It’s been a while since the aged FIL had a problem with electricity. In fact LSS was\u00a0commenting on this just the other day. Which was a mistake.<\/p>\n
This morning she received a\u00a0phone call from one of the carers, saying that the electricity supply wasn’t working. To cut a long story short, I had to visit the aged FIL’s house with my circuit tester.\u00a0It wasn’t a fuse problem. Well it was at first; one of the fuses had blown. But when a\u00a0new piece of fuse wire was inserted and the power turned on, the electricity tripped again. This time the\u00a0fuse wire remained un-melted. It’s possible the three-phase single-phase loads are\u00a0unbalanced, but diagnosing which circuit is the problem one is proving to be a\u00a0nightmare. The whole house really needs re-wiring. But this is not going to happen\u00a0during the aged FIL’s ownership.<\/p>\n
Yesterday we went to visit Friend L. The building where she lives is being renovated,\u00a0so there was a lot of oak timber which was being discarded. We took the trailer with\u00a0us, and filled it up with this scrap wood. Perhaps some of the beams can be re-used for\u00a0something else, although unfortunately each one is covered with hundreds of nails. If\u00a0not, I’m sure they can be used in the wood stove.<\/p>\n
Friend L had requested that I bring\u00a0my chainsaw along, in case the beams were too long for the trailer. This was not the\u00a0case; but she did have an ulterior motive. On one of her bicycle trips along the Loire\u00a0river she had spotted a dead tree which had a particularly attractive branch, and she\u00a0asked me to cut the branch for her as it would make a fine didgeridoo. Yes, she’s\u00a0learning how to play this instrument. I tried to look as Official as possible, as\u00a0though it was an everyday occurrence to take a chainsaw when strolling along the banks\u00a0of a major river. The sunbathing\/fishing family groups seemed quite surprised, but\u00a0nobody said anything. Perhaps my orange helmet had something to do with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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