Tags: housing
Date: 19 December 2004 15:13:39
My flat is now into the third day without electricity so I've decamped to the convent. The sisters have been brilliant and put me up for the last 24 hours. It's great to be clean and warm again. I need to go back to the flat later to meet with the landlord to see if there is anything that can be done to help. I'm not sure there can be as I've tried everything I can think of but we'll see what happens. My mum wants to be updated on any progress and she's being quite funny. She's trying to make me fully aware of how serious this is but to me it's just an inconvenience - albeit a big one. I had nothing in the fridge as I hadn't plugged it in. It does mean that I can't upack properly, or clean, or cook, or have a bath or shower, or do washing, or have lights on, or heat the place to name just a few problems but life still hasn't come to a *complete* standstill.
It does mean that mum's planned visit is under threat as she won't stay in the flat unless there is electricity. All I can say is it is a good thing I'm staying with Mum for Christmas.