Series of Electrical Woes

Over the last couple of days, I have had a series of electrical problems.

I have been smelling ‘damp’ in my flat and I looked for the source but could not find it. This morning I bought some green beans and wanted to put them in the freezer, but when I got there, I found that the freezer has broken and defrosted itself. Inside, the food is just a soggy mess.

My fridge gave up last week and has water sloshing around in it. I will have to go to the Council and pay about £15 each for them to be taken away, plus I will have to find some strong men to carry them up to the pavement, as the Council won’t do that. First though, I will have to empty them and put all the food in the bin, and dry up all the water inside them, then deal with the carpet that the freezer stands on.

My new camera was delivered on 30 May. Yesterday, in the middle of shooting, the screen went blank and the lens refused to retract. I was sure the battery was fully charged but I recharged it anyway and then replaced it. It did not solve the problem so I have had to contact the place I bought it from to see if it could be exchanged under warranty.

Last night I charged up my small scooter’s batteries. I could hear the normal swishing of the charger cycling, but when the batteries are fully charged, the indicator light is supposed to turn green. It hasn’t done that. It is still stuck on the yellow LED light but there is no more swishing sound. Silence. I wonder if those batteries are OK?

My computer has been playing up dreadfully. Richard, Michelle’s boyfriend, has done what he could, and he has turned all the settings in the Bios right down and it is very difficult to use the computer. I did not work at all before Richard worked on it so some form of functionality is an improvement, but I had planned to get a new computer on Thursday. Perhaps I should leave it until I am sure this unlucky electrical streak is well and truly over.

Electrical appliances can chug along merrily for years, but when they give trouble, they all seem to do it together. The loss of a fridge AND a freezer just before summer is quite a blow, not to mention getting the Council to take them away and the expenses involved in that. Plus the loss of the food and all the work involved in dealing with the mess.

Someone told me last week that the planet Mercury was retrograde and we can expect electrical problems until 23 June. I don’t normally pay any heed to that sort of stuff, but with this series of mishaps, perhaps I should. I’m certainly nervous about buying a new computer now.