Black Out.

I was going to give you a posting about the employment sectors of Great Britain. However we have had another power cut, mid upload, so your getting this one instead.

How difficult could it possibly be to do just one thing? Well if Powergen are to be believed it must be quite difficult, as for the second time in two weeks half of Naseby is plunged into darkness. I say half of Naseby, as the top end of the village is, for reasons best left to the morons at the electricity suppliers, on a different line to the rest of us and thus are enjoying all the benefits of the modern age as I write this, on a piece of paper, with a pen, by candle light. They got a much better fucking deal with the power grid, that’s all I can say. Actually so do they most of the time. Before you all start to think I am making something out of nothing, I mean how bad could losing power for an hour or so be? I’ve got to tell you to “Fuck right off!” Firstly, the power will be off until god knows when as the approximate time until power is restore is about 11:45 tonight and that is only if Powergen can be trusted, which of course they cant as last time the power went off they quoted us that length of wait as well and then proceeded to push the deadline back until about 4:30am the following morning. And secondly, I rented a DvD which needs returning tomorrow, which I only got out for tonight and with power cuts not really being Blockbusters problem that was £3.55 well spent. I suppose Powergen will come back at my “how hard could doing just one thing be” with that they “provide water and gas these days too.” Well how’s about that, they do three things! Makes me question the quality of these services though, I mean what does a power company know about water or gas? Especially if they can’t even keep the power going in the first place. Honestly, would you trust them with gas, a volatile, flammable substance?
In all fairness to Powergen though, the first power cut was due to freak, heavy snow fall. However as far as I can tell, its actually pretty mild out there tonight, well it’s a bit cold, but then it is December, so they don’t really have the weather to hide behind as a decent excuse.What is fascinating about being put 100+ years back is the realisation about just how much modern life depends on electricity. The house, dimly lit as it is, is full of now lifeless objects, the detritus of the modern lifestyle....

Oh! The lights are back on……..oooooOOOOoooo the colours……











(The next post will be better. I promiss.)