Musings from the Merse
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Less Power to the People
Arriving back from Embra and picking up the Gerduian from Mr Nairn's Huttonian found the newsagents plunged into darkness-well actually a bit shady as it was an almost Spring afternoon and sunny outside. 'Didn't pay your bill then?' Gleefully asked toothless Daily Express. 'In that case' said Nairns no one else around here has' Indeed a power cut had blacked out the north side of Market Square closing the Dentist (clock work drill being serviced) the Butchers, the Deli and some other establishments. South of the Christmas Cracker Romanes the Chemists blazed with light.
Power cuts were a way of life in Hutton-one lasted 9 days in the Great Snow of 0 something. This is the first one we have noticed in Duns and the Small House has so far escaped. 'I see Finnies (the other Newsagent) has its electricity' commented hirsute Readers Digest-'stealing a bit of a march on you? 'No problem for us' said Nairns' We have not got an ice cream fridge on the go.' He did not say unlike Finnies.
No one seemed to know what had caused the problem 'Road works' suggested unkempt Scottish Daily Mail 'It'll be on at 2 according to Scottish Power' said Nairns.
We looked at our watches.
245.
'At the earliest they said 'added Nairns
'You can say that again' agreed Daily Express
Some one did
Arriving back from Embra and picking up the Gerduian from Mr Nairn's Huttonian found the newsagents plunged into darkness-well actually a bit shady as it was an almost Spring afternoon and sunny outside. 'Didn't pay your bill then?' Gleefully asked toothless Daily Express. 'In that case' said Nairns no one else around here has' Indeed a power cut had blacked out the north side of Market Square closing the Dentist (clock work drill being serviced) the Butchers, the Deli and some other establishments. South of the Christmas Cracker Romanes the Chemists blazed with light.
Power cuts were a way of life in Hutton-one lasted 9 days in the Great Snow of 0 something. This is the first one we have noticed in Duns and the Small House has so far escaped. 'I see Finnies (the other Newsagent) has its electricity' commented hirsute Readers Digest-'stealing a bit of a march on you? 'No problem for us' said Nairns' We have not got an ice cream fridge on the go.' He did not say unlike Finnies.
No one seemed to know what had caused the problem 'Road works' suggested unkempt Scottish Daily Mail 'It'll be on at 2 according to Scottish Power' said Nairns.
We looked at our watches.
245.
'At the earliest they said 'added Nairns
'You can say that again' agreed Daily Express
Some one did
Labels: Duns, Nairns, Power Cuts
Comments:
We've only had an occasional blip here in the very-close-to-the-Borders - never lasted more than about 10 minutes - just enough that all the clocks need resetting in fact. I think this is down to the fact that I have a generator sat in the garage - as soon as there's no fuel in it, the power will be shut off I'm sure.
How irritating. Here when they cut they stay cut-long enough for you to spend 30 minutes on the Scottish Power 'Help Line' not getting any
Where we used to live ("stay" if you prefer), the electricity distribution company managed to contrive to stick a JCB through the cable supplying our street (I saw the flash, heard the bang and I think I could smell the results about the JCB driver's person) - I spotted this as I left for work in the morning and duly phoned the same company to tell them we were without electricity, the location of the cut and all the rest of it...
On a whim I decided to buy the generator that day, so we weren't without heating and water (gas, but needs electric to run of course)
It took them 3 days to repair it - despite having an excavation crew on site, knowing exactly where the fault was.
It was fun watching all the rest of the street in inky blackness from our lit-up-like-a-Christmas-tree abode though.
On a whim I decided to buy the generator that day, so we weren't without heating and water (gas, but needs electric to run of course)
It took them 3 days to repair it - despite having an excavation crew on site, knowing exactly where the fault was.
It was fun watching all the rest of the street in inky blackness from our lit-up-like-a-Christmas-tree abode though.
Thanks to our Rayburn the Old Manse in Hutton was, for a whole week, in the great snow of 0 something the only source of heat:cooking and water in the village (The Rayburn is gravity fed so no electricity required)Up to 40 villages in the house at any one time
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