They said it would only be a 24 hour inconvenience. Essential work, part of a bigger project to replace old metal gas pipes with new plastic ones in our area. The supply would be turned off in the morning and switched on again the same day. Also a small hole may have to be dug somewhere on the driveway.
So far it’s been a week. To be fair, when the supply has been turned off it has been switched back the same day, but small holes have turned into large and very deep holes, the front flower border has been trampled under foot and everything should have been completed before the weekend. That’s when they discovered the new mains pipe wasn’t strong enough for the job further up the road, so they are all back today.
Hence, the road is awash with yellow fencing, red and white cones, plastic pipes and all kinds of machinery. Not the usual view from the window, but at least it’s colourful !
Graham Findlay Watercolours 