Brrrrrrr . . .
Maybe you think I've been quiet lately. You'd be right if you're thinking "blog" but dead wrong if you're thinking "trying to get the central heating boiler fixed." Believe me, the gas company would not call me quiet.
I have a combination boiler. You know, the kind that gives you heating all through the house AND hot water. So when it breaks down (which it has) that means COLD. Cold house and cold water. The weather is cold too, with heavy frosts this past week, though I should be thankful since the weather forecaster says the temperature is HIGH for the time of year. It is? Good grief, thank goodness for that, otherwise I'd be a little lump of ice!
The heating broke down while I was ill, two weeks ago. Yes, you read that right. Two weeks without heating or hot water (no baths!!)
I called the gas company. When they heard I was ill they said they'd treat me as an emergency and fix the boiler on the Monday. Nobody came. Apparently the engineers were busy and nobody thought to phone and tell me. So I waited five hours for nothing.
They said they'd come the Wednesday but came earlier than agreed and I was still at work. I found a note on my doormat saying, "We called and you were out." Well, surprise surprise. I wonder why!!
They said they'd come Friday. They came earlier than we agreed, but it was okay because I was ready for them (mwaa ha ha ha!) The boiler needed a new part. They'd have to order it. They'd fit it the following Wednesday. In the meantime, the engineer thought he MIGHT have fixed it. He hadn't. I rang the company to tell them to get the engineer to order the part because it wasn't fixed. They said they'd tell him. They didn't.
The engineer rang Wednesday to check the boiler was still working. He was surprised nobody told him to order the part. He said he'd order it and fix it Friday (today).
Today he rang and said, "Is the boiler still working?" It is always ominous when you hear a heating engineer say that. "No," I said, "because you couldn't get it to work last time you were here because you needed to order a part . . ." Ah. He remembered. He had the part. He came to fit it. The boiler was on. The engineer opened my front door to leave and go to his next customer. The boiler clicked and turned off.
The engineer said, "Oh NO!!" and said he'd come back Monday.
Oh, my computer died too. I got out my backup computer - and it died too. I'm beginning to feel like the writers of old. I'm huddled over a sheet of paper with my pen in my mittened hand, scarf and coat pulled in close to keep warm. I'd go and get a candle only I'm afraid the electricity might take that as a sign to turn off.
(Actually, I lie. I'm at my mum's so I can keep warm and have a bath - and use her computer)
If I wasn't allergic to feathers, I'd pluck the chickens and stuff a comforter with them (with the feathers, not the chickens!)
I have a combination boiler. You know, the kind that gives you heating all through the house AND hot water. So when it breaks down (which it has) that means COLD. Cold house and cold water. The weather is cold too, with heavy frosts this past week, though I should be thankful since the weather forecaster says the temperature is HIGH for the time of year. It is? Good grief, thank goodness for that, otherwise I'd be a little lump of ice!
The heating broke down while I was ill, two weeks ago. Yes, you read that right. Two weeks without heating or hot water (no baths!!)
I called the gas company. When they heard I was ill they said they'd treat me as an emergency and fix the boiler on the Monday. Nobody came. Apparently the engineers were busy and nobody thought to phone and tell me. So I waited five hours for nothing.
They said they'd come the Wednesday but came earlier than agreed and I was still at work. I found a note on my doormat saying, "We called and you were out." Well, surprise surprise. I wonder why!!
They said they'd come Friday. They came earlier than we agreed, but it was okay because I was ready for them (mwaa ha ha ha!) The boiler needed a new part. They'd have to order it. They'd fit it the following Wednesday. In the meantime, the engineer thought he MIGHT have fixed it. He hadn't. I rang the company to tell them to get the engineer to order the part because it wasn't fixed. They said they'd tell him. They didn't.
The engineer rang Wednesday to check the boiler was still working. He was surprised nobody told him to order the part. He said he'd order it and fix it Friday (today).
Today he rang and said, "Is the boiler still working?" It is always ominous when you hear a heating engineer say that. "No," I said, "because you couldn't get it to work last time you were here because you needed to order a part . . ." Ah. He remembered. He had the part. He came to fit it. The boiler was on. The engineer opened my front door to leave and go to his next customer. The boiler clicked and turned off.
The engineer said, "Oh NO!!" and said he'd come back Monday.
Oh, my computer died too. I got out my backup computer - and it died too. I'm beginning to feel like the writers of old. I'm huddled over a sheet of paper with my pen in my mittened hand, scarf and coat pulled in close to keep warm. I'd go and get a candle only I'm afraid the electricity might take that as a sign to turn off.
(Actually, I lie. I'm at my mum's so I can keep warm and have a bath - and use her computer)
If I wasn't allergic to feathers, I'd pluck the chickens and stuff a comforter with them (with the feathers, not the chickens!)
posted by Elaine | 8:56 pm
2 Comments:
Don't get carried away? Hmph! Look at that date. Nine whole days ago and I STILL have no heating or hot water. I'm ready to stuff the comforter with the unplucked chickens!! Or do something unmentionable to the central heating engineers.
Ha! Look at that word verification: diefdbq. That sounds like something unmentionable one could do . . . or at least almost unpronouncable!
Been quiet recently Elaine... but I see you have over 19% of your writing finished.
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