Disaster has struck

Hector the inspector!

As usual, they needed Jim's expertise and strength !

The tree came down across power lines yesterday at 12.30 (lunch time). It was about 4 doors up, and there was another just round the bend, that fell on a house....we heard the metallic crash onto a tin roof. These pictures were taken before all the tree cutters, road barriers, and electricity people arrived. Then it was mayhem. Chain saws buzzing away in the night, with lights shining everywhere...those poor workers, it was absolutely tipping it down.

The power was off exactly 24 hours and 5 minutes....the longest and coldest 24 hours of my life!! This morning.....no hot shower, just a kettle full of hot water in the sink, and then in the car and off to MacDonald's for breakfast, and to thaw out. Finally, at lunch time, when it was warmer outside than indoors, the power came back on. First thing.....the longest hottest shower you can imagine, followed by Jim doing exactly the same thing. So now we feel faintly normal, but the house is taking a while to heat up.

We have consulted Angus about getting a generator for future 'incidents' like this. I don't want to go through that misery again.........EVER!!