The Gas(wo)man Cometh…….

…….so, I've had my CH boiler serviced (and, let me tell you, it passed with flying colours…. well, given its advanced age and decrepitude!) but Amanda (my lovely lady plumber) confirmed that my gas hob was beyond redemption, no surprise, I suspected as much…..so it's been condemned, capped off and a new one has been ordered. While she was here I mentioned the occasional whiff of gas that's to be savoured around about the front door area, so she rang up the mains gas supplier and I've now got 2 of their chaps hacking at the front step and path with exploratory hammers and chisels…..oh joy…….

Mind you, on the positive side, Amanda found 45p that had rolled under the boiler……….

The gasman cometh……..

EDIT :: The gasmen have sent for reinforcements and I'm not allowed to use the kettle (or anything else electrical that's not already turned on for that matter!)……so I'm drinking wine! (and watching crap on iPlayer, luckily the kitchen table computer WAS already switched on) 

2nd EDIT :: Apparently they're going to have to dig the path up, and would it be OK if I used the back door for the next couple of days until they can fill said hole in after they've fettled the problem…….so take this as a boring home-based blips alert, unless I forget and fall down aforementioned hole of course…….

3rd EDIT :: It seems it's a miracle I've managed to get any sort of gas supply for some time (think I've gone down in the Gas Boards equivalent of the Guinness Book of Records!) what with current leak, evidence of historically bodged jobs on the service side and a blocked feed (or something)…..I may, or may not, be running on gas by end of play today…..so it'll be sandwiches and salad for tea then………

4th EDIT :: The first 'heavy mob' are just about to go off shift and a replacement team has been requested…..this story could run and run…..

5th EDIT :: The current scenario just added as an extra………

6th EDIT :: The replacement 'heavy mob' are on-site…..I'm onto my second bottle……..

7th EDIT :: (20.10) They've sent the 'lad' for more string (or maybe it was spring?), the original reel snapped and the bits they've got in the van aren't long enough……and no, I'm NOT making that up……..

8th EDIT :: (22.10) The fat lady ain't sung/strung/sprung yet…..they'll be back about 8am tomorrow…...