Get yourself a portable generator

I’m going to look out to see how much a portable generator costs. You know, one of those sort of things that you see next to a bouncy castle at a fair or something?

There’s a power cable left unplugged down the end of the road, right? The energy company, EDF Energy, or whoever it is that actually maintains the power, reportedly popped out on Friday at about 2pm and took a look at the cable. Then they got back in their van and went home.

Seems they just LOOKED at the cable, realised that it was only about 50 houses without power and that the work required would probably take them past their 5.30pm home time, and thus departed for the weekend.

It’s absolutely shocking — truly — to someone who has never been without power for more than say, 45 minutes, to have had to exist for three days without power — whilst everyone in their homes around you has their lights, TVs and music blasting.

Certainly does make you understand just how much of an arse it must be to have power for only one hour a day, or the like.

Still, what’s the point of paying your cash every quarter to the electricity company so that, when it comes down to it, they can’t be arsed to fix a supply issue over the weekend? Screw that, with bells on.

I’m going to get a portable generator so it can sit in the corner in the garage, gather dust, and be ready to be put into use at the first sign of international corporate incompentence.

I got on the train to come into London so I could do work at my office. There’s incompetence around me. I must be attracting it. Some sort of incompetence energy must have rubbed off me when I reached the rail station. The next train was the slow one because of some sort of delay.

Which was then held at points frequently to make sure the 35 minute journey took over 60 minutes.

Then i got to the office to find the electricity working (Good) but the internet connection NOT working.

OOOOKay.

Calm it.

I’m now working in the special touchdown area because it has electricity and internet.

We’re all three hot meals away from anarachy. Normal service resumes shortly, including my exclusive on Friday night’s speed dating experience and the gorgeous LG Slide.