Mrs AJB T has been without power whilst I have been in hospital this last few days. Apparently it has been a bit blowy. She fetched me home tonight and we expected one more night at least without power. In the od days this is when babies were made.
Anyway, we are driving down our pitch black lane and realise there are a bunch of vans in our driveway and at the roadside. 5 guys (none of them named Mo) were replacing overhead power lines. This included tree surgery with a couple of big chain saws, and climbing gear, at night. And making off cable joints at the top of wooden poles by climbing up them with gripper shoes and a bit of rope. They had a bucket lift too but couldn't get the van near enough.
They had our power back on 5 minutes after we got home, so we made them all tea as a reward. Then they gradually got the houses nearby back on.
I must say I was super impressed. They were doing a difficult job in the dark, and they expected to be at it all night after they finished our lane. I would not fancy taking heavy branches down high up from big trees in daylight, let alone in darkness. We have much more respect for powerline workers now having met this team and seen them in action. Not at all an easy job, especially at night, and in cold, wind and rain.
They said they will come back in daylight and check it. Top blokes.