Some Good news on top of Really Bad news then. Sorry to hear. Are you sure that you dont live @ Watery Fowls by chance ? sorry sounds like a Fawlty Towers establishment to me.
Well I was at college when I got the email about the job, and then I walked home to find the boiler pouring through my neighbour's ceiling. I said at the time I was really glad I'd checked my emails before I left because it meant I at least knew I could pay for the repair/replacement. If I hadn't looked I'd have probably just curled up in a ball in the middle of the floor and started crying not knowing what I was going to do. Scotland at the start of winter is not the place to be without heating and without the finances to get heating. Been fortunate and had a mild winter, I think the coldest the flat has got has been about 7 degrees (I'm not living in it remember, just popping back for post), would have been a lot worse if it had been cold and burst pipes. The boiler was the original installation from the late 70s so I can't say it's unexpected that it needs replacing, and the winds were over 100mph. Can't complain at £390 for the repairs to the roof, including a load of guttering that got smashed by flying tiles, especially since it's split 3 ways. Other than £5 last summer towards paint for the fence round the garden it's the only maintenance I've had in 5 years, it's just unfortunate it's all been at once.
