I hope you all had as good a Christmas Day as we did. The meal was excellent. Den & Fran were in good form. The gifts in the crackers were worthwhile. Altogether a pleasant time.
Yesterday was quiet. At least until teatime, when the doorbell went. It was a neighbour, just back from a night away for Christmas. He was wondering if we had water, as they had none. I knew we had earlier on - I'd been busily doing the week's wash - but I went to check. Yes, we still had water.
He'd tried us as we were further up the mains water supply. Clearly any problem was between the mains & their house. He then went home, back to the task of finding a plumber on Boxing Day. The Fox popped over with a kettleful of water so they could at least get a drink. Later on Dave was back, seeking more water. They'd had no luck & would have to survive until today without a mains water supply, so we've become the water-hole for them.
They'd left the central heating on while they'd been away as they have a cat which they'd left in the house. Somehow an underground pipe must have frozen even so. The lack of flow of water for about 30 hours was sufficient to enable it to solidify. They are now just hoping not too much damage has been done & that something can be done to solve the problem today.
If nothing else the thaw has set in overnight. Everywhere is slushy, a condition encouraged by the rain & sleet we had earlier on this morning. In many ways it is more dangerous under foot than it has been so far.
I'll be glad to get back to more temperate times, a world of colour with green grass instead everything white. The novelty has more than worn off. For that matter a world which is just not so cold. Brr.
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