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Been a bit quiet on this List lately and for me probably just
as well. Having the fire brigade here and then being "stalked" by the first (but
not last) of the winter mice has been a bit traumatic for me.
Yes the fire brigade, all sirens screaming, hoses out at the
ready came to my house but I did phone them when I saw sparks and small flames
and loud bangs coming from the connection to my 100 yr old (recently painted by
you know who) cottage! Now I am not sure what he did when painting around
the electrical connections, I can't get a straight answer but gale force winds
and torrential rain may have been enough to trigger off "a problem". He was
at work, I was on my own so I just dialled 111. I still see the Firemen
sitting in their fire engine laughing loudly but they said I did the "right
thing". In a small town like this they know "him" and obviously knew what
he did? So did the linesman from the Power company. "How's the Cowboy" he
asked?
When the Painter arrived home 12 hours later( funnily enough
from supervising the unloading of an "ash ship" ) he asked why the
Video, clocks, microwave were "flashing". Had we had a power cut??
No, says I, only after the Fire Brigade rang the Power Company who came and
turned the electricity off to do repairs! Well, a real conversation
stopper believe me! He is still in denial that anything he did while
painting could have contributed to what amounts to in the village of Featherston
as "great excitment". My phone rang for hours, my Step Mother in the local
hostelry with her latest boyfriend had heard the news.
This is the man who turned the thermostat up to high when our
hot water went cold a couple of years ago. 10 hours later when the water
reheated (cut by power board to save power) we had a sauna through the house and
had to run all this boiling water off. The man if who allowed to do
plumbing would end up connecting the toilet to the kitchen sink.
Add insult to injury and in came the first of the winter mice.
He ran around here like a maniac with me calling" Go away Mouse". Of
course I set the dogs off barking and Kermit saw him and spent hours trying to
find his playmate!
So you can see why I have been quiet. I do have a litter due
soon and I think that is going to be a very peaceful occasion compared to what I
have suffered recently. Is there a place out there in the universe for someone
who just wants "a quiet life?"
The colour scheme from the painting? Wall colours
"Scotch Mist". Trims and window surrounds, Brunswick green, vermillion (tinted
with black to tone down) and white. Very impressive and was burnt back to the
original old wood and then started from scratch with primers and undercoat. The
scaffolding he "built" at the front only needed Marie Antoinette and a bunch of
old crones knitting to complete the picture but the height of the scaffolding
meant he could reach up to where the power lines were and the old wooden
framework. I rest my case.
Jan
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