will be digging up our driveway to try and fix an earthing problem. This is basically a metaphor for our life currently. You try and get a tiny job done and then that brings something up that becomes even bigger!!
It started when our house alarm was replaced. The fitter tested our earth system. I wish I knew why, but when he did he had a really high reading and suggested that when the electrician came in to fit our conservatory lights (and let me tell you, those are lovely! So bright!!) he also test it, just to double check.
The electrician did and he had a high reading too. His advice was to ring Western Power who is responsible for our power supply. I did. She took the message and said she'll pass it across to the team and they'll get back to me.
They rang while I was having a pub lunch with a friend. We arrange to meet up at about 2pm. When I pull up at the house the van was already there. I arrived at 1:45pm! He continued this theme of being really early all day!
After talking about it at me for about 20 minutes (He'd already had his cup of tea!) and I understood the word, 'earth' & 'pipe' & 'cable'. He took a reading and then started taking photos with his ipad. I wasn't entirely convinced he was entirely comfortable with this tech as every time he went to take a photo in the Garage and lined it up, he then pressed the home button and the camera screen disappeared. It's always a little sad watching older people grapple with technology they have not been brought up with. After about the 4th mistaken photo he'd figured out the white button on the screen took the photo!
He then mentioned digging up driveways and garage floors! He went away to 'Talk to Kathy at the office.' Then they'll contact you and we'll go from there. 'It'll be a few days or so.'
It was, in fact, 2hrs!
'Office have sent me to add a temporary earth wire for you, and they want to dig up your driveway on Monday. Is that okay?'
'Well, it's a tiny bit short notice considering you said a couple of week not more than 60 minute ago?'
Soul destroying is not the word.
ESPECIALLY AS IVE SPENT THE LAST TWO DAYS SORTING THE GARAGE OUT AND NOW I'LL HAVE TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, AND IT WAS REALLY TIRING!!!!!
It started when our house alarm was replaced. The fitter tested our earth system. I wish I knew why, but when he did he had a really high reading and suggested that when the electrician came in to fit our conservatory lights (and let me tell you, those are lovely! So bright!!) he also test it, just to double check.
The electrician did and he had a high reading too. His advice was to ring Western Power who is responsible for our power supply. I did. She took the message and said she'll pass it across to the team and they'll get back to me.
They rang while I was having a pub lunch with a friend. We arrange to meet up at about 2pm. When I pull up at the house the van was already there. I arrived at 1:45pm! He continued this theme of being really early all day!
After talking about it at me for about 20 minutes (He'd already had his cup of tea!) and I understood the word, 'earth' & 'pipe' & 'cable'. He took a reading and then started taking photos with his ipad. I wasn't entirely convinced he was entirely comfortable with this tech as every time he went to take a photo in the Garage and lined it up, he then pressed the home button and the camera screen disappeared. It's always a little sad watching older people grapple with technology they have not been brought up with. After about the 4th mistaken photo he'd figured out the white button on the screen took the photo!
He then mentioned digging up driveways and garage floors! He went away to 'Talk to Kathy at the office.' Then they'll contact you and we'll go from there. 'It'll be a few days or so.'
It was, in fact, 2hrs!
'Office have sent me to add a temporary earth wire for you, and they want to dig up your driveway on Monday. Is that okay?'
'Well, it's a tiny bit short notice considering you said a couple of week not more than 60 minute ago?'
Soul destroying is not the word.
ESPECIALLY AS IVE SPENT THE LAST TWO DAYS SORTING THE GARAGE OUT AND NOW I'LL HAVE TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, AND IT WAS REALLY TIRING!!!!!
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