When life gives you lemons, make lemonade…
AKA When the Northern Powergrid gives you a power cut, make daiquiris.
As Wrightington Towers was suddenly plunged into darkness, nothing daunted, our hero lit many candles, draped the living room with solar-powered fairy lights from the garden, and continued with the task at hand.
“What’s that?” I hear you say, “Is that a candle from the dedicated power-cut supplies drawer, stashed in the 1970s, and not used more than a few times until last night ‘because we don’t want it to run out’?”
“Why yes,” I reply, “Yes of course it is. I see that you have indeed met my husband.”
PS Gratitude and thanks, of course, to the poor souls who were working in the wee hours to fix the problem!