Christmas Power-cuts !

 

                        9.30 pm Christmas Eve ....and the electricity goes off !

So  a couple of days ago , they came and changed the box on the telegraph pole .

        It was to be " a more modern , shiny up to date one " one of  the men told me .

                                      Say goodbye to the old one .

               

                         ..... and hello to the  new one  .

This was a big job , we had been warned they were coming to do this by letter and that the power would be off for up to five hours . 

 So we had prepared our meals and flasks of coffee and lit the woodburning stove and made up hot water-bottles to keep us warm .

Here's the new one ....which doesn't look any different to the old one . We had hoped that it might be a smaller more streamlined , nicer looking one .....sigh ...

Next day we had  flickering lights and the clock on the oven was flashing , so we knew the power had cut out during the night .

 They came back and were working on it the next evening and the next evening . Still had the flickering lights and the oven clock flashing again .

Christmas Eve - 9.30 pm  and the electricity goes off again .

                                                   Candle-light again !

                             The National Grid team are here again .

Working on seriously dangerous electricity cables high up , in the dark , in the heavy Cornish mizzle  .

                             Heroes ! Grateful that they have been able to come !

 Nevertheless we are fed up ! 

 No warning . No electricity to boil a kettle and have a nice cup of tea ,no flask ,  no T.V, no computer  .

Feeling cold ! Torches and candles again .

Worrying about all the food thawing in the fridge and the freezer !

                               

            We hang up our Christmas stockings and get off to bed , with no hot water-bottles !

 I lay there listening to the the noise of the lorry in our drive and other vehicles, generators, men working and shouting to each other .

 I guess they would rather be at home with their families on Christmas Eve . We are grateful to them .

       But I do wonder why this couldn't have been done sometime during the Summer !

                          Up early to light the fire and have a cup of tea .

                              It's Christmas Day morning ....and the electricity is on ! 

                Oh thank goodness ! I hope it stays on , so we can cook our lunch .

                              🎄   Oh .....Merry Christmas everyone ! 🎄

                                                                    🕊️

p.s. We'll check on the neighbours in a little while .