Ever since I switched over from summer to winter, the air-conditioner has been failing to pump out much warm air. I have had to leave it on full blast all day just to keep the place warm. So it wasn’t a big surprise when my whole flat was plunged into darkness. After consulting my neighbours, they determined that I had too many appliances on at one time.
They ALWAYS say this – no matter what my problems is – it always comes down to my use of too much power. Well this time I wasn’t wearing it.
The trip switch was cutti
ng the power every few minutes, even when I was lying in bed with nothing but the fridge switched on.
After trying and failing to get my neighbours to understand that I needed a proper electrician I walked to the Garden Hotel where the staff know me. I asked them and they phoned the electricity company for me.
The man who came said he only fixed the electricity from the street to the house and so couldn’t help. I wouldn’t let him go until he had phoned the proper person to come and help me. An hour later another orange clad workman arrived and quickly identified the problem.
You need to buy a spare part and then I will fix it.
Can you buy it and I will pay you
No you have to go a shop and get it yourself
Can you write down what I need to buy and tell me where the shop is
There was then some general discussions between him and the crowd of neighbours outside my house, about where there was a shop and what of part I needed and after a few minutes, the nice orange clad man jumped back on his e.bike and returned several minutes later with the part.
Five minutes later he had replaced the part in my fuse box ad everything was fine. I was sure to get his phone number because I definitely don’t want to go through that process again and waste another day trying to find someone who will turn up with more than jump a smile and good intentions. I like my neighbours but all they do is prod things with a screwdriver and then tell me to switch a few things off.