All I can say is 'Happy New Year' to everyone!! Mine will be a very happy one .... eventually!!
My invisible desk.....
Just before Christmas but after PJ’s fall and the lovely day
at DDC, we were afflicted with a great deal of tiredness. We put it down to having sooo much to do, me
especially with PJ not being able to drive plus getting ready for Christmas, headaches
were the order of the day.
Anyhoos, it turns out that we had a gas leak.
Not enough to be noticed as I am a ‘open
window freak’ and windows are open if it isn’t raining or foggy. Once the frost comes, said windows remain
closed.
And so it was that we slowly started sleeping much better,
this insomniac was loving it!
Then it became that I was having difficulty getting up in
the mornings ...... not loving that!
Discussing the change in my sleeping habits brought forth
the response – one of the ambulance men said as he was coming up the stairs (to
see PJ) that he could smell gas!!
I promptly went round sniffing all appliances but could
smell nothing .....
PJ phoned the gas people who sent an engineer round in about
an hour ..... he tested every room..... no sign of gas.
Then he checked the meter in the pantry ...... definite
leak.... quite a large one ..... all gas turned off .... like NOW.
He was very good, left us a detailed report to give to an
engineer, a non returnable electric fan heater and checked we had an electric
kettle to make hot drinks.
We contacted the engineer next day who came round at once
and checked everywhere and said that it was probably caused by corroded pipes,
which would need replacing!
So that’s where we are at the moment......
Access to boiler in craft room – clear.
Access to desk and craft equipment - unavailable until further notice!!
I believe that the first month of 2019 will see me with a
beautiful, sorted, cleaned and being-used craft room ..... and a safe gas free house!!!
In the meantime ...... I have shut the door!
Happy and Safe New Year to everyone.
Happy and Safe New Year to everyone.
Thank goodness that the leak was caught before disaster. Hope everything is sorted soon. Happy new Year and WOYWW Christine. Sarah #12
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Christine and PJ - hope that it improves after a frightening beginning. Poor you! At least you know it can be fixed rathe than the worrying alternative. I'm glad you're both safe and sound...the craft room will resurface eventually.
ReplyDeleteHugs LLJ 7 xxx
Hi Christine, wow, that could have been awful. So glad it's getting sorted.We had an old boiler on the stairwell wall at this house when we moved in, heaven alone knows how old it was. After a couple of years, we started getting headaches etc, like you. Like you, I always have at least one window open all the time, and a good job- we had the gas board out to do an annual service, and it was leaking co2! Needless to say, new heating required, and co2 detectors fitted! Scary, these things. Happy New Year, Hugs, Shaz #5 X
ReplyDeleteAfternoon Christine. Oh my word - I am so pleased that the ambulance man was on the ball, so to speak. Now I wish you a very blessed new year - one that is gas-leak free, filled only with the love Father God has for you!!!!!!!!!! It's like everything is piling in at the moment, isn't it? Trust PJ will soon feel more like himself, too.
ReplyDeleteTake care, the pair of you. God bless.
Margaret #3
Oh dear! Lucky they caught the leak! My immediate reaction was to check if we haven't got a leak - then I remembered that we're not connected to mains gas here LOL. Hope everything will be back to normal soon and the rest of the year will shape up much better once this little obstacle gets sorted. zsuzsa #19
ReplyDeleteHello Christine
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year and Happy 500th WOYWW - such an achievement on Julia's part.
Oh my though what a start you have had- I hope that it can now only get better!Thank goodnes the ambulance man smelled that gas. I have brushos out on the table - no further than that. I have been trying to get back into crafting mode today.
Thank you for the visit on Boxing Day - I had intended visiting everyone but once family arrived that was it. I've not done a lot since - until today. Anne x #18
What a nightmare, but what a relief that it was caught before complete disaster struck. Wishing you a Happy and Creative New Year. Thanks for Sharing. God Bless, Caro x (#20)
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, Happy New Year and happy 500th WOYWW. Yikes, that's a frighteningly scary story, which could have had such a different ending if the ambulance man hadn't been on the ball! Glad you are getting it all sorted, the crafting can wait a while. Have a lovely week Heather x #33
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness how scary! some good did come of PJ's fall then... apart from the cost of replacing everything! Happy New Year and happy 500! take care. Helen #2
ReplyDeleteHappy 500 and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteWow.. as much as you were loving the extra sleep, I'm glad that the leak was discovered before something truly horrible happened!
Hope you can get your desk back soon x
Sumbunneh hugs,
Erika #35
Oh my gosh, so scary. I'm glad things worked out and hopefully you'll get your craft desk back soon. Happy New Year. Dorlene #31
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, so pleased you've got that sorted and bet you are too. Looking forward to another year of friendly creativity. Happy New Year and big hugs, Angela x16x
ReplyDeleteOh Christine, that was a bit close for comfort if you ask me. Thank goodness , THANK GOD, that PJ was being looked after by an ambulance man that recognised the smell of escaped gas. I hope the work can be done soon, yes, so that you can get back to your desk, but more so you can be warmed by more than a fan heater! But don’t worry, we’ll wait to see your art...just go on practicing those better sleeping habits without noxious substances please!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear that leak has been sorted that the New Year will go ahead much safer. Wishing you a Happy & Healthy one with much creativity. Happy woyww Tracey #14
ReplyDeleteGas leaks are so scary, happy it was caught in time. Wishing you a happier New Year! hugs, Kim #30
ReplyDeleteWowee Praise God the leak was detected in good time, and yes there are silver linings in that craft room tidy up, I’m doing that too. I’ve cleared two boxes in craft room, on,y one small one to go and tidied the envelope drawer which was chaotic!
ReplyDeleteAm glad you’re ok and PJ is mending, such a blessing indeed to meet you both at Llandudno. How blessed were we!
Every blessing of the LORD for you in 2019.
Happy belated WOYWW #500. Hugs Shaz in Oz.x #10
Love you to pop over here.. ❤️
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ReplyDeleteTake 2! {Wonderful Words Of Life - Shaz in Oz}
ReplyDeleteOh blimey -so glad it was discovered and hope you are back to normal now. I am so late getting round desks and missed last week all together! Happy New Year - hope we see you at Crop Ten in June! xx Jo
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