Power on power off

We had a power cut on Thursday night, it started with the hot water in the tenants accommodation and by 11:30 pm we'd lost all electricity .

Not sure if it was parish or island wide but realised by the morning it was just us, and the JEC ( Jersey electricity company ) were duly called. The power was restored, but we were told to be careful and not overload system.

We were also told that we needed an electrician ... By 8:45am on Friday the family had gone their separate ways, only for me to receive a text that the power had gone off again.

I managed to get hold of an electrician who came within a few hours ( so lucky) and once again fixed the problem, so checked the tenants accommodation and all seemed fine.

1:45pm I went off to walk the dogs, thankful that the Aga was booting up again, and we had the boilers firing up.

Steve had text the tenant to say the power was back on, as she had gone to work early to shower, and so she decided by about 3:30pm to return home.

As she drove down our road she saw two men peering in her kitchen windows, and realised her smoke alarm was going off. Upon opening the kitchen door she could see the cooker was alight, and the room was full of smoke .

Fortunately the two men had called the fire service who were on their way, and yes you guessed it, Jack was on duty, and not only that he was on BA ( breathing apparatus ) so he went straight in and knew exactly where to turn power off.

The bad news is the smoke damage is extensive, the good news is, no one was hurt and fortunately the inner door was shut so half the property is still liveable in .

Now the fun starts, it seems all the cooker knobs were turned off but adjacent to the hob, which seems to have switched itself on, was a grill which caught fire and caused all the damage.

I am learning very quickly about insurance companies , loss adjusters, cleaners, carpet fitters , painter and decorators , new hob replacement , etc etc. Thankfully Jack has been very helpful and we are co ordinating visits and phone calls.

Everything else has simply paled into insignificance , so all the lovely restful holiday experience has vanished , literally in a puff of smoke!!

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