Electrical experts - please can you check my calculations?

[Feltwell]

I am a little disturbed though Penners by your earlier description -

We have a Domestic Menial and an Ayesha

Now I am about as far away from being an Islamic scholar as it is possible to be, but if I remember rightly (and my capacity for retaining useless information is inversely proportional to that for retaining useful information) Ayesha was the Prophet Muhammed's favourite wife. As we all know he had more than one wife.

Clearly you are the Domestic Menial, that much is self-evident. However does this mean there is more than one Mrs P?

 

[Penners]

More than one?! Good grief, no! That would be... er... (frantically searches for a phrase that won't incriminate him)... too much of a good thing!

I'm talking about a different Ayesha. You'll know of her if you've read your H. Rider Haggard (a local lad in these parts). 'She', or to give her her full title, 'She Who Must Be Obeyed'.

Known affectionately and deferentially in this house as SWMBO.

 

[Feltwell]

That would be... er... (frantically searches for a phrase that won't incriminate him)... too much of a good thing!

:lol: You were clearly a great loss to the Diplomatic Corps with such mastery of tact & diplomacy Mr P!

 

[Penners]

Otherwise known as self-preservation, Feltwell!

 

[Feltwell]

There's a society for that isn't there?

 

[jocelyn plummer]

I have to add that the dear MRs P in her FB posting said--I quote----'he'll fix it, he always does' there you go Penners --fullest possible faith in you and loudly proclaimed on FB for all us Mrs Menials to see. Soo pleased it's worked out for you !! xxxxx

 

[Penners]

There's a society for that isn't there?

...with its own song!

 

[Penners]

I have to add that the dear MRs P in her FB posting said--I quote----'he'll fix it, he always does' there you go Penners --fullest possible faith in you and loudly proclaimed on FB for all us Mrs Menials to see. Soo pleased it's worked out for you !! xxxxx

Thanks Joss. The problem with inspiring that kind of confidence is that, sooner or later, something comes along that one CAN'T fix. And the reputation that one may have built up then comes crashing down from an even greater height!

 

[Zebra]

Almost immediately the entire house was plunged into darkness! My heart sank and I wondered what on earth I had done wrong. I groped around for a torch, and went to inspect the consumer unit.

All the breaker switches were up! It was a power cut!!

Ah. So our calculations were out, were they, and you've blown the entire local grid?
Oh dear.

 

[Penners]

So our calculations were out, were they, and you've blown the entire local grid?

Don't worry, Zebra, I haven't snitched! But it's a useful weapon for the future - if our electricity supplier upsets me I'll just threaten to turn all my ovens on again.

 

[a twig]

Great to hear it all went right in the end - and it looks fantastic - well done

 

[Penners]

Thanks a twig, and thanks for your help with the expert advice.