Light after darkness....!

Since the middle of February, our lives have been turned upside down and inside out, due to renovations in and around the complex where we live.

But now we can say Hooray to a spanking new bathroom, tiles and tiled floors.

What a merry mess until the job was completed !

For many weeks my entire flat was covered in a fine white dust, so spitting and polishing was a waste of energy - - even though I've done my daily bit of spitting, the evil white stuff was right back the very next day !

When we thought the hammering, boring and drilling had finally come to an end, our elevator was removed from the lift shaft - - and boots were made for walking !
While the tennants got agitated and aggrivated for doing their daily excercise by walking up and down the stairs, the poor workmen was left with a much tougher job 'cause they were instructed to remove the old bathroom in the Penthouse on the top floor and install everything new !
That's no joke carting away tons of rubble and debris down many floors, all day long, for many weeks on end.

The list of drama we've all experienced here for the last few months is endless and everyone's waiting for the work to be done so we can have a wee bit o' our lives back again.

But let me tell you about the electricity board that had to be removed and replaced by a new one.

In our complex we have an employment agency and a Dentist practice, so this job could not be done during any weekday.
We were informed that the job will be done on a Saterday, which meant we will be without electrical power from 8am. to 5pm.

So we locked our front door and escaped the flat with no electricity, for the entire day.
When we arrived home shortly after 5pm. we really looked forward to a cup of coffee and a home cooked meal, but instead of enjoying the bright and blissful pleasures created by Mr. Edison, we were left standing in the dark ages !

At the sound of my stomach complaining loudly for a little food, I remembered my deep freezer
filled with frozen foodstuff, and the thought of me having to remove everything that's gone off by Monday, I started to panic.

While the Ginco family stood in total darkness, our neighbours were enjoying a festival of lights.
By running and 'phoning around (with the cell phone) we finally managed to track down the Electrician who could throw a little light on the subject.

Two hours down the line, we could finally switch on the lights.

I'm still trying to figure out if the blown fuses on the newly installed electricity board was responsible for our faces that turned a paler shade of white, or was it just the hunger pangs !